Ben Makansi
A Look at Google's New Generative AI Leader Certification
Google Cloud announced the Generative AI Leader certification on May 14, 2025.This foundational-level certification sits alongside the Cloud Digital Leader... more »
Compute Engine VM Location Considerations
Understanding Google Compute Engine (GCE) location options is essential knowledge for the Professional Cloud Architect exam. The decision of where to place your... more »
Compute Engine MIG Autohealing & Automatic Restart
Understanding Google Cloud Platform's (GCP) Compute Engine Managed Instance Groups (MIGs) and their reliability features is essential knowledge for the... more »
Normalization vs. Denormalization in BigQuery
When structuring a database, one of the first decisions you need to make is whether to normalize or denormalize your data. This decision shapes how you... more »
What to Know About Google Cloud Marketplace for the ACE Exam
If you're preparing for the Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE) certification exam, something that you need to know about, which many people... more »
Google Compute Engine Settings: On-Host Maintenance
In the world of cloud computing, the seamless operation of virtual machines (VMs) is paramount. However, underlying this virtual layer is a vast... more »
Cloud Storage Signed URLs: Temporary Access Without Overhead
In many application environments, there’s a recurring need to share access to files stored in Google Cloud Storage, often with users or systems... more »
Google Compute Engine: Network Settings for the PCA Exam
When you create a virtual machine (VM) in Google Cloud Compute Engine, you will be prompted to select network settings as part of the setup process.The... more »
GKE Container Security Best Practices
Running workloads on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) gives teams the ability to scale quickly, deploy efficiently, and build modern applications. But as... more »