Just took the exam and passed. For anyone doing this in 2024, the Google learning path has been updated and is much more useful (very much worth going through it). The exam guide has been improved to be more accurate and reflective of what's actually in the exam. Also imo, the exam is easier than what was presented in this video, I highly doubt it's 3x more difficult than AWS or Azure anymore. With that being said, this video is EXTREMELY helpful in understanding the differences between GCP services and tools. It also helps drive in some concepts that are glossed over in the official learning path. The learning path, this video, the official Google sample questions, and the free practice exam on freeCodeCamp are more than enough to prepare you.

I have been studying GCP for a month. I’m a Google partner and have many resources available to me. This is simply the best. I will be buying the program to help out. You Rock!!

He is not KZfaqr He is Social Cloud Worker. Thanks, Brother for such grateful content.

I want to express my gratitude towards Andrew for the lecture videos he provided. They were very helpful in allowing me to pass my exam last December 31st 2022. Thank you very much, Andrew.

Thank you so much for this very great course. I am able to pass my exam today, January 27, 2023. I have looked into a lot of vids and so far, this is the best. Since I am unable to buy your practice test, I am sending a donation via KZfaq thanks to support this.

I have passed the exam 3 days ago. For all my Cloud certifications (3x AWS + this one), I've always studied using Andrew's content. Thank you for sharing your hard work and enabling people to step up!

Thanks for making this! Passed the exam today, this video and the practice exam on exampro was all I used to get prepared. Appreciate it greatly 🎉

Andrew I just took this exam and passed it. I had purchased your course which included practice exams. Great content - could not have done with out it. I think I over prepared but that's Ok. Thank You.

I passed the exam today and without this video it was not possible. All questions came from exactly where you mentioned. The guide given in quiklabs is not sufficient. Thank you very much Andrew.

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 02:36 GCP *CDL is the first certification in the learning path.* 03:58 GCP *roadmap and recommended learning path.* 08:35 Exam *details and proctoring information.* 09:31 Preparation *tips and importance of practice exams.* 11:47 Exam *grading, question types, and duration.* 13:26 Exam *guide overview and key topics covered.* 27:37 Google's *history and Hadoop.* 29:27 GCP *technical architecture.* 30:35 Introduction *to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).* 32:14 Advantages *of cloud computing.* 43:55 Comparison *across cloud computing types.* 47:35 Function *as a Service (FaaS).* 50:22 Google *Cloud responsibility.* 53:22 Cloud *computing deployment models.* 56:53 Total *Cost of Ownership (TCO).* 57:51 Capital *vs. Operational Expenditures.* 01:00:54 Cloud *architecture terminology.* 01:07:48 Virtual *machines (VMs) utilize hypervisors for multi-tenancy, sharing server costs. VMs face underutilization challenges, conflicts, but offer easy migration and scalability. VMs are widely used and comfortable for many users.* 01:09:02 Containers, *like Docker, run multiple apps efficiently, maximizing capacity and flexibility. Containers share the same OS, preventing conflicts during resource sharing. Containers require more maintenance than VMs but offer increased efficiency.* 01:10:12 Serverless *functions abstract infrastructure concerns, enabling code execution without managing OS. Cost-effective, pay only for code execution time. Cold starts may cause slight delays due to VM spin-up.* 01:14:27 Zones *are physical locations with one or more data centers. High availability requires deploying resources across multiple zones. Google Cloud generally offers three zones per region.* 01:17:16 Data *residency refers to the physical location of Cloud resources. Compliance boundaries dictate where data can reside based on legal requirements. Assured Workloads and resource location restrictions help enforce data residency.* 01:18:57 Cloud *Interconnect offers direct physical connections between on-premise networks and Google's network. Dedicated and Partner Interconnect options provide varying bandwidth. Co-location facilities are rental data centers facilitating dedicated connections.* 01:23:23 Latency *is the time delay between systems. Inter-regional latency may range around 500 milliseconds, while inter-zonal latency is in the double digits. Understanding latency helps in choosing suitable architectures for high availability.* 01:25:57 Innovation *waves, driven by technological advancements, shape global economies. Cloud technology is a current wave, causing expansion and potential boom. Recognizing patterns of expansion, recession, and depression is crucial.* 01:27:49 Computing *power evolution includes CPUs, Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) for machine learning, and Quantum Computing. TPUs excel in neural networks and are 50 times faster than CPUs. Quantum Computing has the potential to be a hundred million times faster.* 01:29:43 Digital *transformation overview.* 01:31:34 Business *application platform portfolio: Cloud SDK, Cloud API, Cloud CLI.* 01:32:01 Application *modernization benefits: rapid iteration, automated deployment, AI-powered code reviews.* 01:32:54 Database *and Storage Solutions: Cloud Storage, data durability, SLA-backed availability.* 01:34:17 Security *features: Cloud services default strong security mechanisms, IAM, Security Command Center.* 01:42:28 GCAF *Phases: Tactical, Strategic, Transformational - determining organization's maturity.* 01:44:06 Cloud *Maturity Scale: matrix of themes and phases for pinpointing adoption position.* 01:51:18 Cloud *Maturity Assessment Tool: form to assess organization against GCAF themes and phases.* 01:52:29 Core *offerings overview* 01:52:42 Google *Cloud VM engine* 01:53:11 Compute *options overview* 01:53:25 App *Engine introduction* 01:54:38 App *Engine features* 01:59:32 Kubernetes *overview* 02:00:56 BigQuery *as a serverless data warehouse* 02:06:11 Key *value stores characteristics* 02:08:32 Serverless *services introduction* 02:10:24 Storage *options overview* 02:13:22 Cloud *storage features* 02:14:00 Geo-redundant *storage.* 02:16:18 VPC *basics: Subnets, zones, public, private, and firewall rules.* 02:20:00 Overview *of networking services: Cloud Armor, Load Balancing, CDN, Cloud NAT, DNS, VPN.* 02:31:16 Distinction *between Dataproc, Dataflow, and Cloud Data Fusion for data processing and transformation.* 02:34:12 Developer *tools overview: Artifact Registry, Cloud SDK, Container Registry, Cloud Code, Cloud Build, Cloud Source Repositories, Cloud Scheduler, Cloud Tasks, Cloud Code for IntelliJ, Tools for PowerShell, Firebase Test Lab, Firebase Crash Analytics, Tecton, Event Arc.* 02:38:05 Anthos *GKE: Deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications on Google Kubernetes Engine.* 02:39:15 Internet *of Things (IoT): Google IoT Core securely connects and manages IoT devices.* 02:43:01 Operations *Suite: Cloud monitoring, logging, error reporting, APM, and profilers for app services.* 02:45:06 Firebase: *Fully managed platform for web and mobile apps with various services like Cloud Firestore, machine learning, and analytics.* 02:46:56 Migration *Services: Database Migration Service, BigQuery Data Transfer, Migrate for Compute Engine, Migrate for Anthos, Cloud Storage Transfer, Transfer Appliance.* 02:57:45 Anthos: *Application management platform for hybrid architectures, managing Kubernetes, clusters, migration services, and more.* 03:00:02 Storage *transfer service for data movement.* 03:03:18 Vertex *AI is Google's unified ML platform.* 03:19:27 Google *Cloud's secure infrastructure design.* 03:24:11 Data *Security Standards: Google adheres to various standards like PCI DSS, FIPS 140-2, and HIPAA, ensuring secure processing, storage, and transmission of sensitive information.* 03:29:51 Private *Cloud: Private Cloud enables packaging Google Cloud resources into service offerings, creating a catalog for internal use, ensuring compliance, and allowing controlled resource procurement.* 03:31:28 Data *Loss Prevention: Google Cloud's DLP service detects and protects sensitive information in storage repositories, supporting personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI).* 03:41:41 Directory *Services: Directory services, like DNS, Active Directory, Azure AD, Apache Directory, and Google Cloud Identity, map network resource names to addresses, providing shared information infrastructure.* 03:42:36 Cloud *Identity: Google Cloud Identity is an identity-as-a-service offering, centrally managing users and groups, supporting access management, reporting, security, and integration with various directory services.* 03:50:11 Managed *service for Microsoft active directory on Google Cloud.* 03:56:15 Service *Level Agreements (SLAs) define expected service levels, indicators, and objectives for compensation.* 04:07:45 Technical *Account Advisory Service (TAAS): Proactive guidance and reactive support for Cloud journey.* 04:11:24 Cloud *Aware Support: Jump start to resolving technical issues and improving premium support experience.* 04:12:38 Premium *Support Event Management: Support for peak events, disaster tests, resolution guidance, and outcome review.* 04:14:45 New *Product Previews: Premium support customers get access to previews of new Google Cloud products.* 04:16:51 Technical *Account Managers (TAM): Trusted advisors at Premium Support level for onboarding, guidance, and operational support.* 04:20:55 Billing *Account Types: Self-serve (online) and Invoice (offline) accounts with individual or business payment profiles.* 04:23:32 Billing *Health Checks and Budget Alerts: Recommendations to avoid issues and create budget alerts for spending control.* 04:24:55 Billing *Reports: Four built-in reports (Billing, Cost Table, Cost Breakdown, Pricing) for analyzing Google Cloud usage costs.* 04:26:21 Cost *Table Reports: Access and analyze detailed invoice and statement costs, downloadable to CSV.* 04:27:05 Cost *Breakdown Reports: At-a-glance waterfall overview of monthly costs, savings, and invoice-level charges.* 04:28:59 Pricing *Reports: Access SKU prices for Google Cloud services with details on list price, contract price, and effective discount.* 04:29:55 Pricing *Overview: Seven types of pricing, including Free Trial, Free Tier, On Demand, Committed Use Discounts, Sustained Use Discounts, Preemptable VM Instances, Flat Rate Pricing, and Sole Tenant Node Pricing.* 04:41:16: Flat *Rate Pricing (BigQuery)* 04:43:31: Google *Pricing Calculator* 04:49:27: GCP *Follow Along* 04:55:01 Controlling *Spend:* 04:58:59 Cost *Table Breakdown:* 05:14:09 IP *resolution issue.* 05:15:45 External *IP issue.* 05:19:17 Transition *to databases.* Compute costs *caution* Google Collab *for free ML* Made with HARPA AI

Would not have passed without this course on ExamPro so thank you for creating it! I had a lot of questions on identity and access and a few on networking. Make sure to learn SUDs, CUDs and Preemptible VM's. Had 1 support question on SLA times for which support level.

Passed GCP CDL today. This video has helped me understand the various topics easily. I have also attended the mentor session in my company for the same. Thanks Andrew for this content.

Thank you Andrew for your detailed content, I passed the exam today. Started by watching your free video but really, everything made much more sense only after I purchased your course on ExamPro. The flashcards and practice exams were really helpful! Plus, you get some really good follow-alongs. As you mentioned, Google CDL is way more challenging than AWS CCP and Azure Fundamentals just because of the way the questions are written. Good luck everyone studying for this certification!

Thank you Andrew Brown. Going through this course with attention will prepare you fully for the CDL certification exam

I would like to thank you very much for this course, it served as a guide for my passing the exam. Regards from Brazil

As someone with a real difficulty to focus on spoken content I'm glad that you have decided to break down the material in that way. Seeing someone who scribbles and marks stuff on screen engages me much more than just watching static slides with a voiceover. Haven't signed for the exam yet, but I'll do it definitely!

Passed this week. Make sure to focus on 'everything' that the exam guidance mentions. There was even one question from the Google Cloud Adoption Framework. They have really tried hard to include questions in the exam that are contained within the official guide and official courses, which is of course good. But if you pass only the official courses and guides, it is also not enough. You need to understand in which situations things like DataWarehouse, DataProc, BigQuery etc are used. All the questions are situational, which makes the exam relatively harder than Az-900 and AWS (I have both).

Passed the exam yesterday, amazing content!! Thank you!!

Without your video, I wouldn't have passed the exam. Thank you so much. Your practice tests helped a lot. I hope Google takes a hint from this video and gives you the charter to create training content for them because we all know that the one they have currently has no relevance to the actual certification exam!

Thanks Andrew Brown, just passed my exam by watching this video and also buying exampro practice questions!

I just passed the exam last night. Your guide was a great help. Thank you!

Just did the exam today and suffice to say that this video and the two practice tests on Exam pro helped!

I, recently, passed the GCP Digital Leader, thanks to Andrew. This content was really helpful.

Passed the exam, this video helps a lot I also reviewed official Google videos for some topics like discounts, take a moment to study this topic, and compliance. Focus on storage, app engine, Cloud armor, Cloud SQL, Big query, Anthos and Preemtible VMs also designing scenarios for migrating on premise to cloud based on local, regional and global access and frequency of requests.

Thanks Andrew for an excellent content. I passed the GCP Digital Leader exam very recently. Your insights definitely helped me prepare for the exam.

Took the exam couple of days back, I must say that your course helped. This course+reading the official documentation for few services+skillsBoost course to understand those business words will provide anyone more than 80% score.

Passed the exam last week. Used exam pro questions for revision. Amazing!

Really helpful content! All concepts, products and services explained well. This with other online resources like sample exam questions is more than enough to help get through the certification! Thanks Andrew!

I hate watching videos I normally like reading but wow your videos are so good and the way speak isnt boring or mono tone, thanks for the videos and I will do my best to support you 🙌

I just passed the exam! after a two-week intensive study period Thank you very much, exam pro.

I passed the exam today (webassessor showed a result within a couple of hours). I found the exam significantly easier than a number of the sample tests I'd undertaken on Whizlabs, ACloudGuru and ExamPro. I think the sample tests may be a little out of date. My exam included several questions on opex/capex models (quite a lot on this actually, surprisingly), role hierarchy, cloud benefits, structured/unstructured data. While it did ask some questions about Cloud Run / App Engine / Functions et al, they weren't detailed (I wasn't faced with appengine standard vs flex situations, or cloud run vs app engine combinations). No networking questions at all, which surprised me. Overall I would absolutely recommend this training course from Andrew for knowledge and confidence, but would now say it was a bit of a sledghammer to crack a nut - YMMV. Good luck.

Passed the exam in 11 minutes flat, way over-prepared from this course. Thanks Andrew!

Watched it, wrote it, passed it. Thanks Andrew. Very helpful

Thanks, passed the exam. Useful info. There was more ML/AI questions than I expected I only glanced over that bit expecting it not to come up so much

Thank you Andrew, I cleared the certification. The pluralsight (google) course and this course is more than enough to crack the certification.

Thanks for the vid, I work in Google Cloud and had been putting off doing this cert for a while. This video definitely helped focus and was still 100% suitable for the exam, which I just passed.

I passed the exam. Great content. It was very useful! Along with this your mock test paper was so similar to the actual. Thanks for preparing such an excellent content.

Yesterday I've passed the exam, Thanks very much Andrew for your lecture videos. your content was solid enough to clear the exam

Took exam today and passed! Follow this video and take notes to topics like databases , security, resource hierarchy If you have background from AWS ..you just need to know functionality of service very similar to CCP . Good luck!

Great video, I like that you were quick and to the point on all the services. This helped me pass the exam, thanks!

This training was excellent and I could clear the exam. If you can understand the concepts then easy to clear the exam. Thanks Andrew brown.

thanks; I was able to pass the exam by this video itself and some bunch of practice; I would recommend all GCP CDL Aspirants to go through this course religiously and make sure to remember topic related info highlighted at end of each topic by Andrew Brown.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I passed the test today. I studied a lot from this video. ❤ I’ve even memorized some of your phrases lol.

Thanks for the great course provided here, it was essential for approval on the exam.

Thanks for your help!! Just passed the exam 30 min ago and wanted to say that your videos thought me more than any other content out there that I’ve been studying for the past couple do months haha!

I pass the exam today, this course is brief and amazing, thank you so much ...

Thanks @Andrew for this video. I passed exam. Extremely helpful video. Key prep topics are Resource Hier, Bare Metal deployments, Cloud storage, BigQuery, GKE, Could Funcstions/Serverless, Artifact registry. 40 questions. Exam level is really nice (higher) than Azure Fundamentals Az900. Enjoyed the thrill of clearing Google Cloud Digital Leader certification... thanks Andrew once again.

Appeared for the GCP CDL exam today and cleared it. This video was really helpful, along with the official google material is enough for anyone. I also referred to the Cloud Bytes and Sketch Notes on youtube.

Thank you Andrew. I have just passed the exam. Your inputs are very useful

Just passed the exam. I recommend this content as a study guide.

I used this learning material to reinforce my understanding of the concepts and services. Happy to note that I passed the exam. Thank you for your well curated content.

Passed GCP CDL today. I already hold AWS CCP cert. For those of you who have AWS certs, I would just recommend going through this video (1.5x) skip sections not important for exams, and you should be able to pass. ( I just spend about 2.5 hours on this video and then couple of online mock tests)

Thank you so much for the helpful course 👍, it is totally true that coursera course is not enough to pass the exam. Literally only 4 questions are covered in coursera and all the remaining questions are from this course.

Thanks for this. Great stuff. Also I enjoyed having a little boogie to the music in between each section, kept me going :D

Thanks a lot for this Video. I was able to pass the exam based on it. Great learning! 👍

Thanks for this wonderful course !!

Passed my exam yesterday, thanks for the video, it helps.

Passed the exam today. The content of this video is really helpful. 👍

I have passed exam today 30-Dec-2022. I listened to your (this) video and took notes. Thank you so much 🥰

Thanks Andrew Brown, your course helped me clear the Digital Leader exam today. Many thanks !☺

I have cleared the Google Cloud Digital Leader exam going through your videos and it was really helpful. Thanks for the same

Passed this week. Thanks so much for all this great info!

Passed ! Thanks to you ! Great video with extremely juicy content. This video was a starting point for my preparation and I was coming back here during my learning journey all the time. Looking forward to get similar video about the Associate Cloud Engineer :) BTW today Google is changing content of questions for this exam and there is a new exam guide. Thank you and regards from Poland

Passed the exam ! Your session help to pass the exam. Thanks a lot.

I have recently passed the exam. Thank you so much. This video was extremely helpful.

Thank you for uploading this video. Cleared the exam successfully today.

Cool! Thanks for sharing 👍

Thank you, Passed the exam. This is wonderful course one can use

Just passed the exam and this class and materials were key! Thank you so much.

Thanks for this informative video.This one is indeed useful than many paid videos.😄

Amazing video and very useful contents. If you follow this video completely along with the sample question, it is guaranteed that you will pass the exam. Thank you Andy.

Thanks a lot Andrew! I passed the exam last week. Your video helped me a lot.

I just passed the GCP CDL. Big THX to you Andrew!!! Keep up the good work!

Thank you for the course, I passed the exam today!

Ok Google is 100% reading my mind, I finished my SAA-C02 in April during my spring break and I was thinking of taking a GCP exam when I got this recommended.

You guys are awesome🔥🙏

Your "okay" now stick in my mind, thank you for the video!

Today, I passed the exam. Thanks Andrew for wonderful content.

Hey Andrew, Thank you for this useful content. I have cleared my Cloud Digital Leader Certification today and waiting for the certificate from GCP. Thank you so much for this wonderful and resourceful video. Appreciate your effort sir !!

Passed it today. Got around 70% questions from the video itself. Will recommend watching it in 1.5x, very helpful! Thanks Andew!

Thank you so much for this! I passed AWS Solutions Arch Associate thanks to Andy, and i'm excited to study Google Cloud!

This is just awesome 😁

Thanks Andrew I cleared the exam... thanks for the detailed explanation

Passed the exam today! Thanks also to this video!

Passed the exam on 10/28/2022. This video helps me a lot! Thank you freeCodeCamp and Andew Brown!

I purchased your course thru exampro. It was the main course and practice exam that I used. I supplemented it with other materials. I passed the exam last week. I am still waiting for Google's verified results.

Your course helped me to pass exam ! Thank you

Thanks for sharing and great effort Andrew

Hi Your education video is crisp to learn the subject and to pass the exam.. I have passed CDL exams .. thank you for the session...

Thanks for such a comprehensive overview for the GCP Cloud Digital Leader certification. I passed on 10/1/21 on my first try and felt this video was really key in achieving that result.

hi Andrew! I wanted to let you know I've just passed the exam a few hours ago and most of this is because of this great course, thanks a lot!

I am a big fan of the content this channel provides! I was wondering is it possible to have chapters in this video? That way I can revisit certain sections. Thank you again!

Got certified today. Thank you so much!! :)

Andrew - I took the exam today and passed, I did go through this video and OMG this is so useful! Not only for the exam but just as an entire recap of GCP. I did purchase your exam prep guide as well. I followed also the Pluralsight course but that would not have been beneficial enough. Your video course at 2x speed is amazing. Great work!

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I just took the exam this morning and passed! I was able to complete it in under 30 minutes and with ease! I was impressed with your coverage of non-exam material as well. I think that helps us to actually learn GCP and not to just do what it takes to pass the exam. Very good tutorial and still very relevant even though it was posted two years ago!

Thank you for this! I was able to pass the exam :)

Thanks Andrew for this amazing content, this course really helped in clearing this exam. You covered most of the topics and gave overall training on the GCP! Simply Awesome !

Just passed today and this course is enough for the content.

Passed the exam last week. This course was really helpful for learning the required basics evaluated by the certification. Thanks!

Thanks!