In this slide, I shared how to prepare for the PCA certification.

1. How to Prepare for the
PCA Certification
Sep 2021

2. Agenda
● Context and Problems
● Solutions
● Considerations
● Resources

3. Context and Problems

6. https://www.bmc.com/blogs/top-paying-it-certifications/

7. https://www.pcmag.com/news/highest-paying-it-certifications

8. https://www.cio.com/article/2392856/careers-staffing-12-it-certifications-that-deliver-career-advancement.html

9. https://cloud.google.com/certification/guides/professional-cloud-architect

10. About the Google PCA exam
What I liked about the exam
● Scenario-based
● A certification for
architects
● Broad certification
What I did not like about the
exam
● Broad certification…. the
other side of the coin
● Limited study material
● No official passing score
● Still some tricky test
questions
https://medium.com/pragmatic-technology/about-the-google-professional-cloud-architect-exam-gcp-2019-36f56da9f2d0

11. Solutions
● Coursera Courses
● Study Guides
● Exam samples

12. Coursera: Cloud Architect Professional Certificate
● Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
● Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation
● Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Core Services
● Elastic Google Cloud Infrastructure: Scaling and Automation
● Reliable Google Cloud Infrastructure: Design and Process
● Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Foundations
● Preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
Exam
https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/gcp-cloud-architect#courses

13. PCA Study Guide
01.Introduction to the Google Professional
Cloud Architect
02.Designing for Business Requirements
03.Designing for Technical Requirements
04.Designing Compute Systems
05.Designing Storage Systems
06.Designing Networks
07.Designing for Security and Legal Compliance
08.Designing for Reliability
09.Analyzing and Defining Technical Processes
10.Analyzing and Defining Business Processes
11.Development and Operations
12.Migration Planning
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119602440

14. Whizlabs
https://www.whizlabs.com/google-cloud-certified-professional-cloud-architect/#exam-info

15. Tips for revised exam (started from May 1st, 2021) exam
https://youtu.be/Dh2fvN2JGZw
Security: IAM, Encryption and Key management, DLP, Cloud Armour, and so on

16. Considerations

17. A certification is just that…a certification. It does not replace
field experience, and it does not prove that you are an
experienced professional. A certification is only as good as
what you do with it.
For me, the certification process was just the beginning of an
exciting journey on GCP.
https://medium.com/pragmatic-technology/about-the-google-professional-cloud-architect-exam-gcp-2019-36f56da9f2d0

18. Resources
● 20190108 Notes from my Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Exam |
by sathish vj | Medium
● 20190425 About the Google Professional Cloud Architect exam — (GCP
2019) | by Jean-Louis (JL) Marechaux | Pragmatic Technology | Medium
● 20190626 從準備到應試 - 如何在兩個月考取 Google Professional Cloud
Architect(I)
● 20200705 Last-minute Cheat Sheet for GCP Professional Cloud Architect
Certification Exam - IT Cheer Up
● 20210309 My Review of the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect BETA
Exam | LinkedIn
● GCP.Review Hints