Google Cloud Certification: Which one to pursue?

[satadas30]

Recently I came across a blog post by denys.kempen on GCP Certifications (https://blogs.sap.com/2019/11/07/get-certified-google-cloud-platform/) and it made me think which GCP Certification would be apt to pursue for someone who is a SAP Developer having 7+ years of experience? Would appreciate if anyone can provide some recommendations.

[dvankempen · Accepted solution]

Hi Satadru,

Good question!

Google offers several certifications targeted towards specific developer profiles like Android, mobile, or TensorFlow

• https://developers.google.com/certification

This may be of interest for an SAP developer also interested in mobile development or machine learning. For an ABAP profile, the learning curve will be steep and maybe amount more to a career switch.

Specifically for the Google Cloud Platform there is also a certification about Google App Engine (GAE)

• https://cloud.google.com/certification/guides/cloud-developer

About the origins of GAE, Cloud Foundry and the other PaaS solutions, see

• Cloud Foundry | SAP HANA An Introduction

Now, if Google Trends are any prediction, the hyperscaler PaaS solutions are less in demand these days

• Trend #1 | PaaS going down

in particular when compared to anything Kubernetes...

• Trend #2 | K8S going up

For SAP's PaaS, recently rebranded to SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), the focus today is on extending and integrating SAP (and non-SAP) business applications. The actual application runtime being either Cloud Foundry (CF) or Kubernetes-based Kyma (with CF slowly morphing with Kubernetes).

• Back to the future: Cloud Foundry on Kubernetes

Both for the SAP Extension Suite and the SAP Integration Suite SAP offers certifications, which may also "extend" the expertise of an SAP ABAP developer with a manageable learning curve.

• Get Certified: C_CPE_12
• Get Certified: C_CPI_13

Should you prefer to venture a bit outside the world of SAP, you could also consider the certification from the Linux Foundation / Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) of which SAP is a member.

• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

Or the less popular but equally fun CFCD, also from the Linux Foundation

• Get Certified: Cloud Foundry Certified Developer (CFCD)

Hopes this provides some insights.

[satadas30 · Accepted solution]

Thanks Denys.

[dvankempen · Accepted solution]

You're welcome. In case my response answered your question, would you mind to mark it as correct? This helps to improve the knowledge base and facilitates future searches on the topic. Thanks!

[ravisingh10 · Accepted solution]

Hi Denys,

Found your answer insightful, My background has been SAP Consultant with skills ( NetWeaver, Enterprise Portal, BPM, SAP UI5 and integrations) and not on ABAP end.

Which Path from the list can secure me better career growth and opportunities considering cloud.

Thank you

Ravi

[dvankempen · Accepted solution]

For technical profiles (BASIS), you might find the Azure for SAP Workloads certification of interest

• https://blogs.sap.com/2021/02/06/get-certified-microsoft-certified-azure-for-sap-workloads-specialy/

Google does not (yet) offer a certification in this domain.