This book is your first step in the solution architecture world. Throughout this book, you will learn all about solution architecture, and how to become a solution architect. In this first chapter, let's understand the meaning of solution architecture. Solution architecture is the foundation of solution development in the organization. It helps to create a successful solution in a complex organization, where product development has dependencies on multiple groups.

For the success of application development, defining solution architecture should be the first step, which then lays out the foundations and the robust building blocks of implementation. Solution architecture not only considers the requirements of the business, but also handles critical, non-functional requirements such as scalability, high availability, maintainability, performance...