Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Certification Preparation
Design, Build, and Optimize Scalable Data Solutions on Google Cloud Platform
Duration
4 Days (8 hours per day)
Level
Intermediate Level
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The Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification prep course is designed to equip learners with the knowledge and skills required to design, build, operationalize, secure, and monitor data processing systems on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This course emphasizes key concepts like data pipeline design, data modeling, and ensuring solution scalability and reliability.
By the end of the course, participants will have a strong foundation to take the Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification exam.
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- Data Engineers
- Developers
- Data Analysts
- Solution Architects
- IT Professionals
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- Overview of Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification
- Exam format, objectives, and preparation tips
- Understanding the exam blueprint
- Introduction to GCP services and tools
- Navigating the GCP Console
- Understanding IAM and security basics
- Architecting batch and stream data pipelines
- Designing for scalability, reliability, and high performance
- Choosing the right GCP services for data processing (Dataflow, Dataproc)
- Exploring Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and Cloud SQL
- Optimizing data storage for cost and performance
- Implementing data partitioning and clustering
- Building ETL pipelines using Dataflow
- Introduction to Apache Beam
- Automating workflows with Cloud Composer
- Principles of data modeling for relational and NoSQL databases
- Best practices for designing schemas in BigQuery
- Performance tuning for query optimization
- Introduction to AI and ML services on GCP
- Using AI Platform and Vertex AI for model training and deployment
- Integrating ML into data pipelines
- Monitoring solutions with Stackdriver
- Debugging and troubleshooting pipeline issues
- Setting up alerts and automated responses
- Securing data at rest and in transit
- Implementing access control with IAM
- Compliance considerations (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.)
- Review of exam topics and key focus areas
- Practice questions and mock exams
- Time management strategies during the exam
- Tips for success from certified professionals
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- Familiarity with cloud concepts and GCP basics
- Proficiency in Python, Java, or SQL
- Understanding of data storage, databases, and basic data warehousing concepts
- Hands-on experience with GCP services like BigQuery, Dataflow, and Cloud Storage is helpful but not mandatory