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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="35037" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/google-mdmd" lastchanged="2025-09-30T15:57:30+02:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Managing a Data Mesh with Dataplex</title><productcode>MDMD</productcode><vendorcode>GO</vendorcode><vendorname>Google</vendorname><fullproductcode>GO-MDMD</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Identify the importance of a modern data platform&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure and set up Dataplex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Secure data lakes, zones, and assets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement tagging for resources and use tags to search for assets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Process data using Dataplex tasks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Design, execute and report on data quality processes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;Completion of the &lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/google-mdldw&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;Modernizing Data Lakes and Data Warehouses with Google Cloud &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(MDLDW)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/google-bbdp&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;Building Batch Data Pipelines on Google Cloud &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(BBDP)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; courses in the &amp;quot;Data Engineer&amp;quot; learning path or equivalent experience using Google Cloud.&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><outline>&lt;h4&gt;Module 1 - Introduction to Dataplex&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Modern Data Platforms and Data-Oriented Design&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pillars of Data Governance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What is Dataplex?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dataplex Capabilities&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dataplex compared with other products on Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Identify the importance of a modern data platform&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explain the role of Dataplex on Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 2 - Creating a Data Mesh on Dataplex&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a data mesh?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dataplex concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating data lakes and zones&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Assets in Dataplex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Define key Dataplex concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure and set up Dataplex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Provision a Data Mesh using Dataplex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 3 - Processing Data on Dataplex&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Processing data on Dataplex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Data preparation tasks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ingestion jobs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dataflow and Spark tasks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand different data processing options in Dataplex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure and run data preparation tasks on Dataplex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Standardize Data using Dataplex Tasks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 4 - Managing Data Security through Dataplex&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;IAM permissions and roles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Securing your data lake&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Policy management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Metadata security&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Secure data lakes, zones, and assets in Dataplex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Manage Data Security using Dataplex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 5 - Data Tagging and Data Catalog&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to Data Catalog&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Technical metadata vs. business metadata&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tags and tag templates&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Entries and entry groups&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Data lineage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Implement tagging for resources and use tags to search for assets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Data Catalog and Data Lineage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 6 - Data Quality and Profiling&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Data quality tasks and AutoDQ&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reporting on data quality&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Data profiling&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Design, execute and report on data quality processes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Data Quality and Profiling your Data in BigQuery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 7 - Dataplex Best Practices&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Best practices&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;End-to-end demo&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Implement best practices for Dataplex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Challenge Lab: Managing a Data Mesh with Dataplex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>- Identify the importance of a modern data platform
- Configure and set up Dataplex
- Secure data lakes, zones, and assets
- Implement tagging for resources and use tags to search for assets
- Process data using Dataplex tasks
- Design, execute and report on data quality processes</objective_plain><essentials_plain>Completion of the Modernizing Data Lakes and Data Warehouses with Google Cloud (MDLDW) and Building Batch Data Pipelines on Google Cloud (BBDP) courses in the &quot;Data Engineer&quot; learning path or equivalent experience using Google Cloud.</essentials_plain><outline_plain>Module 1 - Introduction to Dataplex


Topics:



- Modern Data Platforms and Data-Oriented Design
- Pillars of Data Governance
- What is Dataplex?
- Dataplex Capabilities
- Dataplex compared with other products on Google Cloud
Objectives:



- Identify the importance of a modern data platform
- Explain the role of Dataplex on Google Cloud
Module 2 - Creating a Data Mesh on Dataplex


Topics:



- What is a data mesh?
- Dataplex concepts
- Creating data lakes and zones
- Assets in Dataplex
Objectives:



- Define key Dataplex concepts
- Configure and set up Dataplex
Activities:



- Lab: Provision a Data Mesh using Dataplex
Module 3 - Processing Data on Dataplex


Topics:



- Processing data on Dataplex
- Data preparation tasks
- Ingestion jobs
- Dataflow and Spark tasks
Objectives:



- Understand different data processing options in Dataplex
- Configure and run data preparation tasks on Dataplex
Activities:



- Lab: Standardize Data using Dataplex Tasks
Module 4 - Managing Data Security through Dataplex


Topics:



- IAM permissions and roles
- Securing your data lake
- Policy management
- Metadata security
Objectives:



- Secure data lakes, zones, and assets in Dataplex
Activities:



- Lab: Manage Data Security using Dataplex
Module 5 - Data Tagging and Data Catalog


Topics:



- Introduction to Data Catalog
- Technical metadata vs. business metadata
- Tags and tag templates
- Entries and entry groups
- Data lineage
Objectives:



- Implement tagging for resources and use tags to search for assets
Activities:



- Lab: Data Catalog and Data Lineage
Module 6 - Data Quality and Profiling


Topics:



- Data quality tasks and AutoDQ
- Reporting on data quality
- Data profiling
Objectives:



- Design, execute and report on data quality processes
Activities:



- Lab: Data Quality and Profiling your Data in BigQuery
Module 7 - Dataplex Best Practices


Topics:



- Best practices
- End-to-end demo
Objectives:



- Implement best practices for Dataplex
Activities:



- Challenge Lab: Managing a Data Mesh with Dataplex</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="2">2 days</duration><pricelist><price country="US" currency="USD">1495.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">1300.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">1500.00</price><price country="GB" currency="GBP">1320.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">1500.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">1500.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">2065.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">1550.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">1500.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>