Course Description
The Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification is a prestigious credential that validates your ability to design, develop, and manage secure, scalable, highly available, and dynamic solutions using Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
This advanced-level course provides deep insights into cloud architecture best practices, application modernization, network design, security, compliance, and cost optimization on GCP. It prepares you for the Professional Cloud Architect exam through real-world case studies, solution architectures, and hands-on labs.
You’ll learn how to make critical design decisions, manage trade-offs, and align technical solutions with business objectives — making you a key player in any organization’s digital transformation journey.
Certification
The Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification demonstrates your ability to:
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Design and plan robust cloud architectures on GCP
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Manage and provision infrastructure and cloud applications
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Ensure operations reliability, security, and compliance
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Analyze and optimize business and technical processes
Who This Course is For
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Experienced cloud architects and systems engineers
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IT professionals moving into enterprise cloud strategy roles
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DevOps and infrastructure leads responsible for GCP environments
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Professionals preparing for the Google Professional Cloud Architect certification
Prerequisites:
Strong understanding of cloud fundamentals and hands-on experience with GCP services. Associate Cloud Engineer certification or equivalent experience recommended.
What You’ll Learn
Cloud Architecture Design Principles
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Designing highly available, resilient, and secure solutions
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Mapping business requirements to GCP services
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Creating hybrid and multicloud architectures
GCP Services and Solution Integration
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Compute options: GCE, App Engine, Cloud Run, GKE
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Data services: BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Firestore, Dataproc
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Storage: Cloud Storage, Persistent Disks, Filestore
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Networking: VPC, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud CDN, Interconnect
Security, IAM & Compliance
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Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies
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Data protection with KMS, Cloud Armor, and encryption
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Regulatory compliance and audit readiness
DevOps and Operations
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Logging, monitoring, and performance tuning with Cloud Operations suite
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CI/CD pipelines using Cloud Build and Artifact Registry
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Ensuring reliability with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
Cost Optimization & Billing
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Estimating and controlling GCP costs
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Resource optimization and performance trade-offs
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Billing alerts and budget tracking tools
Case Study Practice
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In-depth analysis of business and technical requirements
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Design and evaluation of full-scale cloud architectures
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Mock scenarios simulating real GCP client use cases
Tools & Services Covered
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Compute Engine, App Engine, GKE, Cloud Run
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BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Firestore, Dataproc
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Cloud Storage, Load Balancing, CDN, VPC
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Cloud IAM, KMS, Cloud Armor, Security Command Center
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Cloud Monitoring, Logging, Build, and Deploy
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Terraform (optional) for IaC and automation
Course Outcomes
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Mastery in designing enterprise-grade solutions on GCP
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Full readiness for the Professional Cloud Architect exam
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Ability to lead digital transformation, cloud migration, and modernization efforts
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Deep architectural knowledge of GCP’s full stack of services
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 2 Lessons
- 5 Weeks
