Learning Path

Google Cloud Digital Leader Study Guide

Master every domain of the Cloud Digital Leader certification. Six comprehensive study guides with interactive notebooks cover cloud fundamentals, data transformation, AI/ML, infrastructure modernization, security, and operations.

01

Digital Transformation with Google Cloud

Understand why organizations choose cloud computing, the different cloud service models, Google's global infrastructure, and how the shared responsibility model works. This section forms the conceptual foundation for every other exam domain.

11 min read
Cloud computing fundamentalsIaaS, PaaS, SaaS modelsGoogle global infrastructureTotal Cost of OwnershipShared responsibility model
02

Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud

Learn how Google Cloud enables organizations to unlock the value of their data through managed data warehousing, real-time streaming, object storage, and business intelligence tools.

9 min read
Data value chainBigQuery data warehouseCloud Storage classesPub/Sub & Dataflow streamingLooker & BI
03

Innovating with Google Cloud AI

Explore the spectrum of AI and ML options on Google Cloud — from pre-trained APIs that require no ML expertise to custom model training with Vertex AI and TensorFlow on TPUs.

9 min read
AI vs ML vs Deep LearningPre-trained APIsAutoML & Vertex AIBigQuery MLTensorFlow & TPUs
04

Modernize Infrastructure and Applications

Learn about cloud migration strategies, compute options from VMs to serverless, container orchestration with GKE, API management, and hybrid/multicloud with Anthos.

8 min read
Migration strategiesCompute Engine & GKECloud Run & serverlessContainers & APIsAnthos hybrid/multicloud
05

Trust and Security with Google Cloud

Understand cybersecurity fundamentals, Google's defense-in-depth approach, encryption, identity and access management, network security, and compliance frameworks on Google Cloud.

8 min read
Cybersecurity threatsEncryption at rest & in transitIAM & identityCloud Armor & DDoSCompliance & governance
06

Scaling with Google Cloud Operations

Understand financial governance, billing management, resource hierarchy, SRE principles, DevOps practices, monitoring and logging, and Google's sustainability commitments.

9 min read
Cost management & billingResource hierarchySRE & DevOpsCloud Monitoring & LoggingSustainability