# microsoftdocs/architecture-center architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository microsoftdocs/architecture-center, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-09-26). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center
- Repository: https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center

## Overview

Azure Architecture Center is a documentation product: readers explore cloud architecture guidance, patterns, and example scenarios. The tree shows distinct content collections, including architecture, ideas, guides, best practices, and antipatterns, plus a browse catalog and navigation TOC. The graph represents this content taxonomy rather than an application runtime; no source excerpts were provided to verify link targets or rendering behavior.

Main entry points: [`docs`](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs) (Architecture Center), [`docs/browse/index.yml`](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/blob/main/docs/browse/index.yml) (Browse catalog), [`docs/_bread/toc.yml`](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/blob/main/docs/_bread/toc.yml) (Navigation TOC), [`docs/ai-ml/architecture`](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/ai-ml/architecture) (Reference architectures)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_discovery["Discovery"]
  node_center["Architecture Center"]
  node_browse["Browse catalog<br/>[index.yml]"]
  node_navigation["Navigation TOC<br/>[toc.yml]"]
end

subgraph group_architecture["Architecture content"]
  node_reference["Reference architectures"]
  node_ideas["Solution ideas"]
end

subgraph group_guidance["Guidance"]
  node_ai_guides["AI and ML guides"]
  node_data_guides["Data guidance"]
  node_best_practices["Best practices"]
  node_antipatterns["Antipatterns"]
end

subgraph group_scenarios["Scenarios"]
  node_examples["Example scenarios"]
  node_aws["AWS guidance"]
  node_containers["Container guidance"]
  node_analytics["Analytics guidance"]
  node_databases["Database guidance"]
end

node_reader(("Reader"))

node_reader -->|"accesses"| node_center
node_center -->|"offers catalog"| node_browse
node_center -->|"provides navigation"| node_navigation
node_center -->|"covers"| node_reference
node_center -->|"covers"| node_ideas
node_center -->|"covers"| node_ai_guides
node_center -->|"covers"| node_data_guides
node_center -->|"covers"| node_best_practices
node_center -->|"covers"| node_antipatterns
node_center -->|"covers"| node_examples
node_center -->|"covers"| node_aws
node_center -->|"covers"| node_containers
node_center -->|"covers"| node_analytics
node_center -->|"covers"| node_databases

click node_center "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs"
click node_browse "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/blob/main/docs/browse/index.yml"
click node_navigation "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/blob/main/docs/_bread/toc.yml"
click node_reference "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/ai-ml/architecture"
click node_ideas "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/ai-ml/idea"
click node_ai_guides "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/ai-ml/guide"
click node_data_guides "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/data-guide"
click node_best_practices "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/best-practices"
click node_antipatterns "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/antipatterns"
click node_examples "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/example-scenario"
click node_aws "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/aws-professional"
click node_containers "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/containers"
click node_analytics "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/analytics"
click node_databases "https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/databases"

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classDef toneAmber fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#d97706,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#78350f
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classDef toneTeal fill:#ccfbf1,stroke:#0f766e,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#134e4a
class node_center,node_browse,node_navigation toneBlue
class node_reference,node_ideas toneAmber
class node_ai_guides,node_data_guides,node_best_practices,node_antipatterns toneMint
class node_examples,node_aws,node_containers,node_analytics,node_databases toneRose
class node_reader toneIndigo
```

## Components

### Discovery

- [Architecture Center](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs): `docs`
- [Browse catalog](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/blob/main/docs/browse/index.yml): `docs/browse/index.yml`
- [Navigation TOC](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/blob/main/docs/_bread/toc.yml): `docs/_bread/toc.yml`

### Architecture content

- [Reference architectures](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/ai-ml/architecture): `docs/ai-ml/architecture`
- [Solution ideas](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/ai-ml/idea): `docs/ai-ml/idea`

### Guidance

- [AI and ML guides](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/ai-ml/guide): `docs/ai-ml/guide`
- [Data guidance](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/data-guide): `docs/data-guide`
- [Best practices](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/best-practices): `docs/best-practices`
- [Antipatterns](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/antipatterns): `docs/antipatterns`

### Scenarios

- [Example scenarios](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/example-scenario): `docs/example-scenario`
- [AWS guidance](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/aws-professional): `docs/aws-professional`
- [Container guidance](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/containers): `docs/containers`
- [Analytics guidance](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/analytics): `docs/analytics`
- [Database guidance](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/architecture-center/tree/main/docs/databases): `docs/databases`

### Other components

- **Reader**

## Connections

- Reader → Architecture Center: accesses
- Architecture Center → Browse catalog: offers catalog
- Architecture Center → Navigation TOC: provides navigation
- Architecture Center → Reference architectures: covers
- Architecture Center → Solution ideas: covers
- Architecture Center → AI and ML guides: covers
- Architecture Center → Data guidance: covers
- Architecture Center → Best practices: covers
- Architecture Center → Antipatterns: covers
- Architecture Center → Example scenarios: covers
- Architecture Center → AWS guidance: covers
- Architecture Center → Container guidance: covers
- Architecture Center → Analytics guidance: covers
- Architecture Center → Database guidance: covers