PCA

Professional Cloud Architect

Official Certification Preparation

Google Cloud Platform

PROFESSIONAL

Professional Cloud Architect

120 minutes

60 questions

Professional Cloud Architects enable organizations to leverage Google Cloud technologies

Hands-On Labs

9 Available

Build real-world cloud skills with guided hands-on scenarios.

Prerequisites & Requirements

Before taking this exam, you should have:

3+ years of industry experience including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud
Proficiency in enterprise cloud strategy, solution design, and architectural best practices
Experience with workload migration approaches, deployment, and orchestration
Familiarity with the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework
Experience with common open-source technologies and software development methodologies
Ability to design multi-tiered distributed applications across legacy, multi-cloud, or hybrid environments
Understanding of operational excellence, security, reliability, performance optimization, cost optimization, and sustainability principles

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Exam Domains

Focus areas and their weightings in the certification exam

•Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture

25%

•Managing and provisioning a solution infrastructure

18%

•Designing for security and compliance

19%

•Analyzing and optimizing technical and business processes

15%

•Managing implementation

11%

•Ensuring solution and operations excellence

12%

Training Modes

Choose the practice mode that fits your learning style

Timed Mode

Simulate the real exam with time constraints

120 minutes

Review Mode

See explanations after each question

Self-paced

Section Based

Practice specific domains and tasks for targeted learning

6 domains

Need Improvement Mode

Focus on your weak areas with personalized practice questions

Focused learning

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Exam Stats

Passing Score70%

Official Exam Cost$200

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