An overview of what this certification covers
The exam assesses the ability to design innovative, scalable, and highly available cloud database solutions on Google Cloud, manage a portfolio that spans multiple database technologies (Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, Spanner, Bigtable, Firestore, Memorystore), migrate on-premises or third-party databases into Google Cloud, and deploy production-grade HA and DR architectures. It tests practitioner knowledge of capacity and sizing, IAM and connectivity, monitoring and troubleshooting, backup and recovery (RTO/RPO/PITR), schema and vector workloads for generative AI, replication strategies, and migration tooling such as Database Migration Service and Datastream.
What to expect on exam day
Note: Exam specifications, pricing, and validity are subject to change. Always verify the most up-to-date information on the official provider's page before scheduling your exam.
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The Google Cloud Platform - Professional Cloud Database Engineer exam contains 60 questions and lasts 120 minutes. Always confirm the latest exam blueprint on the official page before scheduling.
The passing score is 70%.
You get 120 minutes to complete the exam. The MyCertStack exam simulator uses the same time budget so you can build pacing under realistic pressure.
The official exam fee is $200 USD at the time of writing. Pricing can vary by region and is set by Google Cloud (GCP) — always confirm on the official page.
The certification is valid for 2 years from the date you pass. After that, you'll need to recertify to keep your credential current.
No. MyCertStack provides original practice questions, sample exam questions, and a realistic exam simulator written by our team to mirror the style and difficulty of the real exam. They are not dumps and are not the actual questions used by Google Cloud (GCP).
Work through the structured study material chapter by chapter, then drill the practice zone for each topic until you consistently score above the passing threshold. Finish with at least two full exam simulations under timed conditions before sitting the real exam.