Sharpen your skills as a
Database Professional

Looking to learn new skills, explore the latest trends, or prepare for your next career opportunity as a Database Professional? Our essential guide has you covered, with $300 in free Google Cloud credits to get you started.

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It all starts with open source

See how easy it is to set up, maintain, manage, and administer your open source databases with Cloud SQL.

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Connect a Spring Boot app

Learn how to set up a Cloud SQL for MySQL database and then update a Spring Boot app to use the database for backend storage.

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Connect from Cloud Run

Create a fictional menu service that connects Cloud Run to Cloud SQL via a private IP address.

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Connect from the Internet

Learn how to set up a simple connection to a Cloud SQL database from anywhere.

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Use Query Insights

Learn how to set up a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL database, deploy a Node.js app, and view and monitor queries.

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Power up AI in AlloyDB

Run queries faster than ever and access state-of-the-art AI models, with full PostgreSQL compatibility.

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Get started with AlloyDB

Learn how to estimate the costs of running your infrastructure on Google Cloud with Migration Center.

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Take things further with gen AI

Learn how to use AlloyDB AI by combining vector search with Vertex AI embeddings.

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Invoke predictions from AlloyDB

Learn how to call a Vertex AI endpoint from AlloyDB to integrate AI/ML results in SQL queries.

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Use gen AI anywhere, on or off the cloud

See how easy it is to use Vertex AI to generate text in an AlloyDB Omni database.

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Build AI-powered apps

Learn how to add AI-powered experiences to your database app with pgvector, LangChain, and an LLM.

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Safely extend your LLMs

See how the gen AI Databases Retrieval App uses database info to extend your gen AI apps.

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Build global game experiences

Serve millions of players at any scale with fast, reliable, and accurate data processing.

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Get started with Spanner

Learn how to set up a Spanner instance so your players can sign up and start playing.

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Build a game trading post

Learn how to enable your players to acquire and trade items — all with code written in Go.

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Build a leaderboard

See how Spanner is used in gaming to create and run a persistent game leaderboard.

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Formalize your learning

Prove your skills with these courses and certifications.

Warm up

Gain hands-on experience using Google Cloud technologies with a curated collection of on-demand courses, labs, and skill badges.

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Get certified

Showcase your expertise as a Professional Cloud Database Engineer with a Google Cloud certification.

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Want to dive deeper?

Enhance your skills with additional database topics.

Explore Bigtable

Start using Bigtable with the Java HBase client. Learn how to avoid common mistakes with schema design, import data in a sequence file, and query your data.

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Build a web app with Firestore

Learn how to read and write data to Firestore from a web app. Explore how an app can listen to changes, embedding security, and writing complex queries.

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Cache data from a Spring Boot app

Learn how to to use Memorystore as a cache backend for a Spring Boot app.

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Build a three-tier web app

Quickly and securely create a web app using a three-tier architecture with a frontend, a middle tier, and a backend PostgreSQL database.

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Enjoy $300 in free credits

Don't forget to take advantage of $300 in free credits and 20+ always-free products when running workloads on Google Cloud.

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