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You're reading from Professional Cloud Architect – Google Cloud Certification Guide A handy guide to designing, developing, and managing enterprise-grade GCP cloud solutions

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2019

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838555276

Length 520 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Authors (2):

Brian Gerrard

Konrad Cłapa

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Table of Contents (26) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Introduction to GCP FREE CHAPTER

2. GCP Cloud Architect Professional

3. Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform

4. Google Cloud Platform Core Services

5. Section 2: Managing, Designing, and Planning a Cloud Solution Architecture

6. Working with Google Compute Engine

7. Managing Kubernetes Clusters with Google Kubernetes Engine

8. Exploring Google App Engine as a Compute Option

9. Running Serverless Functions with Google Cloud Functions

10. Networking Options in GCP

11. Exploring Storage Options in GCP - Part 1

12. Exploring Storage Options in GCP - Part 2

13. Analyzing Big Data Options

14. Putting Machine Learning to Work

15. Section 3: Designing for Security and Compliance

16. Security and Compliance

17. Section 4: Managing Implementation

18. Google Cloud Management Options

19. Section 5: Ensuring Solution and Operations Reliability

20. Monitoring Your Infrastructure

21. Section 6: Exam Focus

22. Case Studies

23. Test Your Knowledge

24. Assessments

25. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Registering for the exam

The cost of the GCP Professional Architect exam is 200 USD, and it can be booked in several languages, such as English, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese. You can register for the exam by going through the following steps:

The first step is to visit the Google certification web page at https://cloud.google.com/certification/.
You will see that there are many certification paths you can take. Click on the REGISTER link under Professional Cloud Architect, as highlighted in the following screenshot:

Next, you will need a Webassessor account to book the exam. You can create a new account using the hyperlink in the WELCOME page:

If you have ever attempted another Google exam, for example, the Associate Cloud Engineer exam, then you can use the same credentials.

Next, click on REGISTER FOR AN EXAM, as shown in the following screenshot:

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Authors (2)

Konrad Cłapa

Konrad Cłapa is a Certified Google Trainer and Lead Cloud Architect working for Atos R&D. He has over 12 years' experience in the IT industry. He holds over 40 IT certification. This includes all 12/12 active Google Cloud Platform certifications making him the first in the world to achieve it. He is also listed among 40 individuals who hold Google Cloud Certified Fellow certificate. Sharing knowledge has always been important to him, so he contributes to the community by acting as a leader for a local Google Cloud Developer group. Funny fact about Konrad is that till now he never failed a GCP exam attempt including multiple beta exams that he has taken.

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Gerrard

Brian Gerrard is currently a DevOps Engineer from Scotland with over 15 years' experience in the IT industry. As well as holding the Google Certified Professional Architect and Google Certified Associate Engineer certifications, he is certified in Azure, AWS, Terraform and VMware. Brian is a firm believer in lifelong learning, and you will regularly find him contributing to his local user groups.

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