You're reading from Data Engineering with Google Cloud Platform A guide to leveling up as a data engineer by building a scalable data platform with Google Cloud

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835080115

Length 476 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

SQL

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Concepts

Data Engineering

Author (1):

Adi Wijaya

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Getting Started with Data Engineering with GCP FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Data Engineering

3. Chapter 2: Big Data Capabilities on GCP

4. Part 2: Build Solutions with GCP Components

5. Chapter 3: Building a Data Warehouse in BigQuery

6. Chapter 4: Building Workflows for Batch Data Loading Using Cloud Composer

7. Chapter 5: Building a Data Lake Using Dataproc

8. Chapter 6: Processing Streaming Data with Pub/Sub and Dataflow

9. Chapter 7: Visualizing Data to Make Data-Driven Decisions with Looker Studio

10. Chapter 8: Building Machine Learning Solutions on GCP

11. Part 3: Key Strategies for Architecting Top-Notch Solutions

12. Chapter 9: User and Project Management in GCP

13. Chapter 10: Data Governance in GCP

14. Chapter 11: Cost Strategy in GCP

15. Chapter 12: CI/CD on GCP for Data Engineers

16. Chapter 13: Boosting Your Confidence as a Data Engineer

17. Index

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Overviewing the Google Cloud certification

Let’s start this final chapter by talking about the Google Cloud certification. In my opinion, taking the certification is important. I highly recommend that you take it – not only to get the certificate on paper but also to validate how much you know about the topics that are needed to be a Google Cloud professional. The experience that you receive while preparing for the certification is the most important part of your journey. Regardless of whether you passed or failed the exam, I believe that you will gain knowledge along the way.

Google Cloud provides a list of official certifications that you can use to validate your expertise with Google Cloud technology. There are three main categories available:

Foundational
Associate
Professional

Foundational is intended for anyone with no hands-on experience with Google Cloud technology. Associate is recommended for anyone who has 6+ months of Google Cloud...