Sharpen your skills as a Cloud Architect
Looking to learn new skills, explore the latest trends, or prepare for your next
career opportunity as a Cloud Architect?
Our essential guide has you covered,
with $300 in free Google Cloud credits to get you started.

Get started
Hit the ground running with helpful design guides, reference architectures, and resources.
Covering everything from AI to storage, use these guides when creating your own architectures or adapting one of ours.
Learn moreUse the Google Cloud Architecture Framework to design and operate a secure, high-performing, and cost-effective cloud topology.
Learn moreExplore wide-ranging resources to help you migrate workloads, data, and processes to Google Cloud.
Learn moreDeploy or adapt these migration, networking, and storage cloud topologies to meet your needs.
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Build your skills
Dive into labs, tutorials, and Jump Start Solutions designed to help expand your skills as a Cloud Architect.
Learn how to estimate the costs of running your infrastructure on Google Cloud with Migration Center.
Use calculatorGet hands-on practice with Migration Center by running an infrastructure assessment with the discovery client.
Start hands-on labLearn how to create a Windows Server VM instance in Compute Engine using the Google Cloud console.
Start tutorialLearn how to deploy a Java application (xWiki) using Compute Engine VMs.
Start tutorialLearn how to create a VM cluster with a load balancer, make VMs globally available, and instantaneously manage traffic.
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Formalize your learning
Prove your skills with these Cloud Architect courses and certifications.
Go the extra mile
Specific learning paths for different areas of Cloud Architecture:
Cloud Architecture learning paths
Engineering learning paths
Specialized learning paths
Not sure where to start?
A great place for Cloud Architects to start is right here.