Training

Azure

AWS

• 3 certifications

GCP

• 10 certifications
• https://grow.google/certificates/interview-warmup/
• https://techdevguide.withgoogle.com/paths/interview

Google Training

• Google Public Sector Learning path - https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/paths/110
• Start with Google Cloud Docs https://cloud.google.com/docs - These are the most up to date with the GCP platform
• The main GCP training site is at https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/
• The GCP Cerification sites https://cloud.google.com/certification are excellent training - start with the Cloud Digital Leader training - https://cloud.google.com/training/business#cloud-digital-leader-path
• Refer to my Google section on my previous confluence - http://wiki.obrienlabs.cloud/display/DEV/Google
• The GCP Architecture section https://cloud.google.com/architecture
• The GCP DevOps section https://cloud.google.com/devops
• The GCP Developer Blog https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners
• The GCP Security Summit July 2022 https://cloudonair.withgoogle.com/events/summit-security
• In Q3 2022 - GCP introduced the Google Cloud Innovators Plus program with $500 cloud credits and $500 + $200 support for certification via a $300 yearly subscription - https://cloud.google.com/innovators and https://cloud.google.com/innovators/plus?hl=en
• As of 2025 - GCP renamed the innovators plus program "Google Developer Program premium" https://developers.google.com/program/plans-and-pricing?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cloudskillsboost.google%2Fsubscriptions&hl=en#plans-yearly
• https://developers.google.com/program/my-benefits?hl=en

Google Cloud Training

AI

• https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/crash-course/fairness/check-your-understanding#evaluating_for_bias

BigQuery

• BigQuery Free Tier
• BigQuery Docs
• Cloud Girl pvergadia BigQuery sketchnote
• Blog - BigQuery off developers-practitioners
• cloudskillsboost.google - qwiklabs
• Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Certification - cloudonair
• Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Certification - exam guide |
• BigQuery quickstart - query a public dataset
• github: GoogleCloudPlatform/bigquery-utils
• Automatic DLP for BigQuery
• https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/meet-canadian-compliance-requirements-protected-b-landing-zones

Google Cloud Public Sector

• https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/protection-safeguarding/niveaux-levels-eng.html
• Public Sector Learning Series
• Blog: TEchnical Training made easy and accessible
• https://www.pubsecconnect.com/
• https://wiki.gccollab.ca/GC_Cloud_Infocentre
• https://ssc-clouddocs.canada.ca/s/dns-ground-to-public-article?language=en_US
• https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/gcp_nist_cybersecurity_framework.pdf
• https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compliance/google-cloud-cli-terraform-validation-preview

Google Cloud Landing Zones

• See All relevant landing zone Fork references at https://github.com/orgs/CloudLandingZone/repositories
• 30 day Guardrails | blog: Chris Carty: Cloud-ready in Under 30 Days: accelerate safe and efficient Cloud onboarding with guardrails from Google Cloud

Terraform based Landing Zone | blog: Mike Craigen: Meet Canadian compliance requirements with Protected B Landing Zone

CCCS Compliance Site | Policy Automation Blueprints |

Google Cloud Links

• https://cloudonair.withgoogle.com/

Google Cloud Partner Program

• https://www.partneradvantage.goog/GCPPRM/s/memberregistration?language=en_US
• https://cloud.google.com/training#cloud-onboard
• https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/
• https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners

Linux Foundation / CNCF

• 1 certification
• https://learning.edx.org/course/course-v1:LinuxFoundationX+LFS158x+1T2024/home
• https://trainingportal.linuxfoundation.org/learn/dashboard?labels=%5B%5D&page=1&values=%5B%5D
• https://trainingportal.linuxfoundation.org/courses/kubernetes-and-cloud-native-essentials-lfs250

Training of Interest in order

• LFS-250 - Kubernetes and Cloud Native Essentials - towards the KCNA foundational certification
• LFS-158 - Introduction to Kubernetes - 10-15h - https://trainingportal.linuxfoundation.org/learn/course/introduction-to-kubernetes/course-introduction-1/course-information
• LFS-146 - Introduction to Cilium (CNI Networking) - 26h - https://trainingportal.linuxfoundation.org/learn/course/introduction-to-cilium-lfs146/chapter-1-course-introduction/course-information
• LFD-259 - Kubernetes for Developers - 35h - https://trainingportal.linuxfoundation.org/learn/course/kubernetes-for-developers-lfd259/course-introduction/course-information - resources on secured https://cm.lf.training/LFD259/

LF Certification Paths

• CKA - Certified Kubernetes Administrator - https://training.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CKA_CurriculumPath_Jul23.pdf
• CKAD
• • LFS-158
• • LFD-259

Oracle

AI / ML Masters and Professional Certificates

• Stanford
• • https://mystanfordconnection.stanford.edu/portal/student/studentHome.do?method=load
• Stanford - deeplearning.ai
• • https://www.coursera.org/specializations/machine-learning-introduction
• MIT
• Leeds https://pg-online.leeds.ac.uk/cpm/artificial-intelligence/
• https://www.coursera.org/degrees/master-of-data-science-university-of-pittsburgh