About this Specialization

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This online specialization provides participants a hands-on introduction to designing and building data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform. Through a combination of presentations, demos, and hand-on labs, participants will learn how to design data processing systems, build end-to-end data pipelines, analyze data and derive insights. The course covers structured, unstructured, and streaming data. This course teaches the following skills: • Design and build data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform • Lift and shift your existing Hadoop workloads to the Cloud using Cloud Dataproc. • Process batch and streaming data by implementing autoscaling data pipelines on Cloud Dataflow • Manage your data Pipelines with Data Fusion and Cloud Composer. • Derive business insights from extremely large datasets using Google BigQuery • Learn how to use pre-built ML APIs on unstructured data and build different kinds of ML models using BigQuery ML. • Enable instant insights from streaming data This class is intended for developers who are responsible for: • Extracting, Loading, Transforming, cleaning, and validating data • Designing pipelines and architectures for data processing • Integrating analytics and machine learning capabilities into data pipelines • Querying datasets, visualizing query results and creating reports >>> By enrolling in this specialization you agree to the Qwiklabs Terms of Service as set out in the FAQ and located at: https://qwiklabs.com/terms_of_service <<<
Learner Career Outcomes
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Started a new career after completing this specialization.

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 3 months to complete

Suggested 5 hours/week

English

Subtitles: English, Spanish
Learner Career Outcomes
45%
Started a new career after completing this specialization.

100% online courses

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Flexible Schedule

Set and maintain flexible deadlines.

Intermediate Level

Approx. 3 months to complete

Suggested 5 hours/week

English

Subtitles: English, Spanish

There are 5 Courses in this Specialization

Course1

Course 1

Google Cloud Platform Big Data and Machine Learning Fundamentals

4.6
stars
9,834 ratings
1,751 reviews
Course2

Course 2

Modernizing Data Lakes and Data Warehouses with GCP

4.7
stars
723 ratings
92 reviews
Course3

Course 3

Building Batch Data Pipelines on GCP

4.5
stars
393 ratings
44 reviews
Course4

Course 4

Building Resilient Streaming Analytics Systems on GCP

4.6
stars
280 ratings
31 reviews

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  • Yes, Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project. Learn more.

  • When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.

  • This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.

  • This Specialization doesn't carry university credit, but some universities may choose to accept Specialization Certificates for credit. Check with your institution to learn more.

  • This accelerated specialization is designed to be completed in only four weeks. Additionally, our Google Cloud Platform free trial ends after 60 days or when your $300 in credits are used up.

  • One (1) year of experience with one or more of the following:

    • A common query language such as SQL

    • Extract, transform, load activities

    • Data modeling

    • Machine learning and/or statistics

    • Programming in Python

  • We strongly recommend you take these courses in order, beginning with Big Data and Machine Learning Fundamentals. This is especially important when completing the Qwiklabs projects, as these hands-on labs build upon the work you complete in preceding courses.

  • Upon completion of this Specialization, you'll have the opportunity to share your information directly with Google and Publicis [more partners coming soon] to be considered for open hiring opportunities. You'll also earn a Specialization Certificate to share with your professional network and potential employers.

    Google Cloud Platform is used in a wide variety of environments, all the way from startups to global enterprises. This specialization is designed to help prepare you to implement solutions using Google Cloud Platform in any of these types of environments.

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