Availability: Ensuring Your System is Always There When Users Need It

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Availability: Ensuring Your System is Always There When Users Need It

Welcome to the third installment in our series on crucial non-functional requirements (NFRs) in software architecture! After exploring scalability and reliability, we’re now turning our attention to availability — a critical factor in keeping your users satisfied and your business running smoothly.

Before we dive in, let’s quickly recap our journey so far:

Our NFR Journey

Before we dive in, let’s quickly see what we tackle in this series:

1. Scalability — Servicing all interested parties
2. Reliability — Building Trust in the Digital World
3. Availability — Ensuring Your System is Always There When Users Need It [this one]
4. Maintainability — Designing for the Long Haul in Software Architecture
5. Extensibility — Designing for Future Growth in…