First-generation. Afghan-American. Refugee family. Googler. Hokie. 14x Certified. Now an official McGraw Hill Author!
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve partnered with McGraw Hill to author the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect ALL-IN-ONE Exam Guide.
Having done many certifications and read too many walls of text, I can tell you that many books exist for the sole purpose of passing a certification. My goal with this book is to help you become a Google Cloud Architect AND pass the Professional Cloud Architect exam.
It took a consistent level of failure, and lessons learned from every event, to grow and get to the point of being able to even be considered for a milestone such as this.
I don’t see an end to seeking knowledge, failure, or growth — I see all three as a way of life.
Authoring this book is a huge milestone for me.
Coming from a family who had to escape war in Afghanistan, live in a refugee camp, make it to America and then work their entire life away to give me and my siblings an opportunity to have a normal life like any other human deserves… This book is a fruit of their labor.
So this book is dedicated to my family. Mom, Dad, Sajad, Iraj, Marwa. I love you, thank you for all your mentorship and support in all my endeavors.
The book is anticipated to launch Q1 2021
My technical editor Rich Foltak is a wealth of knowledge, and has been an incredible peer to learn from. Rich was a Chief Architect at Deloitte, and now is a VP of Cloud at Dito. He’s got well over 30 certifications, and has been selfless in his mentorship since I’ve met him. Thank you Rich.
Thank you Rochana, Brian, Jason, Matt, Michael, Ann, and Google Cloud for your support in this endeavor.
Thank you Shawn Horton & Toby J. Velte, Ph.D. for connecting me to this opportunity.
I’m 160 pages into the book, and I’m planning on drafting together my next blog post on the journey. It’s been a rollercoaster. From getting the opportunity, to sitting behind the keyboard and spending two weeks on the word “The”. That’s going to be hilarious to share. Stay tuned!
Iman Ghanizada is a Cloud Security Consultant at Google, Inc. The opinions stated here and in the book are of my own, not those of Google, Inc.
