Preparing for the Associate Cloud Engineer Examination (PPACE) – Outline

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Module 0 - Introduction to the Associate Cloud Engineer Certification

Topics:

  • Role of an Associate Cloud Engineer and scenario introduction*
  • Certification value and benefits
  • Certification process

Objectives:

  • Describe the purpose and benefits of the ACE certification.
  • Explain the certification process.

Module 1 - Setting up a Cloud Environment

Topics:

  • Scenario: starting the process to migrate from on-premises to Google Cloud by setting up a solution environment.
  • Creating projects, assigning IAM roles, enabling APIs, provisioning logging/monitoring workspaces, managing billing, installing command-line tools.

Objectives:

  • Describe tasks involved in setting up a cloud solution environment when migrating from on-premises to Google Cloud.
  • Determine the skills you need to develop to set up a solution environment in Google Cloud.

Module 2 - Planning and Configuring a Cloud Solution

Topics:

  • Scenario: understanding the Cloud Engineer’s role in planning and configuring a solution in Google Cloud.
  • Estimating pricing, planning compute, data storage, and network resources.

Objectives:

  • Identify the tasks of the Cloud Engineer in planning and configuring a cloud solution.
  • Determine the skills you need to develop when planning and configuring a solution in Google Cloud.

Module 3 - Deploying and Implementing a Cloud Solution

Topics:

  • Scenario: continuing to explore the Associate Cloud Engineer’s role in helping the organization explore options for deploying and implementing a solution.
  • Differentiating and deploying among compute options including Compute Engine, GKE, App Engine, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions.
  • Differentiating and deploying among storage and data options including Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Bigtable, Cloud Spanner, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub.
  • Differentiating and deploying among networking options including VPC, firewall rules, interconnect options (VPN), and load balancer options.

Objectives:

  • Identify the tasks of the Cloud Engineer in deploying and implementing a cloud solution.
  • Determine the skills you need to develop related to deploying and implementing a cloud solution.

Module 4 - Ensuring Successful Operation of a Cloud Solution

Topics:

  • Scenario: now that the organization’s cloud solution has been deployed, continue to explore the Associate Cloud Engineer's role in operations of the cloud solution.
  • Managing and adjusting the configuration of compute resources, and understanding cost implications.
  • Managing and adjusting the configuration of storage and data resources, and understanding cost implications.
  • Managing and adjusting the configuration of network resources, and understanding cost implications.

Objectives:

  • Identify the tasks of the Cloud Engineer in ensuring successful operation of a cloud solution.
  • Determine the skills you need to develop to ensure successful operation of cloud solutions.

Module 5 - Configuring Access and Security

Topics:

  • Scenario: configuring access is a key part of administering a cloud solution. This final section of the scenario introduces the Associate Cloud Engineer’s role in configuring access and security of project resources.
  • Managing IAM and service accounts.
  • Viewing project audit logs.

Objectives:

  • Identify the tasks of the Cloud Engineer in configuring access and security.
  • Determine the skills you need to develop to manage access and security in Google Cloud.

Module 6 - Your Next Steps

Topics:

  • Finalizing your study plan
  • Creating a weekly study sheet
  • Registering for the exam

Objectives:

  • Create a personalized study plan.
  • Review next steps.