Google PCDBE — Google Cloud Professional Cloud Database Engineer
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Active (exam to be refreshed for product rebranding); USD 200 (plus tax); 50-60 questions, 2 h; valid 2 years.
Issuer
Google Cloud
Industry
Cloud & Infrastructure
Domain
Google Cloud
Level
Expert
Exam fee
$200 — verified 2026-09-25
Prerequisites & eligibility
Experience: 5+ years database experience incl. 2+ years on Google Cloud recommended
Renewal & maintenance
Valid for 2 years. Renew by exam.
Professional certs are valid 2 years; renew by retaking the exam (shorter renewal exams offered for several certs) within the renewal eligibility window.
Recognition
Designing, migrating and operating Cloud SQL, Spanner, AlloyDB and Bigtable.
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