Professional Google Workspace Administrator Cert Prep

2h 24mIntermediate2024-08-09

Authors

Ugo Lopez

Professor of Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity, and Computer Science

Course details

The Professional Google Workspace Administrator certification is designed to demonstrate your proficiency with managing Google Workspace. It’s a valuable asset for IT professionals and system administrators looking to boost their skills or land a new role. Get ready to take your skills to the next level and prepare for the official certification exam. In this course, join instructor Ugo Lopez as he provides an outline of the core concepts and skills covered by the exam, including user account management, domain configuration and management, security and compliance, service configuration, monitoring and reporting, and troubleshooting common issues. By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to tackle the Professional Google Workspace Administrator certification exam.

Learning objectives
Describe how to create and manage user accounts, groups, and organizational units.
Demonstrate how to verify domain ownership, configure DNS for email, and manage SPF, DKIM, and DMARC settings.
Recognize how to set up and manage security settings, including advanced configurations, as well as manage Google Vault.
Explain how to monitor usage, track and analyze reports, and create reporting rules.
Identify and fix common issues in Google Workspace.

Skills covered

Google WorkspaceSoftware AdministrationPersonal Productivity SoftwareServer AdministrationGoogleCert PrepNetwork and System AdministrationBusiness Software and Tools

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Introduction to the Google Workspace Admin course
02 - Preparing the environment

1. Domain Management

03 - Verifying domain ownership
04 - Configuring DNS for email
05 - Adding a secondary or alias domain
06 - Introduction to SPF
07 - Configuring SPF
08 - Introduction to DKIM
09 - Configuring DKIM
10 - DMARC

2. Basic Operations

11 - Creating user accounts
12 - Creating and testing bulk user accounts
13 - Managing users
14 - Creating groups
15 - Managing groups
16 - Creating OUs (organizational units)
17 - Managing OUs (organizational units)

3. Service Configurations

18 - Setting up and configuring Gmail
19 - Setting up a group mailbox
20 - Setting up and configuring Drive
21 - Setting up and configuring Calendar
22 - Setting up and configuring Meet
23 - Setting up and configuring Chat
24 - Managing third-party applications
25 - Configuring mobile device management

4. Security and Compliance

26 - Setting up and managing security settings
27 - Advanced security settings
28 - Configuring and managing Vault

5. Monitoring and Reporting

29 - Monitoring usage
30 - Tracking and analyzing report and trends
31 - Creating reporting rules

6. Troubleshooting

32 - Identifying and resolving common issues in Google Workspace

Conclusion

33 - Next steps