Why I chose GCP

There are a ton of great AWS resources (YT videos and blogs) , so I decided to go with Google Cloud Digital Leader to learn more about it.

Two additional reasons:

I’m aspiring to take up FinOps Cloud practitioner certification. I thought this could be a good primer.
Decided to leverage Google’s no cost training resources, available this November 2023: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/training-certifications/on-demand-google-cloud-training-during-no-cost-november

This is a straightforward blog documenting my learning. I hope it helps folks who are in a similar journey.

Materials I used

In 2023, the trickiest part is to not get overwhelmed with the massive information out there. I followed Google’s ‘official’ Cloud Digital Leader Learning Path that comprises of the following 4 modules:

Digital Transformation with Google Cloud — Dig into cloud technology, the concept of digital technology, and how they work together.

Innovating with Data and Google Cloud — Find out how data can unlock value and create new experiences for customers.
Infrastructure and Application Modernization with Google Cloud — Explore legacy systems and cloud technology solutions, and options for modernization.
Understanding Google Cloud Security and Operations — Examine cost management, security, and operations in the cloud.

I’m sharing my notes from these sessions. Shout out to Google Cloud’s training team — the video content was bite sized and absolutely fun, colorful and engaging! You’ll find a mix of training content excerpts and my interpretation of the same below.

My 3 step approach to getting certified

Complete Google Cloud’s official training path(https://cloud.google.com/learn/certification/cloud-digital-leader).
Use my notes below as a reference guide to revise
My last tip is to review sample questions