Preparing for the Professional Cloud Architect Examination (PPCAE)

 

Course Overview

This course helps learners create a study plan for the PCA (Professional Cloud Architect) certification exam. Learners explore the breadth and scope of the domains covered in the exam. Learners assess their exam readiness and create their individual study plan.

This course is not an exam “cram session.” It doesn’t by itself prepare you to take the exam. It is a tool to help prospective exam candidates better understand the Professional Cloud Architect certification and find any gaps in their knowledge, so that they can create a personalized study plan to remedy those areas.

Who should attend

This course is intended for the following participants:

  • Cloud professionals who intend to take the Professional Cloud Architect certification exam.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this course, participants should:

  • Have 3+ years of industry experience including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud

Course Objectives

  • List the five domains covered on the Professional Cloud Architect certification exam.
  • Identify gaps in your knowledge and skills for each domain and create a study plan.

Follow On Courses

Outline: Preparing for the Professional Cloud Architect Examination (PPCAE)

Module 0 - Introduction to the Professional Cloud Architect Certification

Topics:

  • Role of a Professional Cloud Architect and scenario introduction*
  • Certification value and benefits
  • Certification process

Objectives:

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

Module 1 - Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture

Topics:

  • Scenario: Defining initial technical and business design considerations for Cymbal’s migration to a cloud solution

Objectives:

  • Identify considerations involved in designing solution infrastructure that meets business and technical requirements.
  • Describe options for designing network, storage, and compute resources leveraging Google Cloud.
  • Explain the elements of a migration plan.
  • Recognize the potential for future solution improvements.
  • Determine the skills you need to develop in order to design and plan solution architecture leveraging Google Cloud.

Module 2 - Managing and provisioning a solution infrastructure

Topics:

  • Scenario: Provisioning and deploying the cloud solution per Cymbal’s requirements

Objectives:

  • Identify considerations involved in configuring network topologies, individual storage systems, and compute systems.
  • Determine the skills you need to develop in order to manage and provision solution infrastructure.

Module 3 - Designing for security and compliance

Topics:

  • Scenario: Identifying the security and compliance considerations pertinent to Cymbal’s cloud solution

Objectives:

  • Explain recommended design practices to ensure security across a cloud solution.
  • Recognize aspects of designing for compliance.
  • Determine the skills you need to develop in order to apply Google’s recommended approach to designing for security and compliance.

Module 4 - Analyzing and optimizing technical and business processes

Topics:

  • Scenario: Analyze costs, KPIs, etc. and identify opportunities for optimization

Objectives:

  • Describe the technical and business processes involved in solution production.
  • Identify ways to optimize processes and develop procedures to ensure reliability of solutions in production.
  • Determine the skills you need to develop to optimize technical and business processes involved in producing a cloud solution.

Module 5 - Managing implementation/Ensuring solution operations and reliability

Topics:

  • Scenario: How the PCA helps establish best practices for Cymbal’s solution deployment and ongoing operations

Objectives:

  • Describe best practices for development and operations teams to ensure successful solution deployment.
  • Explain methods to interact with Google Cloud programmatically.
  • Explain methodologies for managing configuration and code updates and tools available for monitoring and analyzing KPIs.

Module 6 - Your Next Steps

Topics:

  • Learn how to break down a case study to pinpoint business and technical requirements, and find differentiators
  • Finalizing your study plan
  • Creating a weekly study sheet
  • Registering for the exam

Objectives:

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

Prices & Delivery methods

Online Training

Duration
1 day

Price
  • Online Training: CAD 785
  • Online Training: US$ 595
Classroom Training

Duration
1 day

Price
  • Canada: CAD 785

Schedule

Currently there are no training dates scheduled for this course.