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Design well-architected cloud topologies
Design and operate a cloud deployment that's secure, efficient, resilient, high-performing, and cost-effective.
Get started architecting on Google Cloud
Review and adopt fundamental guidance to start architecting your enterprise deployments.
Deployment archetypes
Learn about the basic archetypes for building cloud architectures, and the use cases and design considerations for each archetype: zonal, regional, multi-regional, global, hybrid, and multicloud.
Infrastructure reliability guide
Design and build infrastructure to run your workloads reliably in the cloud.
Landing zone design
Design and build a landing zone that includes identity onboarding, resource hierarchy, network design, and security controls.
Enterprise foundations blueprint
Design and build a foundation that enables consistent governance, security controls, scale, visibility, and access.
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Jump Start Solution guides
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Design guides
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Build architectures using recommended patterns and practices
Reference architectures
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Deploy or adapt cloud topologies to meet your specific needs