What background knowledge is needed?

No prior experience or knowledge is required for a Professional Cloud Architect. However, working experience with command line tools and the Linux environment will be very helpful. In addition, it is easier to grasp if someone has prior experience with some other cloud environment (AWS, Azure, etc.)

Do I need to take the courses in a specific order?

We suggest you take the courses in the order they appear on Coursera since each course requires knowledge you gained in the previous one.

Who is this specialization suitable for?

This GCP Professional Architect Specialization is best suited to the more experienced cloud professionals and architects looking to develop their expertise in solutions design and implementation on the Google Cloud Platform as well as developers.

Can I learn at my own pace?

Yes, the specialization is self-paced, allowing you to study and practice at a speed that suits your schedule.

Is this course really 100% online? Do I need to attend any classes in person?

This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.

Can I just enroll in a single course?

Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

Can I take the course for free?

No, you cannot take this course for free. When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.

Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?

This Specialization doesn't carry university credit, but some universities may choose to accept Specialization Certificates for credit. Check with your institution to learn more.

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Spezialisierung für GCP Professional Architect

Become a GCP Cloud Architect. Here, learn GCP architecture principles, including solution design, infrastructure management, security and compliance, process optimization, and operational reliability. Understand better with the four case studies and their solutions. In the end, gain the expertise needed for the Google Cloud Architect Certification.

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Design and plan a cloud solution architecture. Get hands-on with compute, networking, storage, database and many more services in GCP.
Understand how to architect and deploy secure and robust applications on Google Cloud Platform. Analyze and optimize processes.
Master advanced skills for designing and implementing solutions on the Google Cloud Platform, improving deployment efficiency and performance.
Gain the skills needed to design and deploy scalable and reliable applications, as well as optimize applications for the Google Cloud environment.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Cloud Management
Kategorie: CI/CD
Kategorie: Cloud Storage
Kategorie: Terraform
Kategorie: Identity and Access Management
Kategorie: Google App Engine
Kategorie: Application Deployment
Kategorie: Cloud Solutions
Kategorie: Cloud Computing
Kategorie: Big Data
Kategorie: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Kategorie: Network Monitoring
Kategorie: Site Reliability Engineering
Kategorie: Cloud Infrastructure
Kategorie: Cloud Computing Architecture
Kategorie: Load Balancing
Kategorie: Kubernetes
Kategorie: Cloud Security
Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform
Kategorie: Cloud Services

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The Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect specialization is for individuals aspiring to become proficient Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Professional Architects. The specialization helps you prepare for the official Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect exam.

The Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect courses cover everything from basic cloud architecture principles to advanced topics like networking, security, and cost optimization. Each course includes hands-on labs to help you practice what you have learned.

Whether you are new to cloud architecture or have experience, this specialization has something for you. It provides practical exercises, quizzes, and simulated environments to prepare you for the certification exam.

As a Google Cloud Architect, you will learn how to create, plan, and manage cloud infrastructure solutions on GCP. This skill is vital as more businesses move their operations to the cloud.

Skills covered: Virtual machines, Cloud Storage, Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Identity Access Management, Load balancer, Content and delivery network, Datastore, Google Cloud Storage, Networking, Autoscaling, Big Data services, DevOps services, and many more services.

Disclaimer: This course is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google Cloud. ‘Google Cloud’ and ‘GCP’ are trademarks of Google LLC.

Praktisches Lernprojekt

The GCP Professional Architect specialization offers 40 hands-on demos, covering everything from account setup to advanced functionalities. Key projects include setting up VMs, managing storage with buckets and lifecycle rules, creating Kubernetes clusters, utilizing Cloud Build for CI/CD, and deploying applications on App Engine. The Google Professional Cloud Architect course also covers networking with VPCs and VPNs, database management with CloudSQL and Bigtable, and monitoring with Cloud Monitoring dashboards. Thus, the course provides a robust foundation in GCP's practical applications, enhancing skills in cloud resource management, serverless computing, containerization, and more.

Cloud Computing and GCP Fundamentals

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Was Sie lernen werden

Understand cloud computing fundamentals, service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), and deployment types (public, private, hybrid, community)
Learn about major cloud providers with a focus on GCP's infrastructure and resource hierarchy.
Get hands-on with GCP: create accounts, use Cloud Shell, SDK, and manage resources with gsutil.
Explore GCP services across compute, storage, networking, security, billing, and DevOps tools.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Cloud Services

Kategorie: Cloud Computing

Kategorie: Cloud Infrastructure

Kategorie: Identity and Access Management

Kategorie: Data Security

Kategorie: Disaster Recovery

Kategorie: Cloud Computing Architecture

Kategorie: Cloud Management

Kategorie: Public Cloud

Kategorie: DevOps

Kategorie: Cloud Storage

Kategorie: Cloud Security

Kategorie: Application Performance Management

Kategorie: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)

Kategorie: Performance Tuning

GCP Computing and Storage Services

KURS 24 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

Gain skills in setting up, configuring, and automating virtual machine instances on Google Compute Engine (GCE).
Understanding of various load balancing methods and implementation of GCP load balancers for optimal network traffic management.
Learn Google Cloud Storage (GCS), including bucket creation, data uploading, storage class types, and lifecycle management.
Gain hands-on experience with persistent disks, instance templates, managed instance groups, and autoscaling.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Virtual Machines

Kategorie: Load Balancing

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Cloud Storage

Kategorie: Cloud Infrastructure

Kategorie: Performance Tuning

Kategorie: Kubernetes

Kategorie: Google App Engine

Kategorie: Cloud Management

Kategorie: Application Deployment

Kategorie: DevOps

Kategorie: Cloud Computing

Kategorie: Cloud Services

Kategorie: Cloud Security

Kategorie: Data Storage

Kategorie: Cloud Applications

Kategorie: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)

Kategorie: Containerization

Kategorie: Scalability

Deployment in GCP

KURS 33 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

Understanding and deploying applications on Google Cloud's App Engine.
Understand how to create and manage serverless functions with Cloud Functions and deploy containerized applications using Cloud Run.
Gain foundational knowledge of microservices and containerization with Docker.
Understand and work with Docker containers, Kubernetes architecture, and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) .

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Kubernetes

Kategorie: Containerization

Kategorie: Microservices

Kategorie: Virtual Machines

Kategorie: Continuous Integration

Kategorie: Docker (Software)

Kategorie: Analytics

Kategorie: Terraform

Kategorie: CI/CD

Kategorie: Application Deployment

Kategorie: Cloud Storage

Kategorie: DevOps

Kategorie: Network Troubleshooting

Kategorie: Continuous Deployment

Kategorie: Cloud-Native Computing

Kategorie: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Kategorie: Google App Engine

Kategorie: System Monitoring

Kategorie: Security Strategy

GCP Security and Networking

KURS 43 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

Understanding security considerations and best practices for Google Cloud Storage (GCS).
Utilizing Google Cloud Key Management Service for managing cryptographic keys.
Implementing Identity and Access Management (IAM) on Google Cloud, with focus on practical scenarios and best practices.
Learning about VPC concepts, components, types, and practical demonstrations including subnet creation, firewall rules, VPN setup, and more.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Cloud Storage

Kategorie: Identity and Access Management

Kategorie: Cloud Security

Kategorie: Key Management

Kategorie: Cloud Computing

Kategorie: Network Troubleshooting

Kategorie: Network Architecture

Kategorie: Load Balancing

Kategorie: Encryption

Kategorie: Network Routing

Kategorie: Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Firewall

Kategorie: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

Kategorie: Network Monitoring

Kategorie: General Networking

Kategorie: Network Security

Kategorie: Automation

Kategorie: DevOps

Database, Big Data, and DevOps Services in GCP

KURS 55 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

Explore GCP’s powerful database services and learn when to use Cloud SQL, Spanner, Firestore, or Bigtable
Transform big data into insights using BigQuery, Dataflow, and Dataproc with hands‑on labs
Build automated CI/CD pipelines with Cloud Build, Container Registry, and GKE
Architect scalable, resilient systems that optimize cost, performance, and reliability

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Big Data

Kategorie: DevOps

Kategorie: Databases

Kategorie: Performance Tuning

Kategorie: System Monitoring

Kategorie: Kubernetes

Kategorie: Cloud Storage

Kategorie: Data Infrastructure

Kategorie: Scalability

Kategorie: Data Pipelines

Kategorie: Data Processing

Kategorie: Real Time Data

Kategorie: Containerization

Kategorie: Site Reliability Engineering

Kategorie: CI/CD

Achieving Excellence in GCP Architecting

KURS 64 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

Understand fundamental principles for designing cloud architectures that are scalable and resilient.
Learn best practices for operational efficiency in managing cloud resources and services.
Gain insights into securing cloud environments, ensuring privacy, and meeting compliance standards.
Explore techniques for designing reliable systems that minimize downtime and ensure high availability.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Cloud Computing Architecture

Kategorie: Cloud Security

Kategorie: Performance Tuning

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Infrastructure Architecture

Kategorie: Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments

Kategorie: Disaster Recovery

Kategorie: Operational Excellence

Kategorie: IT Security Architecture

Kategorie: Load Balancing

Kategorie: Scalability

Kategorie: Cloud Services

Kategorie: Information Technology Architecture

Kategorie: Cloud Infrastructure

Kategorie: Cloud Computing

Kategorie: Solution Architecture

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

GCP Professional Architect specialization is the advanced training program to master skills for designing and implementing solutions using the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Also, this course is aligned with the curriculum of the GCP Professional Cloud Architect exam.

A Google Professional Cloud Architect is an expert in cloud architecture and can design, develop, and manage safe, scalable, highly available, and dynamic solutions over the Google Cloud Platform to drive business objectives.

Yes. Even for someone who is not knowledgeable about cloud computing, Google Cloud Platform can be learned

Having done this specialization, you would now clearly understand GCP and what it can do to help you streamline operations, optimize your use of resources, and innovate in cloud-based environments. You would unlock the full potential of GCP, master it, and take your capabilities to new heights through this GCP Cloud Architect Certification specialization.