Section 6: Ensuring Solution and Operations Reliability

References - Section 1 - Section 2 - Section 3 - Section 4 - Section 5 - Section 6 - Combined Welcome to Section 6 of the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) exam guide. This section, accounting for ~14% of the exam, focuses on your ability to design systems that are not just functional—but reliable, observable, resilient, and supportable at scale. This blog post walks through critical concepts and GCP-native tooling for observability, release management, support, and quality assurance—with dense diagrams and workflows meant for deep reference. ...

Published on March 31, 2025 · Last updated on April 9, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · Jon Shaffer

GCP Professional Cloud Architect (2025) Visual Reference: Sections Combined

References - Section 1 - Section 2 - Section 3 - Section 4 - Section 5 - Section 6 - Combined

Published on March 31, 2025 · Last updated on April 9, 2025 · 1 min · 21 words · Jon Shaffer

Tips and Resources for Passing the 2024 CISSP

On July 25th, I was thrilled to learn that I had passed the CISSP exam 🥳. In this blog post, I’d like to share my experience, the resources that helped me, and some tips for those preparing for the CISSP exam. Passing the exam allowed me to fully enjoy a much-needed vacation with my wife, celebrating both the Olympics and this personal achievement without worrying about domain knowledge for two whole weeks. ...

Published on September 15, 2024 · Last updated on April 9, 2025 · 9 min · 1705 words · Jon Shaffer