Installing Ubuntu 24.04 on corporate laptop Dell Pro 16 Plus PB16255 (AMD) with window-manager: need the practical advise, tips and what setup people are doing!

I’m setting up my corporate/work laptop with Ubuntu 24.04 and need disk encryption as per policy.

Specs:

• Dell PB16255: AMD Ryzen 7 AI 350 Pro, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD
• Planning to use Sway WM / Wayland instead of GNOME

I want a setup that is secure, simple, and flexible. I want to be aware what others are doing and how I can improve my game.

Questions:

• Should I use Ubuntu’s guided LUKS encryption, or manual LUKS partitioning?
• Recommended filesystem, partition scheme, layout for 1 TB NVMe?
  • /, /home or /data, swap, EFI, /boot
• Is separate /home better, and best way with encrypted disk?
• With 32 GB RAM, should I use swap, zram, or plan for hibernation?
• Data backup tool?
• Any tips for Ubuntu 24.04 on newer AMD Ryzen AI hardware?
• Recommended window manager? I was i3wm user. So preferring sway (due to wayland). any other recommendation?
• Other recommendation on Terminal emulator, file-manager etc.?

Would appreciate practical advice and pitfalls to avoid.