Introduction

With the growing usage of cloud, Google’s Cloud Associate Engineer (ACE) certification offers a great way of demonstrating your aptitude with cloud engineering and cloud development.

This article provides resources and suggestions to aide in your studying for the ACE exam.

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I. Evaluation

Should you take this exam?

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1. Is cloud engineering for you?

If cloud computing sounds relevant to the work you’re doing or want to be doing, then cloud engineering is a skill you’re going to want to have.

• If you’re new to Google Cloud Platform (GCP):
• Google’s online courses on Coursera is a great learning tool and will give you the skills to build in the cloud.
• If you already interact with Google Cloud Platform (GCP):
• Studying for and taking the exam is a sure way to round out your skillset and introduce you to elements offered by GCP that you perhaps were unaware of. (Ex. Google’s private ip network to reduce latency and costs.)

2. Is certification beneficial?

• Validate your skillset
• Certification is a great validator of your skillset, both internally (you will be more confident of your skillset) and externally (you can prove you know what you’re talking about).
• Increase employability
• This one is pretty obvious.
• Access to Google’s Certified Directory
• Passing this exam will earn you placement on Google’s Certified Directory. You’ll also gain early release access to many GCP products.
• Deadline as a motivator
• The certification exam can serve as a motivator & deadline for your learning goal.

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