KSA Business: Google Cloud launches Center of Excellence in Saudi Arabia – Gulf Digital News

KSA Business: Google Cloud launches Center of Excellence in Saudi Arabia – Gulf Digital News

Google Cloud announced today the launch of the Center of Excellence (CoE) that is set up to provide learners in Saudi Arabia with access to develop in-demand skills in emerging cloud technologies with Google Cloud training and certification.

The centre will provide training courses in the latest cloud technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and infrastructure modernisation, that will upskill professionals in the Saudi market who are leading digitization efforts in their businesses or keen to pursue a career in the cloud industry. The courses are offered at no-cost.

Building on Google Cloud’s Skills Boost program that runs globally, the CoE in Saudi Arabia joins in the company’s global efforts to train more than 40 million professionals around the world in cloud skills, that will equip them with the necessary knowledge to drive a culture of innovation and boost digital transformation in enterprises as well as startups.

The announcement was made at the “Next’22 Developers Hub” event hosted by Google Cloud in Riyadh, where the company also launched the “60 days of Google Tech Program ” with 300 developers starting their learning journey as the first cohort at the center to become certified associate cloud engineers. The center will