The Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer exam encompasses several key domains that reflect essential competencies in database management. The first domain, which constitutes 30-35% of the exam, focuses on designing and modeling data solutions, emphasizing the importance of understanding data structure and relationships.
The second domain, also representing 30-35%, addresses building and operationalizing data solutions, highlighting practical skills in deploying and maintaining databases. Additionally, managing and optimizing data solutions (20-25%) and ensuring compliance and security (10-15%) are critical areas of assessment, ensuring that candidates are well-versed in both operational and regulatory aspects of database engineering.