In the realm of Google Cloud, there’s some big news in the form of what appears to be a minor certification. The Google Cloud Digital Leader certification is a new Google certification with an updated syllabus.

Azure has the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, AWS has the Certified Cloud Practitioner (CCP), and now Google Cloud has the Google Cloud Digital Leader.

This is the first foundational-level certification for GCP. There are no prerequisites for taking the exam, which can be taken completed remotely, and it is “job-role neutral.” It requires no hands-on expertise with Google Cloud.

The Google Cloud Digital Leader certification has replaced the Associate Cloud Engineer certification. It suggested that you have at least six months of Google Cloud development experience.

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Google Cloud Digital Leader Certification Notes

Read this blog post or watch the video below to learn more about the Google Cloud Digital Leader certification.

What is Google Cloud Digital Leader Certification?

Google says a Cloud Digital Leader can “articulate the capabilities of Google Cloud core products and services and how they benefit organizations. The Cloud Digital Leader can also describe common business use cases and how cloud solutions support an enterprise.”

Google states in the Cloud Digital Leader exam guide that the candidate must grasp several essential choices, such as “costs vs responsibilities” and “degree of management versus freedom.” The exam also covers Google’s and users’ shared responsibilities for Google Cloud security and other parts of the systems they’ve constructed.

Format of Google Cloud Digital Leader Certification

• Exam Delivery Method: Either online or onsite-proctored.
• Prerequisite: None

Overview of Google Cloud Digital Leader Certification

Google Cloud is changing the syllabus of this certification. Anyone planning to give this certification on or after January 26th, 2022 should follow the new syllabus.

Current Exam Guide (applicable till January 25th, 2022)

Below concepts are being covered

Section 1. General cloud knowledge

Section 2. General Google Cloud knowledge

Section 3. Google Cloud products and services

To know the detail of each section, please go through the official Google Cloud Digital Leader Certification guide here.

Updated Exam Guide (applicable from January 26th, 2022)

I like the updated exam guide because of many reasons like this new guide is more structured with properly mentioned weightage on each section (I like this approach because now I know which section I need to put more focus on as I will get most of the questions from that section). Finally, the learning path which Google Cloud suggests for this certification is perfectly mapped with each section. So once you complete the learning path, you will be in a better state to understand the different products that come with Google Cloud, their capabilities, and different use cases where they should be used. Below are the different sectioned mentioned in the updated exam guide.

Section 1: Introduction to Digital Transformation with Google Cloud (approximately 10% of the exam)

Section 2: Innovating with Data and Google Cloud (approximately 30% of the exam)

Section 3: Infrastructure and Application Modernization with Google Cloud (approximately 30% of the exam)

Section 4: Understanding Google Cloud Security and Operations (approximately 30% of the exam)

To know the detail of each section, please go through the official Google Cloud Digital Leader Certification guide here.

Learning Path of Google Cloud Digital Leader Certification

Google Cloud recommends the below learning path which is perfectly aligned with the updated exam guide. So highly recommend this new learning path.

Click here to access the learning path.

At the same time, I will suggest you make some hands-on and understand the concepts. I know that no hands-on experience is needed for this certification, but if you see the bigger picture, this certification should be the foundational certification for your Google Cloud journey. So understanding concept along with hands-on is the best way to learn things.

In the next couple of weeks, I will be publishing many blog posts and youtube videos in my channel covering different products, their use cases, and how you can make your hands dirty with those products. So stay tuned. 

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