A pre-flight checklist beats a vibe check.
The minimum signals a GCP foundation — and your own exam readiness — is actually there.
✓Org policies dry-run tested before enforcement
✓No stray service account keys, IAM least-privilege verified
✓Backups actually restored, not just scheduled
✓Budget alerts wired to groups and real automation
✓Observability coverage confirmed, not assumed
This deck was built to be studied from directly. If any slide's notes didn't fully answer a question you had, that's the one place worth cross-checking against the full written tutorial series — it carries the worked examples and practice problems this deck compressed for speed.