Principles of Solution Architecture Design

In the previous chapter, you learned about the attributes of solution architecture. Those attributes are essential properties, which a solution architect needs to keep in mind while creating a solution design. In this chapter, you will learn about the principles of solution architecture design, which incorporate various attributes during solution design.

This chapter throws light on the most important and common design principles. However, there could be more design aspects based on the nature of the product complexity and industry domain. As you move forward to your learning path of becoming a solution architect in this book, these design principles and attributes will be further applied in order to create various design patterns in Chapter 6, Solution Architecture Design Patterns.

You will learn about the following topics in this chapter:

• Scaling workload
• Building resilient architecture
• Design for performance
• Using replaceable resources
• Think loose coupling
• Think service not server
• Using the right storage for the right need
• Think data-driven design
• Overcoming constraints
• Adding security everywhere
• Automating everything

In this chapter, you will not only learn about designing scalable, resilient, and performance architecture, but you will also learn how to take care of your architecture by applying security, overcoming constraints, and applying changes along with the test and automation approach. These principles will help you to apply thinking in the right way, by using service-oriented architecture (SOA) and a data-driven approach.