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.
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[account_tree](/architecture/gen-ai-rag-vertex-ai-vector-search) \n [Infrastructure for a RAG-capable generative AI application using Vertex AI and Vector Search](/architecture/gen-ai-rag-vertex-ai-vector-search)\n - [book](/architecture/blueprints/genai-mlops-blueprint) \n [Build and deploy generative AI and machine learning models in an enterprise](/architecture/blueprints/genai-mlops-blueprint)\n - [forward_circle](/architecture/ai-ml/generative-ai-document-summarization) \n[Generative AI RAG with Cloud SQL](/architecture/ai-ml/generative-ai-rag) \n- [More\n*arrow_forward*](/architecture/ai-ml) \n[##### Application development\n \n66](/architecture/application-development)\n\n - [book](/architecture/microservices-architecture-introduction) \n [Microservices overview](/architecture/microservices-architecture-introduction)\n - [account_tree](/architecture/scalable-and-resilient-apps) \n[Patterns for scalable and resilient apps](/architecture/scalable-and-resilient-apps) \n- [More\n*arrow_forward*](/architecture/application-development) \n[##### Databases\n \n13](/architecture/databases)\n\n - [book](/architecture/multi-cloud-database-management) \n[Multi-cloud database management](/architecture/multi-cloud-database-management) \n- [More\n*arrow_forward*](/architecture/databases) \n[##### Hybrid and multicloud\n \n23](/architecture/hybrid-multicloud)\n\n - [book](/architecture/hybrid-multicloud-patterns) \n [Hybrid and multicloud overview](/architecture/hybrid-multicloud-patterns)\n - [account_tree](/architecture/patterns-for-connecting-other-csps-with-gcp) \n [Patterns for connecting other cloud service providers with Google Cloud](/architecture/patterns-for-connecting-other-csps-with-gcp)\n - [account_tree](/architecture/authenticating-corporate-users-in-a-hybrid-environment) \n[Authenticate workforce users in a hybrid environment](/architecture/authenticating-corporate-users-in-a-hybrid-environment) \n- [More\n*arrow_forward*](/architecture/hybrid-multicloud) \n[##### Migration\n \n26](/architecture/migrations)\n\n - [book](/architecture/migration-to-gcp-getting-started) \n [Migrate to Google Cloud](/architecture/migration-to-gcp-getting-started)\n - [book](/architecture/database-migration-concepts-principles-part-1) \n[Database migration](/architecture/database-migration-concepts-principles-part-1) \n- [More\n*arrow_forward*](/architecture/migrations) \n[##### Monitoring and logging\n \n13](/architecture/monitoring)\n\n - [account_tree](/architecture/stream-logs-from-google-cloud-to-splunk) \n[Stream logs from Google Cloud to Splunk](/architecture/stream-logs-from-google-cloud-to-splunk) \n- [More\n*arrow_forward*](/architecture/monitoring) \n[##### Networking\n \n25](/architecture/networking)\n\n - [book](/architecture/best-practices-vpc-design) \n [Best practices and reference architectures for VPC design](/architecture/best-practices-vpc-design)\n - [account_tree](/architecture/deploy-hub-spoke-vpc-network-topology) \n [Hub-and-spoke network architecture](/architecture/deploy-hub-spoke-vpc-network-topology)\n - [account_tree](/architecture/building-internet-connectivity-for-private-vms) \n[Build internet connectivity for private VMs](/architecture/building-internet-connectivity-for-private-vms) \n- [More\n*arrow_forward*](/architecture/networking) \n[##### Reliability and DR\n \n12](/architecture/reliability)\n\n - [book](/architecture/infra-reliability-guide) \n [Google Cloud infrastructure reliability guide](/architecture/infra-reliability-guide)\n - [book](/architecture/dr-scenarios-planning-guide) \n [Disaster recovery planning guide](/architecture/dr-scenarios-planning-guide)\n - [forward_circle](/architecture/reliability/load-balanced-vms) \n[Load balanced managed VMs](/architecture/reliability/load-balanced-vms) \n- [More\n*arrow_forward*](/architecture/reliability) \n[##### Security and IAM\n \n41](/architecture/security-iam)\n\n - [book](/architecture/identity) \n [Identity and access management overview](/architecture/identity)\n - [book](/architecture/blueprints/security-foundations) \n [Enterprise foundations blueprint](/architecture/blueprints/security-foundations)\n - [account_tree](/architecture/automate-malware-scanning-for-documents-uploaded-to-cloud-storage) \n[Automate malware scanning for files uploaded to Cloud Storage](/architecture/automate-malware-scanning-for-documents-uploaded-to-cloud-storage) \n- [More\n*arrow_forward*](/architecture/security-iam) \n[##### Storage\n \n13](/architecture/storage)\n\n - [book](/architecture/storage-advisor) \n[Design an optimal storage strategy for your cloud workload](/architecture/storage-advisor) \n- [More\n *arrow_forward*](/architecture/storage)\n\nExplore other resources\n-----------------------\n\nSee these other Google resources that relate to architecture. \n[stars](/learn/certification) \n\n### [Google Cloud certification](/learn/certification)\n\nDemonstrate your expertise and validate your ability to transform businesses with Google Cloud technology. \n[verified_user](/security/best-practices) \n\n### [Google Cloud security best practices center](/security/best-practices)\n\nExplore these best practices for meeting your security and compliance objectives as you deploy workloads on Google Cloud. \n[](/migration-center) \n\n### [Google Cloud Migration Center](/migration-center)\n\nAccelerate your end-to-end migration journey from your current on-premises environment to Google Cloud. \n[](/partners) \n\n### [Google Cloud partner advantage](/partners)\n\nConnect with a Google Cloud partner who can help you with your architecture needs. 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