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Google Cloud Database Engineer Specialization

Advance your cloud career in database engineering

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4 weeks to complete
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.7

(362 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
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

A Tour of Google Cloud Hands-on Labs

Course 130 minutes

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

Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure

Course 25 hours

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: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Generative AI
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Containerization
Category: Scalability
Category: Network Infrastructure
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: NoSQL
Category: Application Development
Cloud SQL for MySQL: Qwik Start

Cloud SQL for MySQL: Qwik Start

Course 330 minutes

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: Database Management
Category: SQL
Category: Database Administration
Category: MySQL
Category: Cloud Management
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Cloud Hosting
Migrating to Cloud SQL from Amazon RDS for MySQL Using Database Migration Service

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

Course 41 hour

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: MySQL
Category: Databases
Category: Data Migration
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Amazon Web Services
Migrating On-premises MySQL Using a Continuous Database Migration Service Job

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

Course 51 hour

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: Database Administration
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Operational Databases
Category: Data Migration
Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Category: MySQL
Category: Database Management
Migrate to Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL using Database Migration Service

Migrate to Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL using Database Migration Service

Course 61 hour

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: Database Administration
Category: Database Management
Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Category: PostgreSQL
Category: Data Migration
Connect an App to a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Instance

Connect an App to a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Instance

Course 740 minutes

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: Cloud Applications
Category: Databases
Category: Cloud Management
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: SQL
Category: PostgreSQL
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Containerization
Category: Data Access
Category: Application Deployment
Securing a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Instance

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: PostgreSQL
Category: Data Security
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Authentications
Category: Database Management
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Key Management
Configure Replication and Enable Point-in-Time-Recovery for Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

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: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Disaster Recovery
Category: Database Management
Category: PostgreSQL
Category: Data Maintenance
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Database Administration
Cloud Spanner - Loading Data and Performing Backups

Cloud Spanner - Loading Data and Performing Backups

Course 101 hour

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 Import/Export
Category: Cloud API
Category: Database Architecture and Administration
Category: Data Storage Technologies
Category: Databases
Category: Database Administration
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Dataflow
Cloud Spanner - Defining Schemas and Understanding Query Plans

Cloud Spanner - Defining Schemas and Understanding Query Plans

Course 111 hour

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: Query Languages
Category: Database Design
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Database Management
Category: Database Administration
Category: Operational Databases
Deploy a Modern Web App connected to a Cloud Spanner Instance

Deploy a Modern Web App connected to a Cloud Spanner Instance

Course 121 hour

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

Enterprise Database Migration

Course 1319 hours

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: Virtual Machines
Category: Network Security
Category: Database Architecture and Administration
Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Database Management
Category: Enterprise Application Management
Category: Databases
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Data Architecture

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