Google Cloud Digital Leader Certification Course - Pass the Exam!

Prepare for the Google Cloud Digital Leader Certification and pass!

✏️ Developed by Andrew Brown of ExamPro.

☁️ Intro
🎤 0:00:00 Intro
🎤 0:13:29 Exam Guide Breakdown
🎤 0:22:11 Additional GCP Resources

☁️ Cloud Concepts
🎤 0:23:12 What Is Cloud Computing
🎤 0:24:05 Evolution of Cloud Hosting
🎤 0:27:19 What is Google Cloud
🎤 0:31:55 Benefits of Cloud Computing
🎤 0:36:22 Common Cloud Services
🎤 0:38:18 Types of Cloud Computing
🎤 0:40:42 Shared Responsibility Model
🎤 0:43:48 Shared Responsibility Model for Compute
🎤 0:49:50 Shared Responsibility Model Alternates
🎤 0:53:03 Cloud Computing Deployment Models
🎤 0:56:44 TCO and Capex Vs Opex
🎤 1:00:48 Cloud Architecture Terminologies
🎤 1:05:29 Evolution of Computing

☁️ Global Infrastructure
🎤 1:10:39 Intro to Global Infrastructure
🎤 1:11:18 Regions
🎤 1:12:42 Edge Network
🎤 1:14:18 Zones
🎤 1:15:40 Resource Scoping
🎤 1:17:13 Data Residency
🎤 1:18:49 Cloud Interconnect
🎤 1:20:58 Cloud for government
🎤 1:23:08 Latency

☁️ Digital Transformation
🎤 1:24:56 Innovation Waves
🎤 1:26:20 Burning Platform
🎤 1:27:10 Evolution of Computing Power
🎤 1:29:33 Digital Transformation
🎤 1:30:45 Cloud Solution Pillars

☁️ Google Cloud Tools
🎤 1:35:06 Google Cloud Console
🎤 1:35:57 Cloud SDK
🎤 1:36:42 Cloud CLI
🎤 1:37:22 Cloud Shell
🎤 1:37:57 Projects and Folders

☁️ Google Cloud Adoption Framework
🎤 1:39:38 Intro to GCAF
🎤 1:40:48 Themes
🎤 1:42:19 Phases
🎤 1:43:57 Cloud Maturity Scale
🎤 1:47:57 Epics and Programs
🎤 1:50:16 TAM
🎤 1:51:02 Cloud Maturity Assessment

☁️ Core Services
🎤 1:51:45 Compute Svcs
🎤 1:54:02 App Engine
🎤 1:57:22 Containers Svcs
🎤 1:59:19 Kubernetes
🎤 2:00:55 Databases Svcs
🎤 2:03:40 Database
🎤 2:04:40 Data Warehouse
🎤 2:06:01 Key Value Store
🎤 2:07:23 Document Store
🎤 2:08:14 Serverless Svcs
🎤 2:10:27 Storage
🎤 2:13:13 Cloud Storage
🎤 2:16:14 Networking Svcs
🎤 2:19:50 More Networking Svcs
🎤 2:22:11 Networking VPC Features

☁️ More Services
🎤 2:24:09 Internal
🎤 2:25:41 Apigee
🎤 2:27:14 API Management
🎤 2:29:03 Data Analytics
🎤 2:31:07 Dataproc Dataflow Cloud Data Fusion
🎤 2:34:09 Developer Tools
🎤 2:37:02 Hybrid and Multi
🎤 2:39:34 Internet of Things
🎤 2:40:34 Cloud Deployment Manager
🎤 2:41:40 Media and Gaming
🎤 2:42:50 Operations Suite
🎤 2:43:53 Other Group Products
🎤 2:44:31 Firebase

☁️ Migration Services
🎤 2:45:38 Migration Svcs
🎤 2:47:03 Types of Migration
🎤 2:49:21 Migration Path
🎤 2:56:37 Migrate for Compute Engine
🎤 2:57:35 Anthos
🎤 2:58:40 Migrate for Anthos
🎤 2:59:50 Storage Transfer Service
🎤 3:01:06 Transfer Appliance

☁️ AI and ML
🎤 3:03:12 Vertex AI Overview
🎤 3:07:54 Tensorflow
🎤 3:09:22 AI Platform and AutoML
🎤 3:10:49 ML Compute and Notebooks
🎤 3:13:01 AI Svcs
🎤 3:14:32 Conversational AI

☁️ Security
🎤 3:15:54 Identity Access and Security Svcs
🎤 3:18:42 User Protection Svcs
🎤 3:19:21 Secure by Design Infrastructure
🎤 3:21:36 Compliance Reports Manager
🎤 3:22:10 Compliance Programs
🎤 3:25:52 Google Privacy and Transparency
🎤 3:27:44 Cloud Armor
🎤 3:29:35 Private Catalog
🎤 3:30:25 Security Command Center
🎤 3:31:22 DLP
🎤 3:32:41 BeyondCorp
🎤 3:35:45 Access Context Manager
🎤 3:36:55 VPC Service Controls
🎤 3:37:51 Cloud IAP
🎤 3:38:48 BeyondCorp Enterprise

☁️ Identity
🎤 3:40:05 Directory Service
🎤 3:41:36 Cloud Identity
🎤 3:45:25 Active Directory
🎤 3:50:09 Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory
🎤 3:51:40 Identity Providers
🎤 3:53:13 SSO
🎤 3:54:09 LDAP
🎤 3:55:38 GCDS

☁️ Support
🎤 3:56:05 SLAs
🎤 3:57:56 GCP SLAs
🎤 4:00:13 Support Plans
🎤 4:03:51 Active Assist
🎤 4:04:44 Cloud Support API
🎤 4:05:41 Third Party Technology Support
🎤 4:07:50 Technical Account Advisor Service
🎤 4:08:48 Assured Support
🎤 4:09:40 Mission Critical Services
🎤 4:10:52 Cloud Aware Support
🎤 4:11:28 Operational Health Reviews
🎤 4:12:03 Event Management Service
🎤 4:12:48 Training Credits
🎤 4:14:12 New Product Previews
🎤 4:15:37 TAM

☁️ Billing
🎤 4:16:57 Billing Account
🎤 4:19:13 Billing and Payment types
🎤 4:20:59 Charging Cycle
🎤 4:21:46 Cloud Billing IAM Roles
🎤 4:23:02 Billing Health Check and Budget Alerts
🎤 4:24:39 Built in Billing Reports
🎤 4:25:32 Billing Reports
🎤 4:26:33 Cost Table Reports
🎤 4:27:23 Cost Breakdown Report
🎤 4:28:20 Pricing Report

☁️ Pricing
🎤 4:29:07 Pricing Overview
🎤 4:30:32 Free Trial and Free Tier
🎤 4:36:56 On Demand
🎤 4:37:39 Committed Use Discounts
🎤 4:38:56 Sustained Use Discounts
🎤 4:41:14 Flat Rate Pricing
🎤 4:42:08 Sole Tenant Node Pricing
🎤 4:43:20 Google Pricing Calculator

☁️ Resource Hierarchy
🎤 4:43:59 Resource Hierarchy
🎤 4:46:43 Environment Oriented Hierarchy
🎤 4:47:16 Function Oriented Hierarchy
🎤 4:48:11 Granular Access Oriented Hierarchy

☁️ Follow Along
🎤 4:49:26 Create Folders and Projects
🎤 4:54:54 Billing Overview
🎤 4:59:30 Create a Compute Engine
🎤 5:19:17 Create an SQL Server
🎤 5:34:53 Run an app on App Engine
🎤 5:48:11 Create a bucket on Cloud Storage
🎤 5:52:00 Run a query on BigQuery
🎤 5:54:26 Vertex AI

☁️ Booking Your Exam
🎤 6:06:13 Booking Your Exam

[anigreen]

Just took the exam and passed. For anyone doing this in 2024, the Google learning path has been updated and is much more useful (very much worth going through it). The exam guide has been improved to be more accurate and reflective of what's actually in the exam. Also imo, the exam is easier than what was presented in this video, I highly doubt it's 3x more difficult than AWS or Azure anymore.

With that being said, this video is EXTREMELY helpful in understanding the differences between GCP services and tools. It also helps drive in some concepts that are glossed over in the official learning path. The learning path, this video, the official Google sample questions, and the free practice exam on freeCodeCamp are more than enough to prepare you.

[AnanthVenkitaraman]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

02:36 GCP *CDL is the first certification in the learning path.*
03:58 GCP *roadmap and recommended learning path.*
08:35 Exam *details and proctoring information.*
09:31 Preparation *tips and importance of practice exams.*
11:47 Exam *grading, question types, and duration.*
13:26 Exam *guide overview and key topics covered.*
27:37 Google's *history and Hadoop.*
29:27 GCP *technical architecture.*
30:35 Introduction *to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).*
32:14 Advantages *of cloud computing.*
43:55 Comparison *across cloud computing types.*
47:35 Function *as a Service (FaaS).*
50:22 Google *Cloud responsibility.*
53:22 Cloud *computing deployment models.*
56:53 Total *Cost of Ownership (TCO).*
57:51 Capital *vs. Operational Expenditures.*
01:00:54 Cloud *architecture terminology.*
01:07:48 Virtual *machines (VMs) utilize hypervisors for multi-tenancy, sharing server costs. VMs face underutilization challenges, conflicts, but offer easy migration and scalability. VMs are widely used and comfortable for many users.*
01:09:02 Containers, *like Docker, run multiple apps efficiently, maximizing capacity and flexibility. Containers share the same OS, preventing conflicts during resource sharing. Containers require more maintenance than VMs but offer increased efficiency.*
01:10:12 Serverless *functions abstract infrastructure concerns, enabling code execution without managing OS. Cost-effective, pay only for code execution time. Cold starts may cause slight delays due to VM spin-up.*
01:14:27 Zones *are physical locations with one or more data centers. High availability requires deploying resources across multiple zones. Google Cloud generally offers three zones per region.*
01:17:16 Data *residency refers to the physical location of Cloud resources. Compliance boundaries dictate where data can reside based on legal requirements. Assured Workloads and resource location restrictions help enforce data residency.*
01:18:57 Cloud *Interconnect offers direct physical connections between on-premise networks and Google's network. Dedicated and Partner Interconnect options provide varying bandwidth. Co-location facilities are rental data centers facilitating dedicated connections.*
01:23:23 Latency *is the time delay between systems. Inter-regional latency may range around 500 milliseconds, while inter-zonal latency is in the double digits. Understanding latency helps in choosing suitable architectures for high availability.*
01:25:57 Innovation *waves, driven by technological advancements, shape global economies. Cloud technology is a current wave, causing expansion and potential boom. Recognizing patterns of expansion, recession, and depression is crucial.*
01:27:49 Computing *power evolution includes CPUs, Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) for machine learning, and Quantum Computing. TPUs excel in neural networks and are 50 times faster than CPUs. Quantum Computing has the potential to be a hundred million times faster.*
01:29:43 Digital *transformation overview.*
01:31:34 Business *application platform portfolio: Cloud SDK, Cloud API, Cloud CLI.*
01:32:01 Application *modernization benefits: rapid iteration, automated deployment, AI-powered code reviews.*
01:32:54 Database *and Storage Solutions: Cloud Storage, data durability, SLA-backed availability.*
01:34:17 Security *features: Cloud services default strong security mechanisms, IAM, Security Command Center.*
01:42:28 GCAF *Phases: Tactical, Strategic, Transformational - determining organization's maturity.*
01:44:06 Cloud *Maturity Scale: matrix of themes and phases for pinpointing adoption position.*
01:51:18 Cloud *Maturity Assessment Tool: form to assess organization against GCAF themes and phases.*
01:52:29 Core *offerings overview*
01:52:42 Google *Cloud VM engine*
01:53:11 Compute *options overview*
01:53:25 App *Engine introduction*
01:54:38 App *Engine features*
01:59:32 Kubernetes *overview*
02:00:56 BigQuery *as a serverless data warehouse*
02:06:11 Key *value stores characteristics*
02:08:32 Serverless *services introduction*
02:10:24 Storage *options overview*
02:13:22 Cloud *storage features*
02:14:00 Geo-redundant *storage.*
02:16:18 VPC *basics: Subnets, zones, public, private, and firewall rules.*
02:20:00 Overview *of networking services: Cloud Armor, Load Balancing, CDN, Cloud NAT, DNS, VPN.*
02:31:16 Distinction *between Dataproc, Dataflow, and Cloud Data Fusion for data processing and transformation.*
02:34:12 Developer *tools overview: Artifact Registry, Cloud SDK, Container Registry, Cloud Code, Cloud Build, Cloud Source Repositories, Cloud Scheduler, Cloud Tasks, Cloud Code for IntelliJ, Tools for PowerShell, Firebase Test Lab, Firebase Crash Analytics, Tecton, Event Arc.*
02:38:05 Anthos *GKE: Deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications on Google Kubernetes Engine.*
02:39:15 Internet *of Things (IoT): Google IoT Core securely connects and manages IoT devices.*
02:43:01 Operations *Suite: Cloud monitoring, logging, error reporting, APM, and profilers for app services.*
02:45:06 Firebase: *Fully managed platform for web and mobile apps with various services like Cloud Firestore, machine learning, and analytics.*
02:46:56 Migration *Services: Database Migration Service, BigQuery Data Transfer, Migrate for Compute Engine, Migrate for Anthos, Cloud Storage Transfer, Transfer Appliance.*
02:57:45 Anthos: *Application management platform for hybrid architectures, managing Kubernetes, clusters, migration services, and more.*
03:00:02 Storage *transfer service for data movement.*
03:03:18 Vertex *AI is Google's unified ML platform.*
03:19:27 Google *Cloud's secure infrastructure design.*
03:24:11 Data *Security Standards: Google adheres to various standards like PCI DSS, FIPS 140-2, and HIPAA, ensuring secure processing, storage, and transmission of sensitive information.*
03:29:51 Private *Cloud: Private Cloud enables packaging Google Cloud resources into service offerings, creating a catalog for internal use, ensuring compliance, and allowing controlled resource procurement.*
03:31:28 Data *Loss Prevention: Google Cloud's DLP service detects and protects sensitive information in storage repositories, supporting personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI).*
03:41:41 Directory *Services: Directory services, like DNS, Active Directory, Azure AD, Apache Directory, and Google Cloud Identity, map network resource names to addresses, providing shared information infrastructure.*
03:42:36 Cloud *Identity: Google Cloud Identity is an identity-as-a-service offering, centrally managing users and groups, supporting access management, reporting, security, and integration with various directory services.*
03:50:11 Managed *service for Microsoft active directory on Google Cloud.*
03:56:15 Service *Level Agreements (SLAs) define expected service levels, indicators, and objectives for compensation.*
04:07:45 Technical *Account Advisory Service (TAAS): Proactive guidance and reactive support for Cloud journey.*
04:11:24 Cloud *Aware Support: Jump start to resolving technical issues and improving premium support experience.*
04:12:38 Premium *Support Event Management: Support for peak events, disaster tests, resolution guidance, and outcome review.*
04:14:45 New *Product Previews: Premium support customers get access to previews of new Google Cloud products.*
04:16:51 Technical *Account Managers (TAM): Trusted advisors at Premium Support level for onboarding, guidance, and operational support.*
04:20:55 Billing *Account Types: Self-serve (online) and Invoice (offline) accounts with individual or business payment profiles.*
04:23:32 Billing *Health Checks and Budget Alerts: Recommendations to avoid issues and create budget alerts for spending control.*
04:24:55 Billing *Reports: Four built-in reports (Billing, Cost Table, Cost Breakdown, Pricing) for analyzing Google Cloud usage costs.*
04:26:21 Cost *Table Reports: Access and analyze detailed invoice and statement costs, downloadable to CSV.*
04:27:05 Cost *Breakdown Reports: At-a-glance waterfall overview of monthly costs, savings, and invoice-level charges.*
04:28:59 Pricing *Reports: Access SKU prices for Google Cloud services with details on list price, contract price, and effective discount.*
04:29:55 Pricing *Overview: Seven types of pricing, including Free Trial, Free Tier, On Demand, Committed Use Discounts, Sustained Use Discounts, Preemptable VM Instances, Flat Rate Pricing, and Sole Tenant Node Pricing.*
04:41:16: Flat *Rate Pricing (BigQuery)*
04:43:31: Google *Pricing Calculator*
04:49:27: GCP *Follow Along*
04:55:01 Controlling *Spend:*
04:58:59 Cost *Table Breakdown:*
05:14:09 IP *resolution issue.*
05:15:45 External *IP issue.*
05:19:17 Transition *to databases.*
Compute costs *caution*
Google Collab *for free ML*

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[shayneam]

Thank you so much for this very great course. I am able to pass my exam today, January 27, 2023. I have looked into a lot of vids and so far, this is the best.

Since I am unable to buy your practice test, I am sending a donation via YouTube thanks to support this.

[siddharthkak]

Passed GCP CDL today. I already hold AWS CCP cert. For those of you who have AWS certs, I would just recommend going through this video (1.5x) skip sections not important for exams, and you should be able to pass. ( I just spend about 2.5 hours on this video and then couple of online mock tests)

[shelby]

Took exam today and passed! Follow this video and take notes to topics like databases , security, resource hierarchy

If you have background from AWS ..you just need to know functionality of service very similar to CCP .

Good luck!

[PARAGK]

He is not Youtuber He is Social Cloud Worker. Thanks, Brother for such grateful content.

[pedro.raimundo]

I have passed the exam 3 days ago. For all my Cloud certifications (3x AWS + this one), I've always studied using Andrew's content. Thank you for sharing your hard work and enabling people to step up!

[omarlx]

Passed the exam, this video helps a lot I also reviewed official Google videos for some topics like discounts, take a moment to study this topic, and compliance. Focus on storage, app engine, Cloud armor, Cloud SQL, Big query, Anthos and Preemtible VMs also designing scenarios for migrating on premise to cloud based on local, regional and global access and frequency of requests.

[pramodvr]

Yesterday I've passed the exam, Thanks very much Andrew for your lecture videos. your content was solid enough to clear the exam

[LuisSalgadoClara]

I have been studying GCP for a month. I’m a Google partner and have many resources available to me. This is simply the best. I will be buying the program to help out. You Rock!!

[tabanyazdani]

Thanks for your help!! Just passed the exam 30 min ago and wanted to say that your videos thought me more than any other content out there that I’ve been studying for the past couple do months haha!

[darkknight]

Litterally the best course online for the preparation of Google Cloud Digital leader exam, I litterally started studying 8 hours before exam, and I passed it. It's to the point and very precise, covered every important topics that comes to exam. Thanks a lot Andrew for this detailed content. You were my saviour today

[astralfields]

Passed this week. Make sure to focus on 'everything' that the exam guidance mentions. There was even one question from the Google Cloud Adoption Framework. They have really tried hard to include questions in the exam that are contained within the official guide and official courses, which is of course good. But if you pass only the official courses and guides, it is also not enough. You need to understand in which situations things like DataWarehouse, DataProc, BigQuery etc are used. All the questions are situational, which makes the exam relatively harder than Az-900 and AWS (I have both).

[hrithikm.]

Just wrote the exam, and passed. All I can say is that this video is more than enough for your preparation towards Google Cloud Digital Leader. Most of the questions are slightly situation based. Many questions in my exam were related to databases, data warehouses, data lakes, and AI/ML. I did get like 2/3 questions based on API and Apigee.

[prachiverma]

Passed the exam today, this video helped a lot along with the udemy cloud digital leader course and few practice sets (udemy ) . 4 weeks of thorough study is enough to pass this exam however the difficulty level of this exam is quite high.

[sonamr]

Without your video, I wouldn't have passed the exam. Thank you so much. Your practice tests helped a lot. I hope Google takes a hint from this video and gives you the charter to create training content for them because we all know that the one they have currently has no relevance to the actual certification exam!

[arjunm]

Ok Google is 100% reading my mind, I finished my SAA-C02 in April during my spring break and I was thinking of taking a GCP exam when I got this recommended.

[MohammedFahimEllias]

Passed the exam today by going through Andrew video and taking 4 Mock tests. Preparation time 1 week .

[shyamalabhat]

I used this learning material to reinforce my understanding of the concepts and services. Happy to note that I passed the exam. Thank you for your well curated content.

[lazgameplays]

Passed the exam yesterday, amazing content!! Thank you!!