Google Cloud Digital Leader
Google Cloud platform overview
5
Modules
120
Practice Questions
4
Field Missions
CDL
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Module 1 — Digital Transformation with Google Cloud
The cloud is not just a technology upgrade — it is a business strategy. Understand the models, economics, and deployment choices that define a cloud-first organization.
The Paradigm Shift: From Legacy to Cloud-Native
Why technical debt slows businesses, and how the five pillars of transformation (cost, scalability, speed, security, innovation) drive the move to cloud.
Core Architectures — IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
Compute Engine (IaaS), App Engine (PaaS), Google Workspace (SaaS) — choosing how much Google manages vs. how much you control.
Strategic Deployment: Public, Private, Hybrid, and Multicloud
Most businesses live in hybrid cloud — Anthos enables a single pane of glass, while multicloud avoids vendor lock-in.
Cloud Economics — OpEx, CapEx, and FinOps
Pay-as-you-go vs. upfront hardware investment, Total Cost of Ownership, and FinOps as the discipline of making every cloud dollar count.
Sample Practice Questions
Question 1
A business wants to move to the cloud to avoid large upfront hardware purchases. This describes a shift from:
CapEx (Capital Expenditure) is the upfront hardware investment model. Cloud enables OpEx (Operating Expenditure) — pay-as-you-go pricing. The shift from CapEx to OpEx is one of the primary financial motivations for cloud adoption.
Question 2
Which cloud service model provides the user with the most control over the operating system, software installation, and networking configuration?
IaaS (like Google Compute Engine) provides a virtual raw server — you manage the OS, software, and networking. PaaS manages the OS for you; SaaS manages everything; FaaS runs individual functions without server management.
Question 3
A plumbing company keeps sensitive financial records on a local office server but uses Google Cloud for its mobile technician app. Which deployment model does this describe?
Hybrid Cloud combines on-premises infrastructure (the local server) with public cloud services (the Google Cloud app). Multicloud uses two or more public cloud providers — not on-premises.
Full course includes 5 modules, 120 practice questions, and 4 field missions.
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