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GCP Professional Cloud Architect: Google Cloud Certification

Name: GCP Professional Cloud Architect: Google Cloud Certification
Rating: 4.6 (14645 reviews)

[2026 Update] Become a GCP Cloud Architect. Architect Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Solutions. With 4 New Case Studies.

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Created byin28Minutes Official, Ranga Karanam | GCP Certification - Google Cloud Engineer & Architect

Last updated 6/2026

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What you'll learn

Start your journey to become a Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect
Get hands-on with compute, networking, storage, and database services in Google Cloud Platform
Understand how to architect and deploy secure and robust applications on Google Cloud Platform
Understand the best practices for building available, scalable, resilient and secure applications on the Google Cloud Platform

Course content

58 sections • 514 lectures • 32h 34m total length

Introduction - Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect3:33
Master Google Cloud architecture by learning to select the right service from 40 plus options, balancing resilience, performance, cost, security, and operational excellence through videos, demos, and quizzes.
Course Overview - Google Professional Cloud Architect Certification4:57
Master Google Cloud architecture by exploring account setup, high availability across zones and regions, and core services from compute to storage and security.
DO NOT SKIP - Course Downloads - PDF Presentation - Professional Cloud Architect0:09
About Your Course Instructor0:24

Step 01 Getting Started with Cloud Fundamentals2:00
Explore cloud fundamentals, learning why startups and enterprises move from data centers to the cloud, understand servers and data centers, and discover the advantages with a visual, example-driven approach.
Step 02 Why Do Enterprises Need Thousands of Servers5:30
Explore why enterprises need thousands of servers and how data centers, with web, file, email, and database servers, support scalable, reliable applications.
Step 03 What Are The Challenges With Managing Data Centers8:55
Discover what a data center is and its power, cooling, networking, and security needs. Learn the challenges of owning one—high upfront costs and capacity guessing—and how cloud enables instant servers.
Step 04 What is the Cloud4:00
See how cloud computing mirrors electricity by renting infrastructure instead of owning data centers. Use on-demand access, elasticity, and pay-as-you-go to rent servers as needed.
Step 05 What are the Advantages of Cloud8:29
Explore how cloud benefits organizations by shifting to pay-for-use opEx, achieving economies of scale, stopping capacity guessing, boosting speed and agility, going global in minutes, and avoiding undifferentiated heavy lifting.
Step 06 Cloud Key Terminology to Remember4:32
Master elasticity, agility, and geo-distribution to serve global users efficiently. Optimize latency and availability while trading CapEx for OpEx through pay-as-you-go and economies of scale.
Step 07 Cloud Concepts A Few Scenarios3:29
Explore elasticity, OpEx pay-as-you-go, agility, and availability through scenarios like Netflix scaling and 24/7 healthcare, plus geo-distribution, low latency, and economies of scale.
Step 08 Google Cloud An Introduction3:01
Explore how Google Cloud uses a private fiber optic network to deliver faster, secure data; learn its heritage, mission, and catalog across compute, storage, databases, analytics, AI, and machine learning.
Step 09 What is The Best Way To Learn Cloud1:55
Creating GCP - Google Cloud Platform - Account V22:21
Create a Google Cloud account to access a $300 free credit trial by providing personal details and a valid card, then verify your mobile number to start the free trial.
Maximizing Learning Efficiency with Playback Speed1:57
Maximize learning efficiency by speed watching, using 1.25x–2x playback to save time while balancing comprehension, starting at a slower speed and incrementally increasing.
Section Presentation0:16

Step 01 What is a Region5:22
Explore regions and zones, learn why multiple data centers across regions boost latency and availability, and see how cloud providers offer global regions to keep applications running.
Step 02 Choosing The Right Region Factors2:18
Choose cloud regions by balancing compliance, latency, service availability, and pricing to keep data local and close to users while ensuring needed services are available.
Step 03 Why Use Multiple Regions1:53
Deploy your applications across multiple regions to achieve low latency, expand your global footprint, and meet data residency regulations while improving high availability and disaster recovery.
Step 04 What is a Zone or Availability Zone2:47
Learn how zones, or availability zones, provide high availability within a single region by deploying across multiple isolated zones with independent power and networks connected by high-speed links.
Step 05 Region and Zones A Review with Misconceptions and Scenarios4:57
Explore how regions and zones enable disaster recovery, low latency, and data residency. Learn multi-zone and multi-region deployment strategies, plus high availability concepts, common misconceptions, and practical scenarios.
Step 06 Google Cloud Exploring Regions and Zones1:53
Explore how regions and zones in Google Cloud are named and structured, with examples like us-west1 and us-west1-a. Learn how deploying across multiple zones or regions boosts high availability.
Quiz
Section Presentation0:16

Step 01 - Getting Started – What is Virtualization1:35
Step 02 - What is Virtualization4:06
Step 03 - How To Create Virtual Machines in the Cloud3:25
Prepare for the Next Step0:12
Step 04 - Creating Your First VM using Compute Engine [DEMO] 200020100111:04
Step 05 - Getting Started with Compute Engine2:40
Step 06 - Choosing VM Hardware and OS - Machine Family, Machine Type and Image7:10
Prepare for the Next Step0:51
Step 07 - Compute Engine Hands on - Setting up a HTTP server [DEMO] 200020101112:04
Step 08 - GCE Troubleshooting - Setting up a HTTP server [DEMO] 20002010214:31
Step 09 - Google Compute Engine - Scenarios2:09
Step 10 - IP Addresses - Virtual Machines4:55
Step 11 - IP Addresses - Virtual Machines [DEMO] 20002010316:45
Step 12 - Compute Engine IP Addresses - Scenarios3:44
Step 13 - Bootstrapping with VM Startup Script2:58
Prepare for the Next Steps0:15
Step 14 - Bootstrapping with VM Startup Script [DEMO] 20002010414:14
Step 15 - Reducing Launch Time with VM Custom Image2:45
Step 16 - Reducing Launch Time with VM Custom Image [DEMO] 20002010517:42
Step 17 - Reusable VM Configuration with Instance Templates2:24
Step 18 - Reusable VM Configuration with Instance Templates [DEMO] 20002010615:03
Step 19 - Compute Engine - Launching VM - Scenarios2:27
Step 20 - Google Cloud - Exploring All Services and Set Budget [DEMO] 20002010666:19
Step 21 - Reducing Costs - Compute Engine Virtual Machines2:57
Step 22 - Getting Started with Sustained Use Discounts1:53
Step 23 - Getting Started with Committed Use Discounts1:56
Step 24 - Getting Started with Spot VMs2:42
Step 25 - Exploring Committed Use Discounts and Spot VMs [DEMO] 20002010715:09
Step 26 - Google Compute Engine - Understanding Billing and Costs1:40
Step 27 - Virtual Machines Cost Optimization - Scenarios2:00
Step 28 - Compute Engine - Getting Started with Observability4:21
Step 29 - Exploring Compute Engine Observability [DEMO] 20002010812:17
Step 30 - Exploring Scope of Compute Engine Resources2:52
Step 31 - GCE VMs - What is Internal DNS Name3:21
Step 32 - Licensing Costs for VM OS2:25
Step 33 - Compute Engine Features - Custom Machine Types2:03
Step 34 - What Are Sole tenant Nodes4:49
Step 35 - Compute Engine - How to Enable Live Migration3:26
Step 36 - Cloud Best Practice - Use Labels1:48
Step 37 - Compute Engine - Quick Review2:59
Step 38 - Virtual Machine - Best Practices2:38
Step 39 - Compute Engine Scenarios2:37

Step 01 - Proxy vs Passthrough load balancers2:24
Step 02 - Cloud Load Balancing - Application vs Network Load Balancers3:00
Step 03 - Cloud Load Balancing - Choosing a Load Balancer3:35
Step 04 - Load Balancing - SSL or TLS Termination or Offloading2:29
Step 05 - Cloud Load Balancing - Choosing a Load Balancer - Scenarios2:10
Step 06 - Setting up Cloud Load Balancing for Microservices7:46
Step 07 - How Does Application Load Balancer Decide4:22
Step 08 - What are Network Endpoint Groups3:27
Step 09 - Setting up Application Load Balancing For Serverless Apps1:45
Step 10 - Cloud Load Balancing - Key Integrations3:00
Step 11 - Cloud Load Balancing Scenarios3:26

Requirements

You have an attitude to learn while having fun :)
Zero Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform is expected
Journey to become a Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect is NOT a cake way. You need a lot of patience and dedication!
You would need a valid debit or credit card to create your Google Cloud Platform account

Description

ONLY COURSE YOU NEED TO GET READY for Google Cloud (GCP) Certified Professional Cloud Architect Exam!

6 Things YOU need to know about this Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Course:

#1: BRAND NEW (with 4 new case studies)

#2: HANDS-ON - The best way to learn GCP (Google Cloud Platform) is to get your hands dirty!

#3: Designed for ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS to GCP (Google Cloud Platform)

#4: MULTI-CLOUD INSTRUCTOR - MORE THAN 500,000 Learners are learning AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud with us

#5: COMPLETE PREP for Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

#6: FREE Downloadable PDF - Quickly Review for the exam

WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING

5 STARS - I have cleared GCP certified Architect today. Thanks to Ranga sir for a really nicely outlined course. !!

5 STARS - The course is very well structured. All the topics are covered in detail and the explanation is very clear. Thanks to Ranga and the team.

5 STARS - Ranga does a great job in keeping topics atomic while covering everything required. The content is easy to understand as well.

5 STARS - I could not skip a single lecture, the content was so engaging and interesting!! Thanks a lot for such an awesome course!

5 STARS - Just Awesome. I have gone through many udemy courses for gcp architect exam but the way you explain architecture aspects is just incredible. You covered most of the critical architecture guidelines recommended by GCP and explained it so well.

Why should do a Google Cloud Certification?

Here are few results from Google's 2020 Survey:

87% of Google Cloud certified individuals are more confident about their cloud skills
GCP Cloud Architect was the highest paying certification of 2020 (2) and 2019 (3)
More than 1 in 4 of Google Cloud certified individuals took on more responsibility or leadership roles at work

Why should you aim for Google Cloud - GCP Cloud Architect Certification?

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification helps you gain an understanding of cloud architecture and Google Cloud Platform.
As a Cloud Architect, you will learn to design, develop, and manage robust, secure, scalable, highly available, and dynamic solutions to drive business objectives.

The Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud Architect exam assesses your ability to:

Design and architect a GCP solution architecture
Manage and provision the GCP solution infrastructure
Design for security and compliance
Analyze and optimize technical and business processes
Manage implementations of Google Cloud architecture
Ensure solution and operations reliability

We have designed this amazing course to help you learn the Compute, Storage, Database, and Networking solutions in Google Cloud (GCP).

Are you ready to get started on this amazing journey to becoming a Google Cloud Architect?

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Who this course is for:

You want to start your Cloud Journey with Google Cloud Platform
You want to become a Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect

GCP Professional Cloud Architect: Google Cloud Certification

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Course content

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Certification - Getting Started4 lectures • 9min

Introduction to Cloud and Google Cloud12 lectures • 46min

Google Cloud Regions and Zones7 lectures • 19min

Google Cloud - Managing VMs with Compute Engine42 lectures • 2hr 33min

Google Cloud - Managing VM Groups with Instance Groups4 lectures • 26min

Going Deeper with Instance Groups3 lectures • 12min

Getting Started with Key Load Balancing Concepts4 lectures • 14min

Getting Started with Cloud Load Balancing3 lectures • 24min

Getting Deeper into Cloud Load Balancing11 lectures • 37min

Google Cloud - Exploring Google Compute Engine as an Architect8 lectures • 27min

Requirements

Description

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