GCP - Professional Cloud Architect - Important Links and Study Material

Best Practices

1. https://cloud.google.com/docs/enterprise/best-practices-for-enterprise-organizations
2. https://cloud.google.com/architecture/framework
3. DR Planning https://cloud.google.com/architecture/dr-scenarios-planning-guide
4. GCP Use Cases https://cloud.google.com/solutions/
5. Notes https://sathishvj.medium.com/notes-from-my-google-cloud-professional-cloud-architect-exam-bbc4299ac30
6. Syllabus https://cloud.google.com/certification/guides/professional-cloud-architect
7. Important topics with Links https://medium.com/@earlg3/google-cloud-architect-exam-study-materials-5ab327b62bc8
8. GCP Flowcharts https://grumpygrace.dev/posts/gcp-flowcharts/



Additional Must Know Services & Solutions

1. Cloud Dataprep: https://cloud.google.com/dataprep/docs/
2. Cloud Shell: https://cloud.google.com/shell/docs/
3. Cloud Source Repository: https://cloud.google.com/source-repositories/docs/
4. Transfer Appliance: https://cloud.google.com/transfer-appliance/docs/2.0/
5. Git, Spinnaker, & Jenkins (know at a very high level what these do and their basic terms)



--Confidential--

1. Case Studies cheat sheet : https://youtu.be/SLP3DjU174Y
2. Dev Cheat Sheet Explained : https://youtu.be/cQSHfsEB4_I



YouTube:

1. https://youtu.be/2DydzKPGlhI
2. https://youtube.com/playlist? list=PLWXckUXLY7LwbBz6eyYzDocZo1vkvRWC7
3. https://youtu.be/wJqmcacktOE





-----Exam Tips & Tricks-----

1. Know how to lifecycle data in all of the storage options (database, object, etc.) both from the UI and the CLI.
2. Understand when to use Cloud Dataproc and when to use Cloud Dataflow.
3. Know Cloud connectivity options like Cloud VPN, Cloud Interconnect, and others, and when to use them and not use them.
4. Look for little things in the wording of the question or answer that would invalidate an otherwise correct answer (e.g. if it’s possibly best option but they called a VPN a Virtual Parallel Network instead of a Virtual Private Network).
5. Understand how security rules flow up and down whether it’s IAM or Bucket Policies, etc.
6. For each service, be sure to understand whether it’s Global, Regional, or Zonal and how that impacts the architecture.
7. For areas that have lots of options (e.g. databases), know what the limits are of those databases that would push you towards a different option (e.g. Cloud Spanner versus Cloud SQL).
8. Know how to get data into GCP, and when to use what option.