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Foundations of System Design

Develop a system design from requirements and runtime fundamentals through networks, coordination, storage, security, and scaling. Worked examples and practice questions connect each design choice to its assumptions, costs, and failure behavior.

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9
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40
Study time
18 Hours
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9 sections 40 lessons
  1. 1

    System Design Scope and Architecture

    4 lessons Free preview

  2. 2

    Runtime Resources and Observability

    4 lessons Premium

  3. 3

    Networks, Communication, APIs, and Serialization

    5 lessons Premium

  4. 4

    Time, Ordering, Coordination, and Consistency

    4 lessons Premium

  5. 5

    Failures, Availability, and Recovery

    4 lessons Premium

  6. 6

    Storage, Databases, Replication, and Partitioning

    8 lessons Premium

  7. 7

    Security and Trust

    5 lessons Premium

  8. 8

    Scaling Trade-offs, Technology Choices, and Patterns

    4 lessons Premium

  9. 9

    Interview Preparation and Next Steps

    2 lessons Premium

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  1. 1.1Introduction to System Design18 min
  2. 1.2How System Design Differs from Software Architecture10 min
  3. 1.3Defining Requirements: What a System Must Do and How Well14 min
  4. 1.4Monoliths and Microservices: Choosing the Shape of a System13 min

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