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Build and operate the data processing systems behind analytics and ML on Google Cloud, including BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub, and track your readiness for the Professional Data Engineer exam.

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throughput · Concept
Throughput · Feature
Throughput · Concept
Throughput · Limit · Managed Lustre specification

The volume of work a database processes within a specified timeframe, typically stated in transactions per second or per minute.

Where this appears on the exam

2 subdomains in 2 of 5 domains

Domain 2
Ingesting and processing the data
~25% of exam
1. 2.1Planning the data pipelines
  - Defining data sources and sinks
Domain 5
Maintaining and automating data workloads
~18% of exam
1. 5.5Maintaining awareness of failures and mitigating impact
  - Data replication and failover (e.g., Cloud SQL, Redis clusters)

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Last updated November 2, 2026

Professional Data Engineer

Build and operate the data processing systems behind analytics and ML on Google Cloud, including BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub, and track your readiness for the Professional Data Engineer exam.

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Concept

throughput

Topic in 2 exam domains

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throughput · Concept
Throughput · Feature
Throughput · Concept
Throughput · Limit · Managed Lustre specification

The volume of work a database processes within a specified timeframe, typically stated in transactions per second or per minute.

Where this appears on the exam

2 subdomains in 2 of 5 domains

Domain 2
Ingesting and processing the data
~25% of exam
1. 2.1Planning the data pipelines
  - Defining data sources and sinks
Domain 5
Maintaining and automating data workloads
~18% of exam
1. 5.5Maintaining awareness of failures and mitigating impact
  - Data replication and failover (e.g., Cloud SQL, Redis clusters)

How learners score on this topic

Last updated November 2, 2026

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