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Understanding Vertex AI Batch Prediction for the Professional ML Engineer Exam

Ben Makansi Ben Makansi August 24th, 2025 6 minute read

Understanding Vertex AI Batch Prediction for the Professional ML Engineer ExamWhen you're building machine learning systems on Google Cloud Platform,... more »

Vertex AI Endpoints: From Model Training to Production

Ben Makansi Ben Makansi August 24th, 2025 8 minute read

Vertex AI Endpoints: From Model Training to ProductionThe Infrastructure Reality Behind ML ModelsBefore we get into the details of Vertex AI Endpoints, we... more »

BigQuery ML: Exporting Models

Ben Makansi Ben Makansi August 24th, 2025 7 minute read

BigQuery ML Model Export: Making Your Models Work Beyond the Data WarehouseYou've trained a machine learning model in BigQuery ML using SQL. The model... more »

A Look at Google's New Generative AI Leader Certification

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Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 26th, 2025 13 minute read

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

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Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 24th, 2025 6 minute read

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

Compute Engine MIG Autohealing & Automatic Restart

Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 23rd, 2025 5 minute read

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

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Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 22nd, 2025 6 minute read

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

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Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 21st, 2025 4 minute read

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

Google Compute Engine Settings: On-Host Maintenance

Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 20th, 2025 3 minute read

In the world of cloud computing, the seamless operation of virtual machines (VMs) is paramount. However, underlying this virtual layer is a vast... more »