Preparing for your Cloud Database Engineer Journey

Overview

This course helps learners prepare for the Professional Cloud Database Engineer (PCDBE) Certification exam. Learners will be exposed to and engage with exam topics through a series of lectures, diagnostic questions, and knowledge checks. After completing this course, learners will have a personalized workbook that will guide them through the rest of their certification readiness journey.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome to the "Preparing for Your Professional Cloud Database Engineer Journey" course. In this module, you'll examine the role of a cloud database engineer and the benefits of becoming a Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Database Engineer. You'll explore how the course is structured, including how a scenario is used to provide context for the Professional Cloud Database Engineer role and the types of assessments used to support your learning experience.

Design innovative, scalable, and highly available cloud database solutions

In this module, you’ll explore considerations for designing cloud database solutions, which correspond to section 1 of the Professional Cloud Database Engineer Exam Guide. In the Cymbal Group scenario you'll examine how a Professional Cloud Database Engineer (PCDBE) performs this role. You'll assess your skills by completing 12 diagnostic questions and explore approaches to help you answer complicated questions. As you review the answers to the diagnostic questions, you’ll identify resources to include in your study plan.

Manage a solution that can span multiple database technologies

In this module, you’ll explore database solutions that can span multiple technologies and review a Cymbal Group scenario to identify the types of tasks a Professional Cloud Database Engineer would perform in this role. You will complete 12 diagnostic questions and as you review the answers to these questions, you’ll identify resources to include in your study plan.

Migrate data solution

In this module, you’ll explore migrating data solutions, which corresponds to section 3 of the Professional Cloud Database Engineer Exam Guide. You'll examine how a Professional Cloud Database Engineer (PCDBE) performs this role at Cymbal Group and assess your skills by completing 3 diagnostic questions. As you review the answers to these questions, you’ll identify resources to include in your study plan.

Deploy scalable and highly available databases in Google Cloud

In this module, you’ll explore deploying databases in Google Cloud, which corresponds to section 4 of the Professional Cloud Database Engineer Exam Guide. You will complete 6 diagnostic questions, and as you review the answers to the questions you'll identify resources to include in your study plan.