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Google Cloud Database Engineer Specialization
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Google Cloud Database Engineer Specialization

Advance your cloud career in database engineering

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Instructor: Google Cloud Training

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Intermediate level

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1 month
at 10 hours a week
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.7

(345 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 month
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Learn the skills needed to be successful in a cloud database engineer role

  • Prepare for the Professional Cloud Database Engineer certification exam

  • Learn how to plan, execute, test, and monitor enterprise database migrations to Google Cloud

  • Migrate and manage Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, and Bigtable databases

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Specialization - 13 course series

A Tour of Google Cloud Hands-on Labs

Course 130 minutes4.8 (242 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Learn about the labs platform, and identify key features of a lab environment, and learn how to access the Cloud Console with specific credentials.

  • Learn about Google Cloud projects, and identify common misconceptions about them. Learn about the API library, and examine its chief features.

  • Learn how to use the Google Cloud Navigation menu to identify types of Google Cloud services

  • Learn about primitive roles, and use the Cloud IAM service to inspect actions available to specific users.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Cloud API
Category: User Accounts
Category: Public Cloud
Category: Cloud Platforms
Category: Cloud Services

Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure

Course 25 hours4.7 (48,538 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services.

  • Define how infrastructure is organized and controlled in Google Cloud

  • Explain how to create a basic infrastructure in Google Cloud

  • Select and use Google Cloud storage options

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Generative AI
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)
Category: Platform As A Service (PaaS)
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Containerization
Category: Scalability
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Network Infrastructure

Cloud SQL for MySQL: Qwik Start

Course 330 minutes4.4 (45 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • how to create and connect to a Google Cloud SQL MySQL instance and perform basic SQL operations

Skills you'll gain

Category: MySQL
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: SQL
Category: Database Management
Category: Database Administration
Category: Cloud Management

Migrating to Cloud SQL from Amazon RDS for MySQL Using Database Migration Service

Course 41 hour4.7 (19 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Create a profile for a source connection to a cloud-based MySQL instance (e.g. Amazon RDS for MySQL).

  • Configure connectivity between source and destination instances using an IP allowlist.

  • Create and run a one-time migration job using Database Migration Service.

  • Verify that the migration job has completed successfully.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Relational Databases
Category: MySQL
Category: Data Migration
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Databases

Migrating On-premises MySQL Using a Continuous Database Migration Service Job

Course 51 hour4.9 (14 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Create a profile for a source connection to a cloud-based MySQL instance (e.g. Amazon RDS for MySQL).

  • Configure connectivity between source and destination instances using an IP allowlist.

  • Create and run a one-time migration job using Database Migration Service.

  • Verify that the migration job has completed successfully.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Category: MySQL
Category: Database Administration
Category: Data Migration
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Operational Databases

Migrate to Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL using Database Migration Service

Course 61 hour4.1 (14 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • How to configure a continuous Database Migration Service job to migrate databases from a PostgreSQL instance to Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Firewall
Category: PostgreSQL
Category: Data Migration
Category: Database Management
Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

Connect an App to a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Instance

Course 740 minutes5.0 (12 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Configure an application to access a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL database.

  • Create a Kubernetes cluster and deploy a simple application to that cluster

Skills you'll gain

Category: Kubernetes
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: SQL
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Containerization
Category: Cloud Management
Category: Databases
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Data Access
Category: PostgreSQL

Securing a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Instance

Course 840 minutes

What you'll learn

  • How to secure a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL instance

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Security
Category: PostgreSQL
Category: Authentications
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Database Management
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Key Management

Configure Replication and Enable Point-in-Time-Recovery for Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Course 940 minutes

What you'll learn

  • Enable point-in-time recovery on a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL instance.

  • Perform a point-in-time recovery.

  • Confirm that the recovered database reflects an earlier point in time.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Relational Databases
Category: Disaster Recovery
Category: Database Administration
Category: Database Management
Category: PostgreSQL
Category: Google Cloud Platform

Cloud Spanner - Loading Data and Performing Backups

Course 101 hour5.0 (11 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Insert data with DML

  • Insert data through a client library

  • Insert batch data through a client library

  • Load data using Dataflow. Backup your database

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Management
Category: Cloud API
Category: Dataflow
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Data Storage Technologies
Category: Databases
Category: Google Cloud Platform

Cloud Spanner - Defining Schemas and Understanding Query Plans

Course 111 hour4.7 (13 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Load data into tables. Use pre-defined Python client library code to load data.

  • Query data with client libraries. Make updates to the database schema.

  • Add a Secondary Index.

  • Examine Query plans.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Relational Databases
Category: Database Management
Category: Query Languages
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Database Design
Category: Database Administration

Deploy a Modern Web App connected to a Cloud Spanner Instance

Course 121 hour4.3 (13 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Configure the Project Environment. Download and inspect the application code.

  • Deploy Backend application component. Import sample stock trade data to the database.

  • Deploy Frontend application component.

  • Perform operations in the OmegaTrade Application.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: Node.JS
Category: Server Side
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Web Applications
Category: Application Deployment

Enterprise Database Migration

Course 1319 hours4.6 (33 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Plan, execute, test, and monitor simple and complex enterprise database migrations to Google Cloud.

  • Choose an appropriate Google Cloud database, migrate SQL Server databases and run Oracle databases on Google Cloud bare metal.

  • Recognize and overcome the challenges of moving data to prevent data loss, preserve data integrity, and minimize downtime.

  • Evaluate on-premises database architectures and plan migrations. Make the business case for moving databases to Google Cloud.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Data Migration
Category: Microsoft SQL Servers
Category: Oracle Databases
Category: Network Security
Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Category: Database Architecture and Administration
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Databases
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: System Implementation
Category: Test Tools
Category: Cloud Storage

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