Overcoming architectural constraints

Earlier, in Chapter 2, Solution Architects in an Organization, you learned about the various constraints that a solution architecture needs to handle and balance. The major limitations are cost, time, budget, scope, schedule, and resources. Overcoming these constraints is one of the significant factors that needs to be considered while designing a solution. You should look at the limitations as challenges that can be overcome rather than obstacles, as challenges always push you to the limit of innovation in a positive way.

A solution architect needs to make suitable trade-offs while considering the constraints. For example, a high-performance application results in more cost when you need to add additional caching in multiple layers of architecture. However, sometimes cost is more important than performance, primarily if a system is used by the internal employees, which doesn't directly impact revenue. Sometimes, the market is more important...