Scalability: Servicing all interested parties

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Scaling Your System

Our NFR Journey

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

1. Scalability — Servicing all interested parties [this one]
2. Reliability — Building Trust in the Digital World
3. Availability — Ensuring Your System is Always There When Users Need It
4. Maintainability — Designing for the Long Haul in Software Architecture
5. Extensibility — Designing for Future Growth in Software Architecture
6. Usability — Architecting for User Satisfaction
7. Security — Architecting the Silent Guardian of Your System
8. Performance — Architecting for Speed and Efficiency
9. Testability — Building Confidence Through Design
10. Non Functional Requirements: Your Architectural North Star in Software Design

In today’s digital landscape, the ability to scale is not just a technical nicety-it’s a business imperative. But what does scalability really mean, and why is it…