Architecture learning paths

Guide hubs that turn broad research intent into product-grounded architecture workflows.

These guide categories map to real cloud, data, reliability, and governance work. They bring together explainers, checklists, tradeoff pages, and practical walkthroughs so technical teams can move from search to action.

Guide categories

19

Guide pages

950

Page mix

Explainers, checklists, tradeoffs

Linked assets

Tools, comparisons, features

Guide category

Cloud Architecture

Foundations, topology decisions, and reference patterns for production-ready cloud systems.

cloud architecture patternssystem architecture designcloud design best practices

50 pages

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AWS Architecture

AWS-specific design choices for networking, compute, storage, resilience, and cost.

aws reference architectureaws design best practicesaws infrastructure planning

50 pages

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Azure Architecture

Azure landing zones, identity strategy, networking, and enterprise delivery patterns.

azure landing zone architectureazure design patternsazure infrastructure architecture

50 pages

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GCP Architecture

GCP organization design, network policy, data platforms, and production reliability patterns.

google cloud architecturegcp reference architecturegcp design patterns

50 pages

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Kubernetes and Cloud Native

Cluster design, workload placement, platform standards, and runtime reliability for Kubernetes teams.

cloud native architecturekubernetes best practicesplatform engineering kubernetes

50 pages

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Microservices and Distributed Systems

Service boundaries, communication choices, resilience patterns, and operational concerns for distributed software.

distributed systems designmicroservices best practicesservice architecture review

50 pages

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Database Design

Schema modeling, normalization tradeoffs, indexing, migrations, and operational readiness for data systems.

database schema designerd best practicessql modeling guide

50 pages

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System Design Reviews

Repeatable review frameworks for architecture proposals, design docs, and implementation readiness.

architecture review processdesign review checklisttechnical design review

50 pages

Guide category

DevOps and CI/CD

Delivery pipelines, environment promotion, release automation, and platform operational readiness.

ci cd best practicesdelivery pipeline architectureplatform engineering pipeline design

50 pages

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Observability and SRE

Reliability budgets, alerting, incident response, and observability architecture for service owners.

sre architectureerror budget guideincident response engineering

50 pages

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Security Architecture

Threat modeling, trust boundaries, access controls, and secure design decisions for software teams.

application security architecturecloud security designthreat modeling architecture

50 pages

Guide category

Compliance and Governance

Policies, control mapping, ownership models, and governance mechanisms for modern cloud estates.

compliance architecturegovernance framework cloudcontrol mapping guide

50 pages

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Infrastructure as Code

Terraform, Pulumi, and Kubernetes delivery patterns for reviewable, governable infrastructure changes.

terraform best practicesiac architectureinfrastructure code review

50 pages

Guide category

Scalability and Performance

Capacity models, bottleneck analysis, and performance planning across applications and platforms.

performance architecturecapacity planning guidescale readiness review

50 pages

Guide category

Reliability and Resilience

Availability objectives, failover choices, recovery planning, and resilience verification patterns.

resilience engineering architecturehigh availability designdisaster recovery architecture

50 pages

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SaaS and Multi-Tenant Systems

Tenant isolation, billing boundaries, operational control planes, and SaaS platform design patterns.

saas architecturemulti tenant system designtenant isolation patterns

50 pages

Guide category

Data and Analytics Platforms

Warehouse, lakehouse, streaming, and governance decisions for data platform teams.

analytics architecturedata warehouse designlakehouse architecture guide

50 pages

Guide category

API and Integration Architecture

Contract design, integration patterns, rate control, and operational visibility for APIs and platforms.

integration architectureapi design reviewservice integration patterns

50 pages

Guide category

Hybrid, Multi-Cloud, and Migration

Estate mapping, migration sequencing, landing zones, and target-state design across environments.

multi cloud migration planhybrid cloud architecturecloud migration design

50 pages

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