Software Architect's Handbook

Identifying your deployment constraints

When designing a software architecture, among the many constraints that you may have to consider are constraints related to deployment. You may be required to follow particular policies of the organization. The infrastructure and target environment of the software application may be dictated by the organization, and such constraints may be something that you will have to work around.

The earlier that any conflicts and issues related to constraints can be identified regarding the software application and the target infrastructure, the easier those issues can be resolved.