# Materialize Cloud

Guidance for operating Materialize Cloud.




> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/llms.txt).


## Overview

Materialize Cloud is the fully managed service for Materialize. It lets you
build real-time data products without deploying or managing database
infrastructure. Materialize operates the underlying service, so your team can
focus on ingesting data, defining transformations, and serving fresh results.

To get started, [sign up for a free trial](https://materialize.com/register/)
and try the [Quickstart](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/get-started/quickstart/).

## Guides

- Learn about [free trials](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/materialize-cloud/free-trials/index.md).
- Understand [usage and billing](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/materialize-cloud/billing/index.md).
- Plan for [disaster recovery](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/materialize-cloud/disaster-recovery/index.md).


## Pages in this section

- [Customer responsibility model (Cloud)](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/materialize-cloud/customer-responsibilities/index.md): Details about the Materialize Cloud's customer responsibility model.
- [Disaster recovery (Cloud)](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/materialize-cloud/disaster-recovery/index.md): Learn about various disaster recovery (DR) strategies for Materialize.
- [Free Trials](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/materialize-cloud/free-trials/index.md): Answers to frequently asked questions about Materialize Cloud free trials.
- [Usage & billing (Cloud)](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/materialize-cloud/billing/index.md): Understand the billing model of Materialize Cloud, and learn best practices for cost control.