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Blocked and Enterprise Data Services

Select the right GCP data service from real-world requirements. Match relational, NoSQL, analytics, streaming, and enterprise scenarios to the correct service while understanding which services are blocked in sandbox environments.

45 minutes
cloud/gcp
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Lab Overview

Build exam-ready decision-making skills for GCP data services. Work through requirement scenarios and select the correct service among Cloud SQL, Spanner, Bigtable, AlloyDB, Firestore, Memorystore, BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, and more. Learn which services are blocked in sandbox or free-tier environments and what alternatives exist for testing and learning.

What You'll Learn

Match data service requirements to the correct GCP service

Distinguish among relational, NoSQL, analytics, and streaming services

Identify which enterprise services are blocked in sandbox environments and why

Explain the decision factors for selecting Cloud SQL, Spanner, Bigtable, Firestore, BigQuery, and Memorystore

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of databases (relational vs NoSQL)

Familiarity with the GCP console and gcloud CLI

Technologies Covered

gcpgcloudassociate-cloud-engineerdata-services

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This lab is part of the Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer course

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