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Cloud Computing · Intermediate

Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework

Google Cloud's recommendations for designing secure, reliable, efficient, cost-effective workloads, formerly the Google Cloud Architecture Framework.

Definition

The framework is organized into pillars covering operational excellence; security, privacy and compliance; reliability; cost optimization; and performance optimization, along with cross-pillar perspectives such as AI and ML and industry-specific guidance. It was renamed from the Google Cloud Architecture Framework.

Example

A team reviews its design against the reliability pillar and adds a regional managed instance group and cross-region backups.

Exam tip

Google's Professional Cloud Architect case studies expect answers consistent with this framework's recommendations.

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