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Google Cloud Digital Leader Study Guide

Google Cloud Certified - Cloud Digital Leader

Google Cloud Digital Leader is Google Cloud's foundational certification. It checks that you can explain cloud basics and how Google Cloud products help an organization reach its goals: digital transformation, data, AI, infrastructure and application modernization, security, and cost and operations. It suits people in business and technical roles, and no hands-on experience is required.

  • Foundational level
  • 6 exam sections
  • 50 to 60 questions

This guide is free, with no sign-up. It explains every Google Cloud Digital Leader exam topic in plain English, one chapter at a time. Read them in order or jump straight to the topic you need.

  • 6chapters
  • 27topics
  • 10diagrams and exhibits
  • 1 h 50 minfast track
Start with Digital Transformation with Google Cloud
  • Every topic follows the same simple pattern: what it is, how it works, common mistakes
  • Diagrams and real command output where a picture explains it best
  • Exam tips and worked subnetting and IPv6 practice, with answers

How the exam is weighted

Each domain is worth this share of the exam, so spend your study time in proportion. Select a domain to open its chapter.

Chapters

Open a chapter to see its topics and how long each takes.

1Digital Transformation with Google Cloud4 topics · 18 min fast trackCloud terms, benefits, drivers, differentiators, cloud models and Google's network.
  1. 1The Cloud and Digital Transformation5 min
  2. 2Google Cloud's Differentiators4 min
  3. 3Cloud Architectures and Service Models4 min
  4. 4Google's Global Network, Regions and Zones5 min
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2Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud5 topics · 20 min fast trackWhy data matters, data types, governance, Google Cloud data products, storage classes and analytics.
  1. 1"Why Data Matters: Value, Types and the Data Supply Chain"4 min
  2. 2Databases, Warehouses, Lakes and Data Governance4 min
  3. 3Choosing a Google Cloud Data Product4 min
  4. 4Cloud Storage Classes and Database Migration4 min
  5. 5Analytics, Looker and Streaming Data4 min
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3Innovating with Google Cloud Artificial Intelligence4 topics · 17 min fast trackAI, ML and gen AI terms, agentic AI, data quality, responsible AI and Google Cloud's AI offerings.
  1. 1AI, Machine Learning, Generative AI and Agents4 min
  2. 2Data Quality and Responsible AI4 min
  3. 3Choosing Google Cloud AI Solutions5 min
  4. 4Custom Models, BigQuery ML and AI Hypercomputer4 min
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4Modernizing Infrastructure and Applications with Google Cloud5 topics · 19 min fast trackMigration terms, compute terms, Compute Engine, GKE, serverless, hybrid products and APIs.
  1. 1Cloud Migration Terms4 min
  2. 2Compute Terms and Compute Engine4 min
  3. 3Modern Applications with GKE and Serverless4 min
  4. 4Hybrid and Multicloud Products3 min
  5. 5APIs and Apigee4 min
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5Trust and Security with Google Cloud5 topics · 20 min fast trackThreats, cloud security concepts, encryption, IAM, SecOps and Google's defense-in-depth offerings.
  1. 1Cyber Threats and Cloud Security Basics4 min
  2. 2Security Terms, Encryption and Identity4 min
  3. 3Google's Secure-by-Design Cloud and AI Security4 min
  4. 4Threat Intelligence and Security Operations4 min
  5. 5Security Products and Customer Trust4 min
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6Scaling with Google Cloud Operations4 topics · 16 min fast trackCapEx and OpEx, cost governance, resource hierarchy, observability, reliability and SRE basics.
  1. 1Cloud Costs and Financial Governance4 min
  2. 2The Google Cloud Resource Hierarchy4 min
  3. 3Observability and Resilient Operations4 min
  4. 4Measuring Reliability with SRE4 min
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