GCP Professional Cloud Developer Exam Tips

Explore study tips and test-taking strategies for the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Professional Cloud Developer certification exam.

Introduction

• What's the Cloud Professional Cloud Developer certification?
• What you should know

1. Design Scalable, Available, Reliable Cloud-Native Apps

• Designing high-performing applications and APIs
• Designing secure cloud applications
• Managing application data in the cloud
• Migrating legacy applications into the cloud

2. Build and Test Applications

• Google Cloud Developer tools
• How to code for the cloud
• Testing applications in the cloud
• Continuous integration and deployment

3. Deploy Applications

• Common cloud deployment strategies
• Deployments on Compute Engine
• Deployments on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Deployments on Cloud Functions
• Security best practices using Service accounts

4. Integrate Google Cloud Services

• Object storage with Google Cloud Storage
• Persistent disks, local SSDs, and FileStore
• Service discovery in GKE and Compute Engine

5. Manage Application Performance Monitoring

• Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring
• Cloud Trace and Cloud Profiler
• Cloud Operations for Google Kubernetes Engine

Conclusion

• Next steps