New Google Professional Workspace Administrator Exam Launched

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New Google Professional Workspace Administrator Exam Launched

As a Professional Google Workspace Administrator, you will be required to translate business goals into tangible configurations, policies, and security practices for users, content, and integrations. Google Workspace Administrators also enable people to collaborate, communicate, and access data in a secure and efficient manner by understanding their organization’s infrastructure. They use tools, programming languages, and APIs to automate workflows while maintaining an engineering and solutions mindset.

Skills Measured

The Professional Google Workspace Administrator exam tests your knowledge of:

  • Plan and implement Google Workspace access and authorization.
  • Manage the life cycles of users, resources, and shared drives.
  • Google Workspace services can be controlled and configured.
  • Endpoint access must be configured and managed.
  • Keep an eye on the organization’s operations.
  • Increase the adoption and collaboration of Google Workspace.

Exam Details

  • Length: 2 hours
  • The registration fee is $200. (plus tax where applicable)
  • Languages: English, Japanese
  • Multiple-choice and multiple-select examination formats
  • There are no prerequisites.
  • 3+ years of industry experience is preferred, with 1+ years of Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) administration experience.
  • Certification Renewal / Recertification: In order to keep their certification status, candidates must recertify. All Google Cloud certifications are valid for two years from the certification date, unless otherwise stated in the detailed exam descriptions. Recertification is accomplished by retaking the exam and achieving a passing score during the recertification eligibility time period. You can begin recertification 60 days before your certification expiration date.

The Professional Google Workspace Administrator exam assesses your ability to:

  •     a. Manage objects
  •     b. Access and authenticate data
  •     c. Configure services
  •     d. Support business initiatives
  •     e. Troubleshoot

Let us go through these objectives in detail –

Course Outline

Below mentioned is the detailed course outline for the exam –

Section 1: Object management

1.1 Manage user lifecycles with provisioning and deprovisioning processes. Considerations include:

    a. Adding users (e.g., individual, bulk, automated)

    b. also, Removing users (e.g., suspending, deleting, recovering)

    c. furthermore, Editing user attributes (e.g., renaming, passwords, aliases)

    d. moreover, Creating administrative roles (e.g., default roles, custom roles)

1.2 Configure shared drives. Considerations include:

    a. Transferring user data from one user to another

1.3 Manage calendar resources

1.4 Configure and manage Google Groups for Business. Considerations include:

    a. Configuring Google Groups

    b. moreover, Adding users to groups

    c. also, Implications of current Google Workspace APIs to development efforts

    d. furthermore, Using Apps Script to automate tasks

Section 2: Service configuration

2.1 Implement and manage Google Workspace configurations based on corporate policies. Considerations include:

    a. Managing company profile settings

    b. also, Modifying OU policies

    c. furthermore, Managing rollout of new Google functionality to end users

    d. moreover, Troubleshooting Google Workspace services (e.g., performance issues for services suite, apps for OUs)

2.2 Demonstrate how to set up and configure Gmail. Considerations include:

    a. Enabling email delegation for an OU

    b. moreover, Managing Gmail archives

Section 3: Troubleshooting

3.1 Troubleshoot user reports of mail delivery problems

3.2 Collect log files or reports needed to engage with support

3.3 Classify and mitigate basic email attacks. Considerations Include:

    a. Configuring attachment compliance

    b. also, Configuring blocked senders

    c. furthermore, Configuring email allowlist

    d. moreover, Configuring objectionable content

    e. also, Configuring phishing settings

    f. again, Configuring spam settings

    g. moreover, Managing admin quarantine

    h. also, Configuring Secure Transport compliance

    i. furthermore, Configuring safety settings

3.4 Troubleshoot workspace access and performance

Section 4: Data access and authentication

4.1 Configure policies for all devices (mobile, desktop, Chrome OS, Meet, Chrome Browser). Considerations include:

    a. Company-owned vs. personal devices

    b. also, Configuring personal device settings (e.g., password, Android, iOS, advanced, device approvals, app management, insights

4.2 Configure and implement data governance policies

4.3 Describe how to manage third-party applications. Considerations include: 

    a. Configuring third-party SSO for Google Workspace

    b. also, Integrating with a third party for provisioning

    c. furthermore, Integrating third-party marketplace apps to specific OUs in Google Workspace

    d. moreover, Granting API access to applications that need access

    e. also, Revoking third-party author access

    f. furthermore, Removing connected applications and sites

4.4 Configure user authentication. Considerations include:

    a. Basic user security controls (e.g., password length enforcement and 2-Step Verification)

    b. also, Security aspects of identity, perimeter security, and data protection

Section 5: Support business initiatives

5.1 Use Vault to assist legal teams. Considerations Include:

    a. Setting retention rules (e.g., Setting retention rules, placing legal holds, searching your domain’s data by user account, OU, date, or keyword, exporting data for additional processing and review, auditing reports)

    b. Holding and exporting data

    c. also, Running Vault audit reports

5.2 Interpret reports for the business. Considerations Include:

    a. Scanning email with Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

    b. also, Managing content compliance rules

    c. Configuring security and data region

    d. also, Monitoring security health checks

    e. furthermore, Configuring security settings

    f. moreover, Creating security records

    g. also, Designing security integration and addressing objections

5.3 Describe how to import and export data

Let’s now have a look at the resources which will help you prepare for the exam –

Official Learning path

Follow the Professional Google Workspace Administrator learning path to prepare for the exam. Examine Google Cloud’s online training, in-person classes, hands-on labs, and other resources. Professional Google Workspace Administrator Preparation Guide

Webinars

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Additional resources

Google provides numerous other official resources for preparing for this exam. Refer to the following resources for in-depth discussions of Google Workspace concepts and critical components:

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