This is your last chance to jot down new skills as you automate tasks, build smart tools, secure data, and sketch insights with Looker. The Skills Scribble Challenge is crafted to help you turn quick notes of learning into lasting cloud expertise.
Here’s what’s inside:
Automate smarter with Cloud Scheduler
Build productivity tools like Gmail add-ons and Google Chat bots
Organize and modernize apps with GKE
Protect what matters using Cloud SQL, Cloud Data Loss Prevention API, and Security Command Center
Sketch clear insights from your data with Looker
Think of it as a notebook where each lab is a fresh page—whether you’re scripting automation, tightening defenses, or uncovering stories in your data. By the end, you’ll have more than scribbles: you’ll have a sharper set of skills ready for real-world challenges, a shiny Skills Boost Arcade Badge, and 2 Arcade Points!
Take on the challenge, complete the labs, and collect Arcade points along the way. Your next big idea might just start with a simple scribble.
Sounds like a pretty solid opportunity if you want to level up on practical GCP skills. I like that it’s not just theory — the focus on automation, security, and data insights are things you actually end up dealing with day-to-day. The Arcade badge/points system is a nice touch too, makes it feel more like a challenge than just another course. If anyone’s been putting off diving into labs with GKE or Looker, this seems like a structured and motivating way to finally get some hands-on time in before it closes.
Got the same update—it looks like they’re rolling it out in waves, so not everyone gets the insider mail at the exact same time. If you haven’t seen it yet, it should land in your inbox by the end of the month.
Hey — I’m not seeing an official date for when the Arcade Facilitator 2 prize counter will open yet. Have you checked the Google Cloud or Arcade program announcements page? They often update those first. If you want, I can try to dig up the most recent statement or an estimate and share.
