Google Cloud Digital Leader: Storage Options for Structured Data

Skillsoft issued completion badges are earned based on viewing the percentage required or receiving a passing score when assessment is required. Managing structured data in the cloud is crucial for ensuring reliable and scalable database operations. Leveraging services like Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, and Cloud Spanner allows organizations to optimize their data management practices, enhance performance, and integrate seamlessly with other cloud services for comprehensive data solutions. In this course, you will explore storage options for structured data, focusing on the features of Cloud SQL. You will gain hands-on experience in provisioning a Cloud SQL instance, managing users, configuring settings, and ensuring security. Then you will learn how to connect to a Cloud SQL instance using various tools and methods. Next, you will learn about high availability (HA) for Cloud SQL, the benefits of choosing Cloud SQL for different use cases, and Cloud SQL Studio. Finally, you will discover advanced database solutions, like AlloyDB, a fully managed PostgreSQL-compatible database service designed for high performance and scalability, and Cloud Spanner, which is ideal for transactional data, offering global consistency and horizontal scalability. This course helps prepare learners for the Google Cloud Digital Leader certification exam.