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PCA - Professional Cloud Architect

Validates advanced skills in designing, developing, and managing robust, secure, scalable, and dynamic solutions on Google Cloud. Focuses on enterprise-grade architecture design and implementation.

813+Questions
12Domains
38Competencies

Passing Score

70%

Question Bank

813+

Exam Domains

This exam covers 12 domains with 38 competencies. Each domain is weighted to reflect its importance on the actual exam.

1

Designing and Planning a Cloud Solution Architecture

Covers designing solutions aligned with business and technical requirements using Google Cloud.

0.24%

Weight

5 Competencies

  • Designing Network, Storage and Compute Resources
  • Designing a Solution Infrastructure Meeting Business Requirements
  • Designing a Solution Infrastructure Meeting Technical Requirements
  • Envisioning Future Solution Improvements
  • Creating a Migration Plan
2

Managing and Provisioning a Solution Infrastructure

Focuses on configuring network, storage, and compute infrastructures to support cloud solutions.

0.15%

Weight

3 Competencies

  • Configuring Network Topologies
  • Configuring Compute Systems
  • Configuring Individual Storage Systems
3

Designing for Security and Compliance

Covers designing solutions with security and compliance in mind for GCP.

0.18%

Weight

2 Competencies

  • Designing for Security
  • Designing for Compliance
4

Analyzing and Optimizing Technical and Business Processes

Involves evaluating technical and business workflows for optimization.

0.18%

Weight

3 Competencies

  • Analyzing and Defining Business Processes
  • Analyzing and Defining Technical Processes
  • Developing Procedures for Reliability of Solutions in Production
5

Managing Implementation

Guides in effective deployment and management of solutions.

0.11%

Weight

2 Competencies

  • Interacting with Google Cloud Programmatically
  • Advising Development/Operation Teams for Deployment
6

Ensuring Solution and Operations Excellence

Covers deploying reliable solutions and maintaining operational excellence.

0.14%

Weight

5 Competencies

  • Assisting with Support of Deployed Solutions
  • Ensuring the Reliability of Solutions in Production
  • Deployment and Release Management
  • Evaluating Quality Control Measures
  • Understanding Principles of the Operational Excellence Pillar
D1

Designing and Planning a Cloud Solution Architecture

Focuses on creating cloud architectures that align with business and technical requirements.

0.24%

Weight

5 Competencies

  • Designing a solution infrastructure that meets technical requirements
  • Designing a solution infrastructure that meets business requirements
  • Creating a migration plan
  • Envisioning future solution improvements
  • Designing network, storage, and compute resources
D2

Managing and Provisioning a Solution Infrastructure

Covers configuration and management of network, storage, and compute resources.

0.15%

Weight

3 Competencies

  • Configuring individual storage systems
  • Configuring compute systems
  • Configuring network topologies
D3

Designing for Security and Compliance

Focuses on implementing security measures and ensuring regulatory compliance.

0.18%

Weight

2 Competencies

  • Designing for compliance
  • Designing for security
D4

Analyzing and Optimizing Technical and Business Processes

Involves evaluating and improving processes for efficiency and effectiveness.

0.18%

Weight

3 Competencies

  • Analyzing and defining technical processes
  • Developing procedures to ensure reliability of solutions
  • Analyzing and defining business processes
D5

Managing Implementation

Covers guiding teams through the deployment and management of cloud solutions.

0.11%

Weight

2 Competencies

  • Interacting with Google Cloud programmatically
  • Advising development/operation teams for successful deployment
D6

Ensuring Solution and Operations Excellence

Focuses on maintaining the reliability and quality of deployed cloud solutions.

0.14%

Weight

3 Competencies

  • Evaluating quality control measures
  • Monitoring, logging, profiling, and alerting solutions
  • Deployment and release management

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