<ul><li>Building distributed systems isn't easy. Here are six best practices to get you started.</li><li>Design for failure. Build redundancy and fault tolerance in the system.</li><li>Choose your consistency and availability models. Be aware of trade-offs that need to be made.</li><li>Build on a solid foundation from the start. Choose technologies, architecture, and protocols that will best serve your final product.</li><li>Minimize dependencies to reduce the problem of scaling and building resilient systems.</li><li>Monitor and measure system performance to identify potential issues before they become critical.</li><li>Don't forget about the people. Submit a design review before jumping into code.</li><li>Reduced development time, better software, and more satisfied customers are benefits of defining a structured design process.</li><li>APM is a crucial tool to provide deep insight into potential issues before they become critical.</li><li>Asynchronous communication is a pattern that can decouple services from one another.</li></ul>

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