Google Associate Cloud Engineer

The Google Associate Cloud Engineer certification validates your ability to deploy applications, monitor operations, and manage enterprise solutions on Google Cloud. It is the foundational hands-on certification for cloud engineers, demonstrating that you can set up cloud environments, configure networks, deploy containerized applications, and use command-line tools to manage GCP resources. This certification is ideal for those who want to build and operate cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform using services like Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Storage, and Cloud SQL.

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What is the Google Associate Cloud Engineer Certification?

Who Should Take This Course?

Cloud engineers deploying and managing GCP infrastructure
DevOps engineers working with Google Cloud environments
System administrators transitioning to cloud operations
Software developers building and deploying applications on GCP
IT professionals managing enterprise cloud environments
Students pursuing a career in cloud engineering
Anyone who has passed the Cloud Digital Leader exam

What You Will Learn in the ACE Course

A comprehensive curriculum covering all exam objectives with hands-on labs and real-world practice.

Setting Up a Cloud Solution Environment

Configure projects, billing, and cloud environments using GCP Console and command-line tools.

Setting up cloud projects and accounts with IAM
Managing billing accounts and project billing
Installing and configuring the Cloud SDK and gcloud CLI
Managing APIs, services, and quotas

Planning and Configuring a Cloud Solution

Select and configure appropriate compute, storage, and network resources.

Compute Engine: VM types, images, machine families
Cloud Storage classes and object lifecycle management
Cloud SQL, Firestore, and Bigtable selection criteria
VPC networks, subnets, firewall rules, and load balancers

Deploying and Implementing a Cloud Solution

Deploy and implement resources using console, CLI, and deployment tools.

Deploying Compute Engine instances and managed instance groups
Google Kubernetes Engine cluster creation and workload deployment
Cloud Run and Cloud Functions deployments
Deployment Manager and Terraform basics

Ensuring Successful Operation of a Cloud Solution

Manage and monitor cloud resources to ensure reliability and performance.

Managing Compute Engine VM instances and disk snapshots
Kubernetes workload management: scaling, rolling updates
Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, and alerting policies
Managing networking resources: VPNs, VPC peering, Cloud DNS

Configuring Access and Security

Implement IAM policies and manage security controls across GCP.

IAM roles: primitive, predefined, and custom roles
Service accounts and workload identity federation
Auditing with Cloud Audit Logs
Data access controls and encryption key management (CMEK)

Course Prerequisites

Pre-requisites training is free when you purchase the course from ProSupport

Google Cloud Digital Leader (CDL) or equivalent foundational cloud knowledge
6+ months of hands-on experience with GCP services
Basic understanding of Linux command-line operations
Familiarity with networking concepts: TCP/IP, DNS, CIDR
Basic knowledge of scripting or programming (Python, Bash)

Exam Information

Everything you need to know about the ACE certification exam.

Exam Component	Details
Exam Name	Google Associate Cloud Engineer
Exam Code	ACE
Exam Type	Multiple Choice and Multiple Select
Total Questions	50
Passing Score	Approximately 70%
Exam Duration	120 minutes
Language	English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese
Exam Provider	Google Cloud / Kryterion (online proctored or test center)
Exam Focus	Deploying, monitoring, and managing cloud solutions on Google Cloud
Exam Registration	Register at cloud.google.com/certification via Kryterion Webassessor portal
Retake Policy	14-day wait after first failure; 60-day wait after second; 365-day wait after third
Certification Validity	3 years (recertification required)