Google Cloud

Entry-level certification validating broad knowledge of cloud concepts and Google Cloud core products, services, and their business value. No technical prerequisites required.

Validates a broad understanding of generative AI fundamentals, Google Cloud's generative AI offerings, techniques to improve model output, and how to apply gen AI in business strategy. A foundational, non-technical credential with no prerequisites, introduced in 2025.

Validates the ability to deploy, monitor, and manage applications and infrastructure on Google Cloud using the Console and command-line tools. A strong first step for hands-on cloud practitioners.

Validates foundational skills in data preparation, ingestion, analysis, and pipeline management on Google Cloud. Aimed at those with about six months of data experience.

Validates the ability to configure, manage, and secure Google Workspace for an organization, including users, access, and collaboration services. Replaced the retired Professional-level exam.

Validates the ability to design, develop, and manage robust, secure, scalable, and dynamic Google Cloud solutions that drive business objectives.

Validates expertise in designing, managing, and troubleshooting Google Cloud databases to support scalable, highly available, and secure data solutions.

Validates the ability to build scalable and highly available applications using Google-recommended practices and tools that leverage fully managed services.

Validates the ability to build software delivery pipelines, deploy and monitor services, and manage incidents to balance service reliability and delivery speed.

Validates the ability to implement and manage network architectures on Google Cloud, including VPCs, hybrid connectivity, network services, and security.

Validates the ability to design and implement secure infrastructure on Google Cloud, including identity and access management, data protection, and network security.

Retired certification that validated transforming business objectives into Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) configurations, policies, and security practices. Superseded by the Google Workspace Administrator track.

Validates the ability to design, build, operationalize, secure, and monitor data processing systems, with an emphasis on data pipelines and machine learning.

Formerly validated advanced administration of Google Workspace across an organization. Retired on December 31, 2024 and replaced by the Associate Google Workspace Administrator certification.

Validates the ability to design, build, and productionize machine learning models to solve business challenges using Google Cloud technologies and best practices.