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Designing Large-Scale Systems: Quality Attributes and System Requirements

Erandi Ganepola
8 min readJul 12, 2024

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The Art of Scaling: Crafting Large-Scale Systems for Tomorrow’s Challenges

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Welcome to the article series on “Designing Large-Scale Systems”

Throughout this series, we will discuss complex world of architectural strategies and design principles essential for building systems that operate on a massive scale. Each article will not only cover fundamental and advanced concepts but will also illuminate these ideas with real-world examples. This article series will help you to meet today’s demanding business requirements and scale dynamically for the challenges of tomorrow.

Expect more cool stuff to come!

Introduction to Quality Attributes and System Requirements

In today’s digital world, businesses face complex challenges that demand robust, large-scale systems supporting large user bases and complex functionalities. Unlike simpler applications tailored for a limited audience or simple use cases, these systems contain many applications or software that work together and must reliably serve millions of users. Also, some systems must cater to mission-critical operations where human lives and essential services depend on their uninterrupted…

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Erandi Ganepola
Erandi Ganepola

Written by Erandi Ganepola

Solutions Architecture | Thinker | @WSO2 LLC for North America

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