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title: "STACKIT Fundamentals"
description: "The entry-level path into STACKIT: the platform vision, the Portal, the full service portfolio, and hands-on product fundamentals. The common starting point for every role-specific path."
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      title: "STACKIT Introduction"
      trailContext: "Sovereign cloud vision, the Schwarz Group, and a service overview."
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      title: "STACKIT Portfolio"
      trailContext: "The full service portfolio: IaaS, PaaS, data, AI, security, and supporting services."
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source_file: "docs/architecture/trails/stackit/stackit-fundamentals.mdx"
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## Steps

### 1. STACKIT Introduction

Stage: `compass`

Sovereign cloud vision, the Schwarz Group, and a service overview.

Asset: [/advisory/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-introduction/](/advisory/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-introduction/) — source: [/raw/advisory/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-introduction.md](/raw/advisory/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-introduction.md)

### 2. STACKIT Portal

Stage: `hut`

IAM and resource concepts, project setup, and the cost calculator.

Asset: [/advisory/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-portal/](/advisory/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-portal/) — source: [/raw/advisory/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-portal.md](/raw/advisory/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-portal.md)

### 3. STACKIT Portfolio

Stage: `stairs`

The full service portfolio: IaaS, PaaS, data, AI, security, and supporting services.

Asset: [/advisory/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-portfolio/](/advisory/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-portfolio/) — source: [/raw/advisory/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-portfolio.md](/raw/advisory/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-portfolio.md)

### 4. STACKIT Product Fundamentals

Stage: `summit`

A deep, hands-on tour of the STACKIT product portfolio.

Asset: [/architecture/assetcontainer/stackit/cloud-product-fundamentals/](/architecture/assetcontainer/stackit/cloud-product-fundamentals/) — source: [/raw/architecture/assetcontainer/stackit/cloud-product-fundamentals.md](/raw/architecture/assetcontainer/stackit/cloud-product-fundamentals.md)