Google Cloud Digital Leader: Working with Data

Skillsoft issued completion badges are earned based on viewing the percentage required or receiving a passing score when assessment is required. Managing diverse data types effectively is crucial for modern organizations to drive informed decision-making and optimize operations. Understanding the characteristics and storage solutions for different data types enables businesses to harness the full potential of their data assets. In this course, you will learn about the historical challenges of working with data, including difficulties accessing, managing, and analyzing large volumes of diverse information. You will explore the characteristics of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, and the problem with data silos. Next, you will investigate the characteristics of various data storage systems, including relational databases for structured data with complex relationships, key-value stores for simple lookups, and document databases for semi-structured data. Then you will examine data warehouses and data lakes. Finally, you will discover how to choose the right storage paradigm based on specific use-cases and data requirements. You will examine the distinctions between first-, second-, and third-party data, analyze the data value chain, and learn about data governance. This course helps prepare learners for the Google Cloud Digital Leader certification exam.