Google Cloud
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
Professional-level preparation for designing, developing, and managing robust, secure, scalable, and dynamic solutions on Google Cloud.
Exam Blueprint
Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture
Design solution infrastructure meeting business and technical requirements. Plan network, storage, c...
Managing implementation
Advise development teams. Interact with Google Cloud programmatically. Manage deployment and configu...
Managing and provisioning solution infrastructure
Configure network topologies, storage systems, and compute. Implement IaC with Terraform. Configure ...
Analyzing and optimizing technical and business processes
Define technical and business processes. Test resilience of solutions. Optimize resource utilization...
Ensuring solution and operations reliability
Monitor, log, profile, and alert. Manage deployments and releases. Support deployed solutions and ev...
Designing for security and compliance
Design defense-in-depth security. Manage encryption and keys. Implement IAM policies and meet compli...
Question Bank
60
Recall
135
Application
105
Analysis
What You'll Study
Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture
- 1.1Designing a solution infrastructure that meets business requirements
- 1.2Designing a solution infrastructure that meets technical requirements
- 1.3Designing network, storage, and compute resources
- 1.4Creating a migration plan
- 1.5Envisioning future solution improvements
Managing implementation
- 5.1Advising development and operation teams
- 5.2Interacting with Google Cloud programmatically
- 5.3Managing deployment and configuration
Managing and provisioning solution infrastructure
- 2.1Configuring network topologies
- 2.2Configuring individual storage systems
- 2.3Configuring compute systems
- 2.4Infrastructure as Code
- 2.5Configuring Vertex AI and AI Hypercomputer
Analyzing and optimizing technical and business processes
- 4.1Analyzing and defining technical processes
- 4.2Analyzing and defining business processes
- 4.3Developing procedures to test resilience
- 4.4Optimizing resource utilization and cost
Ensuring solution and operations reliability
- 6.1Monitoring, logging, profiling, and alerting
- 6.2Deployment and release management
- 6.3Assisting with support of deployed solutions
- 6.4Evaluating quality control measures
Designing for security and compliance
- 3.1Designing for security
- 3.2Managing encryption and key management
- 3.3Implementing IAM policies and service accounts
- 3.4Compliance and regulatory requirements
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