Google Cloud Services Cheat Sheet

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Google Cloud Certification Exam Cheat Sheet

Google Cloud Services

Google Cloud Service Categories (2026)

Key Service Renamings and Changes (2024-2026)

Google Cloud Marketplace

Major New Services & Features (2024-2026)

Google Cloud Certifications (2026)

Google Cloud Certification Exam Cheat Sheet

Google Cloud Certification Exams cover a lot of topics and a wide range of services with minute details for features, patterns, anti-patterns, and their integration with other services. This blog post provides a quick summary of all the services and key points for a quick glance before you appear for the exam.

📋 2026 Exam Updates:

Google Cloud certifications are now delivered through Pearson VUE (transitioned from Kryterion in early 2026).
Exams are being updated to reflect Google Cloud Next ’26 announcements, including Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and the updated data and analytics stack.

The Professional Machine Learning Engineer exam was significantly updated on June 1, 2026, now focusing heavily on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
A new Cloud Digital Leader beta exam is open through July 5, 2026.

Google Cloud Services

Google Cloud Service Categories (2026)

Google Cloud organizes its 100+ services into the following major categories:

Compute – App Engine, Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Run, Batch, VMware Engine
Storage – Cloud Storage, Persistent Disk, Filestore, Cloud Managed Lustre, NetApp Volumes
Databases – AlloyDB, Cloud SQL, Spanner, Firestore, Bigtable, Memorystore
Networking – VPC, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud CDN, Cloud DNS, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud Armor, Cloud NAT

Security & Identity – IAM, Security Command Center, Wiz (acquired March 2026), Cloud KMS, Sensitive Data Protection, Chrome Enterprise Premium
AI/ML & Generative AI – Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (formerly Vertex AI), Gemini for Google Cloud, Gemini Code Assist, NotebookLM Enterprise
Data Analytics – BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Lakehouse (formerly BigLake), Knowledge Catalog (formerly Dataplex), Looker, Managed Service for Apache Spark (formerly Dataproc)

Serverless – Cloud Run, Cloud Run functions (formerly Cloud Functions), App Engine, Workflows, Eventarc
Developer Tools – Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, Cloud Deploy, Infrastructure Manager, Cloud Workstations, Gemini Code Assist
Operations – Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Trace, Error Reporting, Cloud Profiler

Management Tools – Cloud Shell, Infrastructure Manager, Recommender, Cloud Console
Migration – Migration Center, Database Migration Service, Migrate to Virtual Machines, Transfer Appliance
API Management – Apigee, API Gateway, Cloud Endpoints
Containers – GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, Cloud Service Mesh

Key Service Renamings and Changes (2024-2026)

Vertex AI → Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (announced at Cloud Next ’26, April 2026)
Cloud Functions → Cloud Run functions (merged into Cloud Run, August 2024)
Dataproc → Managed Service for Apache Spark
Cloud Composer → Managed Service for Apache Airflow
BigLake → Lakehouse
Dataplex Universal Catalog → Knowledge Catalog
Contact Center AI → Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience (GECX)

Vertex AI Search → Agent Search on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
BeyondCorp Enterprise → Chrome Enterprise Premium
Container Registry → Artifact Registry (Container Registry shut down March 2025)

Google Cloud Marketplace

Note: Google Cloud Marketplace was previously known as Cloud Launcher (renamed in 2018).

Google Cloud Marketplace offers a universal catalog of solutions from Google and partner ecosystem for customers to easily discover, try, buy, and use.
- Deploy production-grade solutions in a few clicks
- Single bill for all Google Cloud and 3rd party services
- Includes AI agents and agent tools marketplace (launched 2025)
- Supports Gemini-powered natural language search to discover solutions
- Private Marketplace for organizational governance (enhanced March 2025)
- Variable revenue share model for partners (3% down to 1.5%)

⚠️ Deployment Manager Deprecated: Google Cloud Deployment Manager was discontinued on March 31, 2026. Solutions in Marketplace are now managed using Infrastructure Manager (Terraform-based) or standard Google Cloud tools. Migrate existing Deployment Manager configurations to Terraform via Infrastructure Manager.

Major New Services & Features (2024-2026)

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (formerly Vertex AI)

Unified platform to build, deploy, scale, govern, and optimize AI agents
All Vertex AI services are now delivered exclusively through the Agent Platform
Includes Model Garden, Agent Development Kit (ADK), Agent Governance Stack

Supports Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol for agent interoperability
Session memory and centralized governance for production agents

Gemini Enterprise

Unified agentic portfolio combining AI agents, Gemini models, and Google search
Connects to enterprise data sources for workflow automation
Formerly Agentspace (absorbed into Gemini Enterprise, October 2025)

Wiz (Acquired March 2026)

Google completed $32 billion acquisition of Wiz, a cloud and AI security platform
Wiz joined Google Cloud and maintains its brand
Provides cloud security posture management across multi-cloud environments

Infrastructure Manager

Fully-managed service for deploying infrastructure using Terraform
Official replacement for Cloud Deployment Manager
Supports Git repositories, Cloud Storage buckets, and local directories
Preview deployments to review changes before applying

Google Cloud Certifications (2026)

Cloud Digital Leader – foundational certification
Associate Cloud Engineer – hands-on cloud management
Professional Cloud Architect – design and plan cloud solutions
Professional Cloud Developer – develop and deploy applications
Professional Cloud Network Engineer – network architecture
Professional Cloud Security Engineer – security policies and controls
Professional Data Engineer – data processing and analytics
Professional Machine Learning Engineer – updated June 2026 for Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform