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ABSTRACT

Designing Data Intensive Applications - Chapter 1 -

Functional Requirements​

  • What it should do
  • Allowing data to be stored / retrieved / searched / processed

Non Functional Requirements​

Reliability​

Making systems work even when faults occur, this keeps certain faults hidden from users when they occur

Faults:

  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Humans

Scalability​

Having strategies for keeping performance good even under load

  • Means of measurement
    • Load
    • Response time

Maintainability​

Making life better for engineers / operation teams

Good operability - having good visibility into system's health and being able to manage it effectively

Others​

  • Security
  • Compliance
  • Maintainability

References

  • DDIA Chapter 1