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# Getting Started

- [Quickstart](https://docs.north.cloud/docs/getting-started/quickstart.md): Create a consolidated view of all your cloud spend and enable better cost control using our savings and data services. Create an account in under 1 minute.
- [AWS Onboarding](https://docs.north.cloud/docs/getting-started/quickstart/aws-onboarding.md): Learn how to integrate your AWS account with North.Cloud
- [GCP Onboarding](https://docs.north.cloud/docs/getting-started/quickstart/gcp-onboarding.md): Learn how to integrate your GCP account with North.Cloud
- [Permissions required](https://docs.north.cloud/docs/getting-started/permissions-required.md): Permissions North.Cloud requires from your cloud providers.
- [AWS permissions](https://docs.north.cloud/docs/getting-started/permissions-required/aws-permissions.md): Permissions North.Cloud requires from your AWS account.
- [GCP permissions](https://docs.north.cloud/docs/getting-started/permissions-required/gcp-permissions.md): Permissions North.Cloud requires from your AWS account.
- [Security](https://docs.north.cloud/docs/getting-started/security.md): At North.Cloud, security is fundamental to everything we do. Our approach is multi-layered, with clear delineation of security responsibilities and controls at every level of our service.
- [Managed Savings Pods](https://docs.north.cloud/docs/getting-started/security/managed-savings-pods.md): Learn about the security controls put in place on the Savings Pods that allow our customers to benefit from flexible savings across multiple providers.
- [SSO](https://docs.north.cloud/docs/getting-started/security/sso.md): Learn about SSO that North.Cloud supports.
- [MFA](https://docs.north.cloud/docs/getting-started/security/mfa.md): Learn more about how to enable MFA.
- [AI Use & Security](https://docs.north.cloud/docs/getting-started/security/ai-use-and-security.md): Learn more about the security put in place around North Agent our customer's best cloud FinOps assistant.
- [Recommended Best Practices](https://docs.north.cloud/docs/getting-started/security/recommended-best-practices.md): These are additional steps that we have seen some of our more security forward customers follow.


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