DEPRECATED IoT in the Google Cloud
Earned Aug 28, 2019 EDT
[DEPRECATED] Data Engineering
Earned Aug 21, 2019 EDT
Kubernetes in Google Cloud
Earned Aug 19, 2019 EDT
DEPRECATED Windows on Google Cloud
Earned Jun 25, 2019 EDT
Kubernetes Challenge Speedrun Game 3
Earned Jun 25, 2019 EDT
[DEPRECATED] OK Google: Build Interactive Apps with Google Assistant
Earned Jun 21, 2019 EDT
OK Google! Speedrun
Earned Jun 21, 2019 EDT
Kubernetes Challenge Speedrun Game 2
Earned Jun 7, 2019 EDT
Automate Deployment and Manage Traffic on a Google Cloud Network
Earned Jun 3, 2019 EDT
Networking Speedrun
Earned May 31, 2019 EDT
Google Cloud Essentials
Earned Mar 25, 2019 EDT
Earn a skill badge by completing the Networking Fundamentals on Google Cloud quest, where you learn how to work with VPC networks and load balancers on Google Cloud. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this Skill Badge, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Analyze Sentiment with Natural Language API quest, where you will learn how the API derrives sentiment from text. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this Skill Badge, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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This challenge lab tests your skills and knowledge from the labs in the Monitor and Manage Google Cloud Resources quest. You should be familiar with the content of labs before attempting this lab.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the App Engine: 3 ways quest, where you learn how to use App Engine with Python, Go, and PHP. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this Skill Badge, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Cloud Functions: 3 Ways quest, where you learn how to use speech related API tools to synthesise and transcribe speech. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this Skill Badge, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Get Started with Pub/Sub quest, where you learn how to use Pub/Sub through the Cloud console, how Cloud Scheduler jobs can save you effort, and when Pub/Sub Lite can save you money on high-volume event ingestion. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this Skill Badge, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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Google Cloud Certifications provide a tangible way for you to demonstrate your skills to potential or current employers. These certifications incorporate performance-based questions, testing your hands-on expertise through practical tasks. Begin your journey towards becoming a Google Certified Professional with the help of the Arcade Cert Zone. Be one of the first 20 people to complete the challenge and earn a 100% discount voucher for your next Google Cloud Digital Leader Examination. Welcome!
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Tag and Discover BigLake Data quest, where you use BigQuery, BigLake, and Data Catalog within Dataplex to create, tag, and discover BigLake tables. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this Skill Badge, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Get Started with Cloud Storage quest, where you learn how to create a Cloud Storage bucket, how to use the Cloud Storage command line, and how to use Bucket Lock to protect objects in a bucket. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this Skill Badge, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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Complete the introductory Implement Load Balancing on Compute Engine skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: writing gcloud commands and using Cloud Shell, creating and deploying virtual machines in Compute Engine, and configuring network and HTTP load balancers. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this skill badge, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a skill badge that you can share with your network.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Get Started with API Gateway quest, where you learn how to use API Gateway to deploy, secure, and manage APIs with a fully managed gateway. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this Skill Badge, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for September Week 4! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the September Trivia Week 4 badge!
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Use Functions, Formulas and Charts in Google Sheets quest, where you analyze data with functions and visualize data using charts. In this intermediate-level quest, you learn to search, validate, format and display data. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete the skill badge quest, and final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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This is an introductory level microlearning course aimed at explaining what Generative AI is, how it is used, and how it differs from traditional machine learning methods. It also covers Google Tools to help you develop your own Gen AI apps.
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Discover Generative AI and Language Learning through hands-on labs that push your Google Cloud skills further and earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential that recognizes your ability to tackle real-world challenges.
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for September Week 3! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the September Trivia Week 3 badge!
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Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, and Cloud Pub/Sub are all Google Cloud Platform services that can be used to store, process, and manage data. All three services can be used together to create a variety of data-driven applications. In this skill badge you will use Cloud Storage to store images, Cloud Functions to process the images, and Cloud Pub/Sub to send the images to another application.
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Complete the introductory Build Real World AI Applications with Gemini and Imagen skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: image recognition, natural language processing, image generation using Google's powerful Gemini and Imagen models, deploying applications on the Vertex AI platform.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Streaming Analytics into BigQuery quest, where you use Pub/Sub, Dataflow and BigQuery together to stream data for analytics. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this Skill Badge, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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Complete the introductory Create and Manage Cloud Spanner Instances skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: creating and interacting with Cloud Spanner instances and databases; loading Cloud Spanner databases using various techniques; backing up Cloud Spanner databases; defining schemas and understanding query plans; and deploying a Modern Web App connected to a Cloud Spanner instance. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this skill badge course, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a skill badge that you can share with your network.
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Complete the introductory Create and Manage AlloyDB Instances skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: performing core AlloyDB operations and tasks, migrating to AlloyDB from PostgreSQL, administering an AlloyDB database, and accelerating analytical queries using the AlloyDB Columnar Engine. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this skill badge course, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a skill badge that you can share with your network.
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Explore the essentials of database management with Google Cloud. Get practical experience with AlloyDB, Cloud Spanner, and Cloud SQL. Learn to build data connectors, trace data lineage, and manage backups and performance tuning. Whether you're experienced or new to the cloud, you can get your hands on this latest Google Cloud Credential!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for September Week 2! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the September Trivia Week 2 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for September Week 1! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the September Trivia Week 1 badge!
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Earn your newest Google Cloud Credential by gaining Security and Identity on the Google Cloud Platform. Gain hands-on experience in managing authentication, authorization, and identity with Vault, creating dynamic secrets, and implementing core cloud security principles. You'll also learn to deploy fault-tolerant environments, secure data lakes, and enhance network security. Whether you're new to cloud security or seeking to advance your skills, this level is designed to solidify your expertise.
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Discover Google Workspace tools, integrate BigQuery data, and build virtual agents. Master task automation and data visualization, including the iconic 10,000 Bitcoin pizza transaction, and earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential. Perfect for Arcade Explorers of all levels!
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Complete the introductory Derive Insights from BigQuery Data skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: write SQL queries, query public tables, load sample data into BigQuery, troubleshoot common syntax errors with the query validator in BigQuery, and create reports in Looker Studio by connecting to BigQuery data. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this skill badge course, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a skill badge that you can share with your network.
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Complete the intermediate Build a Data Warehouse with BigQuery skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: joining data to create new tables, troubleshooting joins, appending data with unions, creating date-partitioned tables, and working with JSON, arrays, and structs in BigQuery. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete the skill badge course, and final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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Complete the introductory Prepare Data for ML APIs on Google Cloud skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: cleaning data with Dataprep by Trifacta, running data pipelines in Dataflow, creating clusters and running Apache Spark jobs in Dataproc, and calling ML APIs including the Cloud Natural Language API, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API, and Video Intelligence API. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this skill badge course, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a skill badge that you can share with your network.
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Welcome to Base Camp, where you’ll develop key Google Cloud skills (available in Spanish and Portuguese too!) and earn an exclusive credential that will open doors to the cloud for you. No prior experience is required!
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Complete the intermediate Engineer Data for Predictive Modeling with BigQuery ML skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: building data transformation pipelines to BigQuery using Dataprep by Trifacta; using Cloud Storage, Dataflow, and BigQuery to build extract, transform, and load (ETL) workflows; and building machine learning models using BigQuery ML. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete the skill badge course, and final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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The two key components of any data pipeline are data lakes and warehouses. This course highlights use-cases for each type of storage and dives into the available data lake and warehouse solutions on Google Cloud in technical detail. Also, this course describes the role of a data engineer, the benefits of a successful data pipeline to business operations, and examines why data engineering should be done in a cloud environment.
This is the first course of the Data Engineering on Google Cloud series. After completing this course, enroll in the Building Batch Data Pipelines on Google Cloud course.
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This course helps learners create a study plan for the PDE (Professional Data Engineer) certification exam. Learners explore the breadth and scope of the domains covered in the exam. Learners assess their exam readiness and create their individual study plan.
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This fundamental-level quest is unique amongst the other quest offerings. The labs have been curated to give IT professionals hands-on practice with topics and services that appear in the Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Certification. From IAM, to networking, to Kubernetes engine deployment, this quest is composed of specific labs that will put your Google Cloud knowledge to the test. Be aware that while practice with these labs will increase your skills and abilities, we recommend that you also review the exam guide and other available preparation resources.
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How can artificial intelligence and machine learning benefit your business? Let Google Cloud do the hard work and start taking advantage of advanced AI and ML tools. Dive deep into key solutions to common use cases and gain hands-on experience with TensorFlow, forecasting and prediction, plus score points and compete with other players in today's game.
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How can artificial intelligence and machine learning benefit your business? Let Google Cloud do the hard work and start taking advantage of advanced AI and ML tools. Dive deep into key solutions to common use cases and gain hands-on experience with data processing, natural language processing, forecasting and prediction as well as scoring points and competing with other players in today's game.
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In this quest, you will learn about Google Cloud’s IoT Core service and its integration with other services like GCS, Dataprep, Stackdriver and Firestore. The labs in this quest use simulator code to mimic IOT devices and the learning here should empower you to implement the same streaming pipeline with real world IoT devices.
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This advanced-level quest is unique amongst the other catalog offerings. The labs have been curated to give IT professionals hands-on practice with topics and services that appear in the Google Cloud Certified Professional Data Engineer Certification. From Big Query, to Dataprep, to Cloud Composer, this quest is composed of specific labs that will put your Google Cloud data engineering knowledge to the test. Be aware that while practice with these labs will increase your skills and abilities, you will need other preparation, too. The exam is quite challenging and external studying, experience, and/or background in cloud data engineering is recommended. Looking for a hands on challenge lab to demonstrate your skills and validate your knowledge? On completing this quest, enroll in and finish the additional challenge lab at the end of the Engineer Data in the Google Cloud to receive an exclusive Google Cloud digital badge.
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Kubernetes is the most popular container orchestration system, and Google Kubernetes Engine was designed specifically to support managed Kubernetes deployments in Google Cloud. In this advanced-level quest, you will get hands-on practice configuring Docker images, containers, and deploying fully-fledged Kubernetes Engine applications. This quest will teach you the practical skills needed for integrating container orchestration into your own workflow. Looking for a hands-on challenge lab to demonstrate your skills and validate your knowledge? On completing this quest, finish the additional Challenge Lab at the end of the Deploy to Kubernetes in Google Cloud Quest to receive an exclusive Google Cloud digital badge.
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Google Cloud is committed to supporting Windows workloads in its frameworks and services. In this advanced-level quest, you will get hands-on practice running many of the popular Windows services on Google Cloud. For example, you will learn how to instantiate Microsoft SQL databases, cloud tools for Powershell on Google Cloud Platform frameworks.
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It’s gameday! Watch your name move up the leaderboard and get valuable Kubernetes skills and experience to help you complete the 30-day challenge. Complete the game labs one by one to score points. Earn the most points by completing the steps in the lab.... and get bonus points for speed! Be sure to click "End" when you're done with each lab to get the maximum points. All players will be awarded the game badge. The top 10 players get 25 free Qwiklabs credits. And the winner? We'll send you a $25 Google Play e-gift card. Ready to play?
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With Google Assistant part of over a billion consumer devices, this quest teaches you how to build practical Google Assistant applications integrated with Google Cloud services via APIs. Example apps will use the Dialogflow conversational suite and the Actions and Cloud Functions frameworks. You will build 5 different applications that explore useful and fun tools you can extend on your own. No hardware required! These labs use the cloud-based Google Assistant simulator environment for developing and testing, but if you do have your own device, such as a Google Home or a Google Hub, additional instructions are provided on how to deploy your apps to your own hardware.
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Welcome, gamers! Over a billion: that's how many Google Assistant devices will be out in the world by the end of the year. Want in? Learn to build your own Google Assistant app and win points in today's Qwiklabs game. Complete the game labs one by one to score points. Earn the most points by completing the steps in the lab.... and get bonus points for speed! Be sure to click "End" when you're done with each lab to get the maximum points. All players will be awarded the game badge. The top 10 players get 25 free Qwiklabs credits. And the winner? Eligible to receive a Google Home mini (if available from the Google Store in your location - we'll be in touch after the game with details). Hurry, the game is open until Friday at midnight, EDT. Ready to play?
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It’s gameday! Watch your name move up the leaderboard and get valuable Kubernetes skills and experience to help you complete the 30-day challenge. Complete the game labs one by one to score points. Earn the most points by completing the steps in the lab.... and get bonus points for speed! Be sure to click "End" when you're done with each lab to get the maximum points. All players will be awarded the game badge. The top 10 players get 25 free Qwiklabs credits. And the winner? We'll send you an ebook copy of the book "Kubernetes: Up and Running: Dive into the Future of Infrastructure" by Kelsey Hightower, Brendan Burns and Joe Beda (delivered via email). Hurry, the game is open for 12 hours only. Ready to play?
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Networking is a principle theme of cloud computing. It’s the underlying structure of Google Cloud, and it’s what connects all your resources and services to one another. This course will cover essential Google Cloud networking services and will give you hands-on practice with specialized tools for developing mature networks. From learning the ins-and-outs of VPCs, to creating enterprise-grade load balancers, Automate Deployment and Manage Traffic on a Google Cloud Network will give you the practical experience needed so you can start building robust networks right away.
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Welcome, gamers!
It’s gameday - watch your name move up the leaderboard and get 4 labs closer to completing your Networking quest. In today's game, experiment with VPC networks, firewalls and optimizing spend - plus maybe win a prize. Complete the game labs one by one to score points. Earn the most points by completing the steps in the lab.... and get bonus points for speed! Be sure to click "End" when you're done with each lab to get the maximum points. Ready to play?
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In this introductory-level course, you get hands-on practice with the Google Cloud’s fundamental tools and services. Optional videos are provided to provide more context and review for the concepts covered in the labs. Google Cloud Essentials is a recommendeded first course for the Google Cloud learner - you can come in with little or no prior cloud knowledge, and come out with practical experience that you can apply to your first Google Cloud project. From writing Cloud Shell commands and deploying your first virtual machine, to running applications on Kubernetes Engine or with load balancing, Google Cloud Essentials is a prime introduction to the platform’s basic features.
Networking Fundamentals on Google Cloud
Earned Dec 17, 2024 EST
Analyze Sentiment with Natural Language API
Earned Dec 17, 2024 EST
Monitor and Manage Google Cloud Resources
Earned Dec 17, 2024 EST
App Engine: 3 Ways
Earned Dec 17, 2024 EST
Cloud Speech API: 3 Ways
Earned Dec 17, 2024 EST
Get Started with Pub/Sub
Earned Dec 17, 2024 EST
The Arcade Certification Zone October 2024
Earned Oct 14, 2024 EDT
Tag and Discover BigLake Data
Earned Sep 28, 2024 EDT
Get Started with Cloud Storage
Earned Sep 28, 2024 EDT
Implement Load Balancing on Compute Engine
Earned Sep 28, 2024 EDT
Get Started with API Gateway
Earned Sep 28, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Trivia September 2024 Week 4
Earned Sep 28, 2024 EDT
Use Functions, Formulas, and Charts in Google Sheets
Earned Sep 28, 2024 EDT
Introduction to Generative AI
Earned Sep 28, 2024 EDT
Level 3: GenAIus Chats
Earned Sep 28, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Trivia September 2024 Week 3
Earned Sep 28, 2024 EDT
Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud - Console
Earned Sep 28, 2024 EDT
Build Real World AI Applications with Gemini and Imagen
Earned Sep 27, 2024 EDT
Streaming Analytics into BigQuery
Earned Sep 27, 2024 EDT
Create and Manage Cloud Spanner Instances
Earned Sep 26, 2024 EDT
Create and Manage AlloyDB Instances
Earned Sep 26, 2024 EDT
Level 2: Databases
Earned Sep 26, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Trivia September 2024 Week 2
Earned Sep 26, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Trivia September 2024 Week 1
Earned Sep 25, 2024 EDT
Level 1: Security and Identity
Earned Sep 23, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Explorers
Earned Sep 23, 2024 EDT
Derive Insights from BigQuery Data
Earned Sep 23, 2024 EDT
Build a Data Warehouse with BigQuery
Earned Sep 15, 2024 EDT
Prepare Data for ML APIs on Google Cloud
Earned Sep 15, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Base Camp September 2024
Earned Sep 8, 2024 EDT
Engineer Data for Predictive Modeling with BigQuery ML
Earned Sep 8, 2024 EDT
Modernizing Data Lakes and Data Warehouses with Google Cloud
Earned Aug 19, 2024 EDT
Preparing for your Professional Data Engineer Journey
Earned Jul 1, 2024 EDT
Cloud Engineering
Earned Feb 1, 2021 EST
Cloud Hero: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Earned Oct 29, 2019 EDT
Cloud Hero Warm Up: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Earned Sep 5, 2019 EDT
DEPRECATED IoT in the Google Cloud
Earned Aug 28, 2019 EDT
[DEPRECATED] Data Engineering
Earned Aug 21, 2019 EDT
Kubernetes in Google Cloud
Earned Aug 19, 2019 EDT
DEPRECATED Windows on Google Cloud
Earned Jun 25, 2019 EDT
Kubernetes Challenge Speedrun Game 3
Earned Jun 25, 2019 EDT
[DEPRECATED] OK Google: Build Interactive Apps with Google Assistant
Earned Jun 21, 2019 EDT
OK Google! Speedrun
Earned Jun 21, 2019 EDT
Kubernetes Challenge Speedrun Game 2
Earned Jun 7, 2019 EDT
Automate Deployment and Manage Traffic on a Google Cloud Network
Earned Jun 3, 2019 EDT
Networking Speedrun
Earned May 31, 2019 EDT
Google Cloud Essentials
Earned Mar 25, 2019 EDT