# Operational excellence The operational excellence pillar focuses on best practices for deploying and operating cloud-based games at scale. It is important to focus on operational excellence to maintain a positive player experience and implement preventative measures to prepare for and recover from issues that impact their experience. **Topics** + [Design principles](design-principles-ops.md) + [Live operations](gameops01.md) + [Account structure](gameops02.md) + [Game deployments](gameops03.md) + [Health monitoring](gameops04.md) + [Load testing](gameops05.md) + [Optimize over time](gameops06.md) + [Resources](resources-ops.md)