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Google Cloud Digital Leader
Prepare for the Google Cloud Digital Leader certification using the exam guide launched on August 12, 2026. Understand digital transformation, data, AI and agentic AI, infrastructure and application modernization, security and trust, and operations and cost control, in business terms. Text-first lessons with worked examples, scenario drills, module quizzes, a capstone brief and a long-form practice exam, with pointers to our guided Google Cloud labs.
- 11 hours
- 21 lessons
- 7 modules
- 40-question practice exam
- updated October 2026
Mapped to the Cloud Digital Leader exam guide
Every module is tagged with the exam domain it covers.
Try it before you sign up
Read a full lesson and answer 3 questions from the Module 1 quiz. No account needed.
Why the Cloud Transforms Business: Key Terms, Benefits, Drivers and Google Cloud's Differentiators
7 modules, 21 lessons
Module 1 is free — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz. The course ends with a 40-question practice exam.
- readWhy the Cloud Transforms Business: Key Terms, Benefits, Drivers and Google Cloud's Differentiators30 min
- readCloud Architectures, Networking Basics, Service Models and Google's Global Infrastructure30 min
- quizQuiz: Digital Transformation with Google Cloud18 min
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No celebrity instructor — here is exactly what goes into the course instead.
- 01 Follows the official Cloud Digital Leader exam guide — every module is tagged with the exam domain it covers.
- 02 1 guided hands-on walkthroughs you run in your own Google Cloud project.
- 03 6 module quizzes and a 40-question practice exam — every answer comes with an explanation.
- 04 Last updated October 2026.
- 05 Any module can become a hands-on lab in Labs Studio.
What you'll be able to do
- 01 Explain why and how the cloud transforms business, and describe cloud architectures, service models and Google's global infrastructure
- 02 Differentiate databases, data warehouses and data lakes, and describe the data supply chain and governance
- 03 Match Google Cloud data products (Cloud Storage, Spanner, Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, Bigtable, Firestore, BigQuery, Looker, Pub/Sub, Dataflow) to business use cases
- 04 Describe AI, ML, generative and agentic AI, data quality and responsible AI, and choose among Google Cloud AI offerings
- 05 Select a migration strategy and a compute option (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run) for an application, and explain the value of APIs and Apigee
- 06 Identify cloud security threats and recognise the Google Cloud products and principles that address them
- 07 Apply financial governance, budgets and quotas, and describe observability, resilience, SLIs, SLOs and SLAs
- — No technical background required
- — Experience collaborating with technical professionals is helpful
- — Our guided Google Cloud labs are optional and use your own free-trial project
Before you start Cloud Digital Leader
Is this course current for the Cloud Digital Leader exam?
It follows the current Cloud Digital Leader exam guide — all 7 exam domains, with the weights shown on this page, and was last updated October 2026.
How do I book the Cloud Digital Leader exam, and what does it cost?
You book it directly with Google Cloud. The official exam page lists the current fee, format, length and passing score, which can vary by country.
Is this an exam dump?
No. The lessons and quiz questions are written to teach the exam objectives, and every answer comes with an explanation. Real exam questions (“dumps”) break the exam provider’s candidate agreement and can cost you the certification.
What do I need for the hands-on walkthroughs?
A Google Cloud project with billing enabled — the free trial credit covers most walkthroughs. Delete what you create when you finish so you don’t keep paying.
How long does it take?
About 11 hours of lessons, videos and hands-on walkthroughs across 7 modules, plus a 40-question practice exam.
What’s free?
Module 1 in full — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz — with no card required. Any paid plan (from $8.99/mo) unlocks all 7 modules and the practice exam, and starts with a 14-day free trial.
Start Cloud Digital Leader with Module 1 free.
No card required. Unlock every module and the practice exam from $8.99/mo when you’re ready.