FinOps Academy · Architecture Explorer

Architecture Explorer for FinOps Academy.

Review business requirements, design decisions, security, cost, operations, resilience and validation evidence for enterprise architecture patterns.

Azure Landing Zone Architecture

Design a governed Azure foundation covering identity, management groups, subscriptions, networking, policy and platform operations.

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Hub-and-Spoke Networking Architecture

Build a segmented enterprise network using central connectivity, shared services and controlled spoke communication.

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Azure Virtual WAN Architecture

Design global branch, remote-user and cloud connectivity through managed virtual hubs and routing domains.

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Enterprise AKS Architecture

Design a secure, resilient and operable Azure Kubernetes Service platform for multiple application teams.

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Platform Engineering Reference Architecture

Create an internal developer platform with paved roads, self-service workflows and measurable platform outcomes.

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Zero Trust Architecture

Translate Zero Trust principles into identity, device, network, application, data and monitoring controls.

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Hybrid Cloud Architecture

Connect on-premises infrastructure and Azure through consistent identity, networking, management and security services.

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Microsoft Entra Identity Architecture

Design workforce, workload and privileged identity services with resilient authentication and governed access.

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Monitoring and Observability Architecture

Design telemetry pipelines that convert metrics, logs, traces and events into reliable operational decisions.

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Disaster Recovery Architecture

Design recovery capabilities around business impact, dependency mapping, data protection and tested orchestration.

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High Availability Architecture

Design services to tolerate component, zone and regional failures while preserving operational simplicity.

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Storage and Data Protection Architecture

Select storage, replication, encryption, backup and lifecycle patterns based on workload characteristics.

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