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Learn about the basic archetypes for building cloud architectures, and the use cases and design considerations for each archetype.
Design and build infrastructure to run your workloads reliably in the cloud.
Design and build a landing zone that includes identity onboarding, resource hierarchy, network design, and security controls.
Design and build a foundation that enables consistent governance, security controls, scale, visibility, and access.

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