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The Architecture Center provides content resources across a wide variety of
networking subjects. This page provides information to help you get started and
a list of all networking content in the Architecture Center.
There are two general approaches to create a network:
Just get started by creating a simple, but recommended, landing
zone deployment and build from there.
Read all the materials up front, plan everything end-to-end, and then build
your design.
If you just want to get started:
The fastest way is to use
Google Cloud Setup
in the Google Cloud console. The user interface shows you how to set up
your organization, users and groups, administration, billing, networking,
monitoring and security so you can get started with Google Cloud.
Even if you already have an organization set up, you can use
Google Cloud Setup to create well-crafted networks.
Alternatively, you can follow a manual process using the
Landing zone design in Google Cloud
document set. In that document set,
Decide the network design for your Google Cloud landing zone
provides several options for your network design.
If you want to read and plan first:
For an end-to-end Google Cloud deployment based on security best practices,
see the
enterprise foundations blueprint. The entire deployment is available as a
Terraform configuration, which you can use as is or modify to meet your needs.
If you already have your Google Cloud network set up, but you want to
enhance or modify your setup, the documents listed in the left navigation can
help. The documents are organized in the following categories:
Connect: Connect Google Cloud resources to resources in other clouds, in your
on-premises data centers, and in other parts of your Google Cloud
deployment.
Scale: Use load balancing, content delivery networks, and DNS to deliver your
applications to your customers at any scale.
Secure: Protect your applications and network traffic.
Observe: Monitor and inspect your network configuration and traffic.
Keep exploring
The documents that are listed in the "Networking" section of the
left navigation can help you configure networking for your cloud deployment.
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