#QwiklabsExpress: 5-star labs

emily927 · 12-20-2021 04:07 AM

Got your ticket to free labs? Great! Thanks for joining us! Amazing to see all the new badges rolling in from last week 😍

When you’re considering gifts for friends and family, do you check the product reviews and recs? I do! So this week, let’s talk about lab recommendations.

What is one lab or quest that you would give a five-star recommendation? And why?

Maybe it taught you a useful skill or helped you explore a really interesting topic? Or maybe it helped you tackle a really tough challenge at work? Drop your recommendation as a comment on this thread, and share why you picked it.

“Like” the other recommendations that resonate with you. No limit to how many “likes” and replies you can give but please limit yourself to one recommendation! And with your #QwiklabsExpress ticket, feel free to explore the recs that interest you. After all, this week we’re all about diving deep into a new skillset 🙂

Now the fun part. The top 10 eligible recommendations with the most "likes" by Dec. 22, 2021 end of day (Pacific time) will receive an additional gift. While supplies last, limited time only.

IMPORTANT:

Please continue to respect and follow community guidelines.
Please continue to discuss prizes on this post only.

What to include in your rec (recommendations that don't meet all requirements are welcome, but ineligible for any prize):

Reply to this exact thread
Include the exact name of the lab or quest (will be used to verify your rec!)
A few words about why you recommend that particular lab or quest
A link to your Skills Boost profile
Please "like" at least one other rec that resonates with you

👉DO NOT EXPECT A DM IMMEDIATELY👈 if you think you are eligible for a gift. DMs will arrive before Jan 31, 2022. Limit one prize per person, only while supplies last, first come first serve.

FAQs

Do I have to earn the badge or complete the lab I recommend?
1. Yes! But it doesn't have to have been earned this week.
Where do I post my comment?
1. Reply to this post. Anything outside of this thread will not be considered.
What do you mean, "most likes"?
1. Every Google Cloud Community member can click "like" for any post or comment (it's the "thumbs up" symbol 👍). You can see the number of "likes" in realtime. The 10 recs that receive the most 👍 will be considered.
What if I write the 11th review?

You missed this one but never fear. Stay tuned for next week's challenge!

What if I don't want to post a link to my Skills Boost profile?
1. You are welcome to avail yourself of the free training opportunity, but you're only eligible for a gift if you meet all the requirements listed.
What if I don't want to post in the GCC?
1. You are welcome to avail yourself of the free training opportunity, but you're only eligible for a gift if you meet all the requirements listed.
What if I have a question about the gift?
1. I’m glad you asked! All swag-related questions should be posted on this thread. Any swag-related comments posted elsewhere (for example in the general forum) will be assessed and removed by moderators, in an effort to keep our forums well-organized and helpful.

Looking forward to taking some of your highly-recommended labs as 2021 winds down! After all, December is a great month to learn something new 🙂 🎄

Addy2339

I have a quick question. What is the criteria for winning? The post mentions that top 10 eligible recs with the most "likes" will win additional prizes but what about other recs? @emily927

emily927

Hey thanks for stopping by! All recommendations are welcome, but only the 10 with the most "likes" will be on the list for a gift.

Hope that helps!

BoomHimanshu

According to my views, the one lab which is a 5-star level is - "Getting Started with Cloud Shell and gcloud " under Quest: "Create and Manage Cloud Resources". I feel that way because it taught me very deeply how to use cloud shell to run various commands and manipulate my data and actions on the google cloud console.

My public profile link: https://www.qwiklabs.com/public_profiles/b9cb219a-1a53-4d6f-9ec3-4f73e464a7b8

PLEASE LIKE MY COMMENT AND THANK YOU!!!

Vishalraj

Please like mine also

Addy2339

Thank you for the response @emily927 . I hope i win this one🤞

Aditi762

Hi @emily927 #Qwiklabs Express 2021,

I have completed my first badge of Google cloud essentials. Here I got an opportunity to learn about various things like -

* Virtual Lab Platforms.

* How to access them

* And basics about Cloud .

Please find my link below-

https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/quests/23?catalog_rank=%7B%22rank%22%3A1%2C%22num_filters%22%3A0...

rahulgorakh5162

The one lab which is 5-star according to me is - "A tour of Google Cloud Hands-on Labs" under Quest: "Google Cloud Essentials". It is very useful for beginners as well as professionals who are new to Google Cloud Platform.

It provides a basic overview of using the cloud labs and help to get idea about google platform

My profile :-https://www.qwiklabs.com/public_profiles/b6a4dac4-52e7-4a2f-a544-c35add93befc

TusharJB007

The one lab which is 5-star according to me is - "A tour of Google Cloud Hands-on Labs" under Quest: "Google Cloud Essentials". It is very useful for beginners as well as professionals who are new to Google Cloud Platform.

https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/defc3fae-64da-43da-84f9-8421b64ca8e7

Jainam_R_Shah

https://www.qwiklabs.com/public_profiles/160a7460-3502-44e5-b0bd-6ee36baf67df/badges/1600168.
#QwiklabsExpress! (GOOGLE CLOUD ESSENTIALS) -LAB NAME

Glad to show you all that i completed my Badge for Google Cloud Essentials.

Further i would like to add that i got to know much knowldge about gcloud, virtual machine and much more during the time when i was completing it.

Also i would like to give it a 5 star as much basic knowledge we get to it by completing the quest.

@emily927 thnks very much.

Ankita909

Even I liked this lab, good for basic learning🙂

Akshay-jain22

@emily927 #QwiklabsExpress : Week 2

Profile - https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/f2b1b685-3908-4571-838c-01b53da27550

Recommendation - Create and Manage Cloud Resources

It was September 30, 2021, when I received my first Qwiklabs Badge. This Quest was the one that taught me about how to use Qwiklabs Platform, how to access Google cloud using temporary credentials, how to launch a cloud shell, how to authorize projects, and many things which are the base of all the quests that I completed after this. This was my first challenge lab.

I have given 5 ⭐ to most of the labs I did but this quest will always be special to me.

So if you're still new to qwiklabs, now is the time - click on the above link and complete your first quest which teaches you about everything you may need to begin with Qwiklabs.

PS - This week I got my 13th badge on Qwiklabs 🎉

If you followed this far, make sure you hit the like button.

Till then see ya ✌️

PrashantPatil

12Hi @emily927 and @michael this guy is spamming our comment section. Please look into it.

Subarna

I would like to give this lab "Extract, Analyze, and Translate Text from Images with the Cloud ML APIs" a 5 star recommendation.

This lab teaches me text detection in an image and translating the same with the help of natural language API in the GCP platform. It actually helps me complete a text classification project of mine.

Here is my public profile link:

https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/d81c519d-4a61-42b2-a0f6-284866b38223

emily927

Fun fact, I think this was the first ML lab I ever took. Agreed, it's a good one!

codestarted

https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/684d7548-e6d0-457a-96a2-f06f079c8f3d/badges/1600...

#QwiklabsExpress!

I would like to show all of you my recently earned badge name google cloud essentials.
while performing this lab i got to learn about much things like creating load balancer, virtual machine, about qwik start about the basics of some g cloud also.
thus performing this quest was quite fun and enjoyed a lot by doing the new challenge.

ALSO i given it 5 star as it was the first ever lab done by me and also got to learn much new things.

shashi

I would recommend - " Using the Cloud SDK Command Line " quest. It helps you to learn basics of command line. It will help you to understand how the command works and will make you dive deep into it. I enjoyed doing this quest so much and now i can write short command for any task instead of using console.

https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/27b95a36-6000-4c09-bef9-cd1367a65d99

emily927

Thanks for stopping by!

Same as you, I like to learn a new tool in the console then I switch to command line once I'm more familiar with it.

Cheers!

Vishalraj

https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/c0c89f3c-945f-4b88-950f-d7d7685f6db4?qlcampaign=...

#quicklabexpress

i would like to recommend 'Perform Foundational Infrastructure Tasks in Google Cloud' lab

Also i would like to give it a 5 star as much basic knowledge we get to it by completing the quest.

thanks @emily927 for this event

Dwaipayan001

I would recommend everyone to do the lab entitled as - > Learning Tensorflow :the Hello World of Machine Learning. As because those who want to pursue their career in ML/Al this lab is the perfect start for you . I would also give it a 5 star rating as the way it teaches the beginner how to do ML works in GCP is also very easy to understand.

Dividing different parts of the lab into smaller portion also lets everyone understand thoroughly and precisely.

Thanks to @emily927 mam for keeping us informed about those marvelous labs and keep us expanding our knowledge in the GCP domain.

And last but not the least My Skill Boost profile - > https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/947057a5-e405-44e8-94f7-6cdfa391012a

Happy Holidays Everyone ! Stay Safe !

#googlecloud #machinelearning #tensorflow #qwiklabsexpress

tamannasihag123

Like my comment on post reply

JAINAMSHAH

https://www.qwiklabs.com/public_profiles/4f9f6ffe-795f-449b-b385-281950dc8c59/badges/1425910

(Create and manage cloud resources)

this was the one of the difficult lab i had ever tried first time and also got to learn much things from it so i would like to give it a five star lab.

thnks @emily927 for giving me a chance to write my opinion.

JAINAMSHAH

ANYONE WHO WILL GIVE ME ONE LIKE WOULD GET 2 LIKES FROM MY SIDE 😉

(Jo bhi ek like dega usko mai 2 like dilaunga)

emily927

XD

Ohm

ANYONE WHO WILL GIVE ME ONE LIKE WOULD GET 3 LIKES FROM MY SIDE 😜

Lol Jk ^_^

JAINAMSHAH

I will give u one like u try to give me 3 likes in my main post regarding 5 star lab 😝

bhaveshsahu7789

kya kijiyega itne saare likes ka?

AvdhootJadhav

Ohh I get it now I asked the wrong person.

Vishalraj

Please like mine

manojkumar

I would recommend - "Learn to Earn Cloud Challenge: Essentials " Lab. It helps you to learn basics of google cloud

https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/3a153a87-c80d-43ff-bae7-6b4aaecf0bd5

Rizwan0309

I can give 5-star to the labs which are under "Google cloud Essential" . Moving to more specific, i would like to give 5-star to one which is "kubernetes Engine: Qwik Start" under Google Cloud essential quest because i want to explore more in cloud technology and i dont have any knowledge regarding kubernetes and in this lab, i learn something new like Kubernetes, container,How it works,how to create container using cloud shell or gcloud and etc.

Here is my public profile link-

https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/9c2fe954-e27c-42f3-985d-c5700c0bbb25

SamikshaSankar

Perform Foundational Data, ML, and AI Tasks in Google Cloud

This quest is all about the learning in ML and AI. As AI and ML is trending technology by doing this quest we get some ideas .

Profile link: https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/3846a5d2-a50f-4e45-a0a0-3367540ef7c9/badges/4850...

JAINAMSHAH

ANYONE WHO WILL GIVE ME ONE LIKE WOULD GET 2 LIKES FROM MY SIDE 😉

(Jo bhi ek like dega usko mai 2 like dilaunga)

JAINAMSHAH

Yaha pai like nhi 😂

Dusra post hai vaa ha pai,😅

Addy2339

Name of the Quest:

Perform Foundational Data, ML, and AI Tasks in Google Cloud

Why would i recommend this quest?
I started learning through Qwiklabs few years ago (from different account than what i mentioned) and I was really Fascinated with all the stuff I could learn. I came across this quest recently during 30 Days of Cloud "Perform Foundational Data, ML, and AI Tasks in Google Cloud" (Smart Analytics Skill) and was immediately curious to complete it and gain knowledge about Data, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in integration with Google Cloud. I completed all the labs in one go as they were really interesting and informative.

The quest started with basic introduction to the AI Platform, Dataprep, Dataflow and Dataproc. The labs covered the basics really well so as even a beginner can understand easily and comfortably. I preferred the Python lab in choice for Dataflow lab as i have been coding in Python for last 5 years. It helped me revisit the Python concepts as well as help me learn about Dataflow. In the next lab, that was about Dataproc, I chose Command line path as I have always found it more interesting and Informative than clicking in the Console Interface.

Then the quest picked up pace and the next few labs were about Cloud Natural Language, Google Cloud Speech and Video Intelligence. These three labs taught me more than anything i have learned about Machine Learning and AI in the past few years. I was amazed by the content of the labs and attempted them thrice each so as to develop my skills.

As all good things come to an end, it was the time for the quest to conclude. Just like educational exams, the quest had a Challenge Lab to test the skills learned during the quest. It was really great to have a challenge lab included in the quest itself as it helps revisit the skills learned. The Challenge Lab was really well planned as it provided questions and tasks and gave hints as and when required. It was moderate in difficulty but it was fun to think and complete.

This was an Awesome journey and I really loved the efforts taken by the Google Cloud team and @emily927 for designing wonderful Quests like this and Organising events like #QwiklabsExpress. I would definitely recommend the Quest to everyone as it helped me develop and sharpen my skills. 5 Stars for this quest ✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️.

I hope you will like my review and attempt the quest for yourself and learn.

See you in the Cloud!!!

Public Profile Link:

https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/04904d27-8589-4534-beba-fca1d3d2238b

Thank you once again for reading the recommendation and Like if you are inspired to try out the quest for yourself.

Cheers and Happy Holidays!

PrashantPatil

Thanks to @Quicklabs and @GoogleCloud to sharing those hands-on labs for students and working professionals and giving me this opportunity to give my valuable feedback.

#QwiklabsExpress : Week 2

Profile:- https://www.qwiklabs.com/public_profiles/0e667436-e310-4521-a98e-510d1a0b302a/badges/1170522

Recommendation - Learn to Earn Cloud Challenge: Security

It was September 16, 2021, when I received my first Qwiklabs Badge. This Quest was the one

It showed me how to utilise the Qwiklabs Platform, how to access Google Cloud using temporary credentials, how to create a cloud shell, how to approve projects, and many other things that are the foundation of all the quests I accomplished after this. This was my first time participating in a challenge laboratory.

I've awarded 5:star: to the most of the labs I've completed, but this one will always have a particular place in my heart.

If you're new to Qwiklabs, now is the time to start - click on the above link and finish your first quest, which will teach you all you need to know to get started.

Make sure you press the like button if you've read this far.

Until then, take care and I'll see you around. ‌‌

Once again, many thanks to the Team❤

Akshay-jain22

@emily927 This guy just copied my recommendation comment. That's not nice.

My comment - https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/Learning-Forums/QwiklabsExpress-5-star-labs/m-p/180135/highl...

emily927

Thanks for flagging.

This is a good opportunity to remind everyone that not following community guidelines can result in content removal and disqualification from this and future challenges. Please help us keep this space useful and respectful. 🤝

JAINAMSHAH

Try to give me like in my main post ( where I have written about 5 star lab ) not in this post ,

I will also give u like

Sigma_user

Hey Google Cloud Community! I hope you all are doing well and in the good health.

Quest Name : "Google Cloud Essentials".

Recommendation : I would love to strongly recommend and give 5 stars to the "Google Cloud Essentials" quest. If anyone is planning to getting started with the Google cloud then this is the perfect quest for them.

It will give a beautiful insights about Cloud shell, Kubernates Engine, Virtual Machines, Load Balancers and much basic knowledge to getting started with Google cloud world.

Once a Legend said : "Beginning is the most important part of the work". So Let's begin with "Google Cloud Essentials".

I am very happy and excited to announce that today I just completed "Google Cloud Essentials" Quest.

Profile link :-

https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/8ebb1679-8f2e-4a2c-b6d8-18f04f70f151

Badge Link :-

https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/8ebb1679-8f2e-4a2c-b6d8-18f04f70f151/badges/1599...

#Qwiklabexpress : Week2

Thanks @emily927 and All !