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Design cloud topologies that are secure, efficient, resilient, high-performing, and cost-effective

Explore the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework

Review foundational architecture guidance for enterprise deployments in Google Cloud

Learn about basic archetypes for cloud deployments: zonal, regional, multi-regional, global, hybrid, and multicloud.
Design and build infrastructure to run workloads reliably in Google Cloud.
Build a landing zone that includes identity onboarding, resource hierarchy, network design, and security controls.
Build a foundation for governance, security scale, visibility, and access.

Discover domain-specific architecture guidance

Explore reference architectures, patterns, and best practices for AI and ML solutions on Google Cloud.
Design scalable and resilient applications using microservices, serverless, and modern patterns.
Design, deploy, and manage big data and analytics workloads.
Learn how to design, deploy, and manage database workloads.
Discover guidance for cloud workloads that span on-premises data centers and multiple cloud providers.
Get guidance and best practices for migrating your workloads, applications, and data to Google Cloud.
Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and observability for your cloud resources.
Design secure, high-performance, and cost-effective network topologies using VPC, load balancing, and other services.
Build highly available and resilient systems and plan for disaster recovery to meet your business continuity goals.
Secure your cloud environment with best practices for identity management, access control, and threat prevention.
Design an optimal storage strategy for your cloud workloads using object, file, block, and archive storage solutions.

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Demonstrate your expertise and ability to transform businesses with Google Cloud technology.
Explore best practices for security and compliance for workloads on Google Cloud.
Accelerate your migration journey to Google Cloud.
Connect with a Google Cloud partner for your architecture needs.