GOOGLE CLOUD CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL CLOUD DEVELOPER (PCD)
The Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Developer (PCD) course is designed for experienced software developers who build, deploy, secure, and scale applications on Google Cloud Platform. This course focuses on cloud-native application development, service integration, API design, security, observability, and performance optimization. Participants learn how to use managed Google Cloud services to develop resilient, highly available, and cost-efficient applications in production environments. The course prepares learners for the Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Developer (PCD) certification exam. Course Objectives By the end of this course, participants will be able to: Design and develop cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Select appropriate compute services for application workloads Build secure, scalable, and resilient application architectures Integrate databases, storage, and messaging services Implement authentication, authorization, and secret management Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance Apply CI/CD and DevOps best practices for application delivery Prepare effectively for the Professional Cloud Developer exam
Course Curriculum
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- Cloud-native principles and design patterns
- Twelve-factor applications
- Microservices and event-driven architectures
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- App Engine (Standard & Flexible)
- Cloud Run
- Cloud Functions
- Compute Engine for application workloads
- Choosing the right compute option
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- Cloud Storage for application data
- Cloud SQL and AlloyDB
- Firestore and Bigtable
- Data modeling and service selection
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- Pub/Sub for event-driven systems
- Service-to-service communication
- API design and integration patterns
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- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Service accounts and workload identity
- Securing application secrets
- Secure APIs and application access
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- Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring
- Error Reporting and tracing
- Debugging production applications
- Performance analysis
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- CI/CD concepts for cloud applications
- Automated build and deployment pipelines
- Versioning, rollback, and release strategies
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- Autoscaling strategies
- Load balancing concepts
- Designing for high availability
- Performance optimization techniques
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- Cost-aware application design
- Resource optimization strategies
- Monitoring and controlling application costs
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- End-to-end application design
- Common architectural trade-offs
- Production-ready application patterns
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- Exam domains and structure
- Scenario-based practice questions
- Exam strategies and tips
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- Software developers and application engineers
- Backend and full-stack developers
- Cloud developers and DevOps engineers
- Technical leads building cloud applications
- Professionals preparing for Google Cloud PCD certification
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- Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE) or equivalent experience
- Strong programming experience (Java, Python, Go, or Node.js)
- Experience building web or API-based applications
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- 3-4 days (Instructor-led)
- 24-32 hours of training
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- Instructor-led technical sessions
- Hands-on application development labs
- Real-world development scenarios
- Exam-focused learning approach
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- This course prepares participants for the Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Developer (PCD) certification exam
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- Comprehensive training materials
- Hands-on lab guides
- Sample application code
- Practice exam questions
- Certificate of course completion
This course includes
- 17+ Activity Modules
- 40 hours + lessons
- Lifetime access
- Certificate of completion
- Available on desktop and mobile
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