An overview of the Google Cloud Architecture Framework

In Google’s own words, “the Google Cloud Architecture Framework provides recommendations and describes best practices to help architects, developers, administrators, and other cloud practitioners design and operate a cloud topology that’s secure, efficient, resilient, high-performing, and cost-effective.” In this section, we discuss some of the key concepts from the framework and how they can be applied to AI/ML workloads on Google Cloud, especially within the context of ML governance.

For reference, the framework documentation can be found at the following URL:

https://cloud.google.com/architecture/framework

Let’s begin with an overview of the fundamental concepts of the framework, which are referred to as pillars. One way to think of it is that, by ensuring all of these pillars are implemented, we can build a solid and enduring structure (system).

The categories of the framework...