Architecture Documentation for Cloud Architects
Use cloud diagrams with provider icons, NFRs for availability and scalability, constraints, and operational notes for cloud architecture.
Cloud architects design infrastructure and services on cloud platforms. Content Foundry supports cloud architecture documentation with provider-specific icons, infrastructure diagrams, and operational documentation.
Key Blocks for Cloud Architects
Diagram
Cloud architecture with AWS (309), Azure (705), and GCP icons
NFR
Availability, scalability, and cost requirements
Constraint
Cloud provider, region, and compliance constraints
Operational Note
Cloud-specific deployment and operations
Cloud Architecture Diagrams
Use the diagram editor with cloud provider icons:
| Provider | Icons |
|---|---|
| AWS | 309 official service icons (EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3, etc.) |
| Azure | 705 official service icons (VMs, Functions, SQL, Blob, etc.) |
| GCP | Google Cloud service icons |
| Kubernetes | Pods, services, ingress, deployments |
Cloud NFRs
Document cloud-specific requirements:
Cloud Constraints
Document cloud-related constraints:
Provider
Required cloud provider (single or multi-cloud)
Region
Geographic requirements for data residency
Compliance
FedRAMP, HIPAA, SOC 2 requirements
Services
Approved vs prohibited services
Cloud Scenario Documentation
Document cloud scenarios with diagrams:
| Scenario | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto-scaling | Instances scaling out and in |
| Failover | Traffic switching between regions |
| Blue-green deployment | Environment switching |
| Canary release | Gradual traffic shift |
| DR activation | Failover to secondary region |
Operational Notes
Document cloud operations: