Google Cloud — Cloud Digital Leader Certification
I recently took the Google Cloud’s Cloud Digital Leader certification exam and here is my preparation journey:
I had worked with Google Cloud back in 2019 and earned Associate Cloud Engineer Certification in June. At that time it was the entry level certification available with Google Cloud.
In 2021, Google Cloud announced a foundational certification that precedes Associate Cloud Engineer Certification that is Cloud Digital Leader.
This certification majorly focuses on starting your (or your organisation’s) cloud journey and how Google Cloud can help you deliver business value along with its services for business needs.
Official Exam Page: https://cloud.google.com/certification/cloud-digital-leader
Preparation:
Since, I had previously worked with Google Cloud and actively working AWS had helped me to gain necessary knowledge about cloud computing and how cloud differs from on-prem services, Advantages of Cloud over on-prem etc.
Due to this, I needed only to learn about Google Cloud services and how they solve business challenges.
Official Certification Guide: https://cloud.google.com/certification/guides/cloud-digital-leader
For learning, I referred the official training provided by Google Cloud which is available for free. In this learning, Google Cloud trainers talk about every aspect of cloud computing and covers all necessary services that required to learn as part of Certification.
Official Certification Training: https://cloud.google.com/training/business#cloud-digital-leader-path
I would recommend going through practice questions available at ExamTopics only after you have completed the training. It will prepare you well for the questions that come up in the actual exam.
Exam topics: https://www.examtopics.com/exams/google/cloud-digital-leader/
Exam Day Preparation:
On the exam day, I revised all the necessary Google Cloud Services and their business cases with following short videos available on YouTube.
Compute Engines — https://youtu.be/KBeyQHoAcrQ
Cloud Storage — https://youtu.be/VDBhvexAj8I
Cloud SQL — https://youtu.be/Kl8ig2BtLAY
Big Query — https://youtu.be/m8WqxLd1jSc
Data Flow — https://youtu.be/KalJ0VuEM7s
Kubernetes Engine — https://youtu.be/Rl5M1CzgEH4
Cloud CDN — https://youtu.be/841kyd_mfH0
Cloud Operations — https://youtu.be/VL2Ql0cmo4g
Load Balancing — https://youtu.be/h8EqM6Xt3MA
High Performance Computing — https://youtu.be/nIBu1EFYmBU
For me, this helped me crack the exam and gain the credential. Next Up ? Associate Cloud Engineer.
