Professional Cloud Architect

Design, plan, and manage secure, scalable, and highly available solutions on Google Cloud, and track your readiness for the Professional Cloud Architect exam Domain by Domain.

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Google Cloud feature

VPC Flow Logs

Topic in 4 exam domains

VPC Flow Logs · Feature
VPC flow logs · Feature

Also called: flow logs, Flow Logs for VPC Subnet, Google Cloud VPC Flow Logs, Subnet Flow Logs, VPC flow logging, VPC Flow Logs service

A feature that records network traffic flows sent from and received by VM instances.

Where this appears on the exam

4 objectives in 3 of 6 domains

Domain 1
Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture
~25% of exam
1. 1.5Envisioning future solution improvements
  - Cloud-first design approach
Domain 3
Designing for security and compliance
~17.5% of exam
1. 3.2Designing for compliance
  - Audits (including logs)
Domain 4
Analyzing and optimizing technical and business processes
~15% of exam
1. 4.1Analyzing and defining technical processes
  - Troubleshooting/root cause analysis best practices
2. 4.2Analyzing and defining business processes
  - Decision-making processes

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Last updated October 14, 2026

Professional Cloud Architect

Design, plan, and manage secure, scalable, and highly available solutions on Google Cloud, and track your readiness for the Professional Cloud Architect exam Domain by Domain.

Intermediate

Prepare and test your skills

Intermediate

Prepare and test your skills

Google Cloud feature

VPC Flow Logs

Topic in 4 exam domains

VPC Flow Logs · Feature
VPC flow logs · Feature

Also called: flow logs, Flow Logs for VPC Subnet, Google Cloud VPC Flow Logs, Subnet Flow Logs, VPC flow logging, VPC Flow Logs service

A feature that records network traffic flows sent from and received by VM instances.

Where this appears on the exam

4 objectives in 3 of 6 domains

Domain 1
Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture
~25% of exam
1. 1.5Envisioning future solution improvements
  - Cloud-first design approach
Domain 3
Designing for security and compliance
~17.5% of exam
1. 3.2Designing for compliance
  - Audits (including logs)
Domain 4
Analyzing and optimizing technical and business processes
~15% of exam
1. 4.1Analyzing and defining technical processes
  - Troubleshooting/root cause analysis best practices
2. 4.2Analyzing and defining business processes
  - Decision-making processes

How learners score on this topic

Last updated October 14, 2026

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