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Google Cloud Associate Data Practitioner: Data Preparation and Ingestion

Data is all around you, begging to be integrated. This course will teach you how to use Google Cloud’s tools for ingesting data while simultaneously covering related topics present in the Google Cloud Associate Data Practitioner Certification exam.

Russ Thomas - Pluralsight course - Google Cloud Associate Data Practitioner: Data Preparation and Ingestion
by Russ Thomas

What you'll learn

As an aspiring data practitioner, the list of data tools and services in the Google Cloud can be daunting. In this course, Google Cloud Associate Data Practitioner: Data Preparation and Ingestion, you’ll learn to recognize and apply the best tool for each of the typical scenarios faced by a data professional. First, you’ll assess the different sources of data and the many formats and structures data comes in, planning how to clean and prepare this data. Next, you’ll discover how Google’s many tools can help develop a reliable data pipeline whether you use the ETL, ELT, or ETLT approach. Finally, you’ll learn how to integrate data into a storage solution that best meets your planned consumption patterns. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Google Cloud’s data preparation and ingestion tools needed to use them in real-world applications and apply them when sitting for the Google Associate Data Practitioner Certification Exam.

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Russ Thomas - Pluralsight course - Google Cloud Associate Data Practitioner: Data Preparation and Ingestion
Russ Thomas

Currently an IT leader in Denver Colorado's financial sector Russ has focused on database development, modelling, administration, and BI since 1997 across the Microsoft stack. Russ is a passionate trainer and SQL community volunteer presenting regularly at PASS SQL Saturday events and local user groups around the US.

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