Chapter 6. Architecture Decisions

Lead by the power of conviction in your decision.

In the preceding chapter, you gained a comprehensive understanding of the architecture overview. Among other aspects, that chapter illustrated three different architecture views that collectively depicted the IT System’s high-level architecture. From the high-level architectural overview, you have to progressively dive into the details of the solution. However, certain decisions that must be made at this point will guide and influence the subsequent detailed design artifacts of the IT System. Such decisions are called architecture decisions. These architecture decisions influence, shape, and guide the framework of the solution.

This chapter discusses the importance ...

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