Essential design patterns across Coding, Cloud, Data, AI/ML, People, and Process that a Solution Architect should know.

Area Pattern Use Case (Why It’s Important) YouTube Link
Coding Singleton Ensures only one instance of a class exists (e.g., database connections). 🔗 Link
Coding Factory Pattern Creates objects dynamically, useful for dependency injection and flexible architecture. 🔗 Link
Coding Observer Pattern Implements event-driven programming (e.g., pub-sub in microservices). 🔗 Link
Cloud Circuit Breaker Prevents cascading failures in microservices and improves resiliency. 🔗 Link
Cloud API Gateway Centralized access control, logging, and rate limiting in microservices. 🔗 Link
Cloud Auto-Scaling Dynamically adjusts resources based on demand in AWS, Azure, or GCP. 🔗 Link
Cloud Blue-Green Deployment Enables zero-downtime deployments in cloud environments. 🔗 Link
Data CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) Separates read and write operations to improve database performance. 🔗 Link
Data Event Sourcing Stores state changes as events instead of modifying records. 🔗 Link
Data Polyglot Persistence Uses different databases (SQL, NoSQL) based on data requirements. 🔗 Link
AI/ML Transfer Learning Uses pre-trained models to improve ML efficiency. 🔗 Link
AI/ML Reinforcement Learning AI learns from rewards and penalties, used in robotics and game AI. 🔗 Link
AI/ML Model Deployment (MLOps) Automates AI/ML model deployment in cloud environments. 🔗 Link
People Servant Leadership Focuses on empowering teams rather than top-down management. 🔗 Link
People DevOps Culture Encourages collaboration between Dev and Ops teams. 🔗 Link
People Emotional Intelligence Essential for managing teams and stakeholders effectively. 🔗 Link
Process Agile Methodology Iterative development process that adapts to changing requirements. 🔗 Link
Process Six Sigma Improves business processes by reducing defects and inefficiencies. 🔗 Link
Process TOGAF (Enterprise Architecture) Helps define and structure enterprise IT strategy. 🔗 Link
Security Zero Trust Security Ensures strict identity verification for every user and device. 🔗 Link
Security JWT (JSON Web Token) Secure authentication for APIs and microservices. 🔗 Link
Security Encryption-at-Rest & in-Transit Protects data while stored and being transmitted. 🔗 Link
Security OAuth 2.0 & OpenID Connect Secure authorization for third-party applications. 🔗 Link
DevOps Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Automates infrastructure provisioning (Terraform, Ansible). 🔗 Link
DevOps GitOps Uses Git as a single source of truth for CI/CD pipelines. 🔗 Link
DevOps Canary Deployment Deploys updates to a small subset before full rollout. 🔗 Link
Networking Service Mesh (Istio, Linkerd) Manages communication between microservices securely. 🔗 Link
Networking API Throttling & Rate Limiting Prevents abuse and overload of API services. 🔗 Link
Networking CDN (Content Delivery Network) Enhances website and application performance globally. 🔗 Link
Testing Shift-Left Testing Embeds testing early in the SDLC for defect prevention. 🔗 Link
Testing Chaos Engineering Tests system resilience by simulating failures. 🔗 Link
Testing Synthetic Monitoring Simulates user behavior to test application performance. 🔗 Link
Observability Distributed Tracing (Jaeger, Zipkin) Tracks requests across microservices. 🔗 Link
Observability Log Aggregation (ELK, Splunk) Collects and analyzes logs from distributed systems. 🔗 Link
Observability Real-time Metrics (Prometheus, Grafana) Monitors applications and infrastructure health. 🔗 Link
Edge Computing Fog Computing Extends cloud capabilities closer to IoT devices. 🔗 Link
Edge Computing Content Caching Stores frequently accessed data at the network edge. 🔗 Link
Blockchain Smart Contracts (Ethereum, Hyperledger) Automates trust-based transactions in finance, healthcare, and supply chains. 🔗 Link
Blockchain Decentralized Identity Enhances security with blockchain-based authentication. 🔗 Link
IoT MQTT & CoAP Lightweight messaging protocols for IoT devices. 🔗 Link
IoT Digital Twin Virtual replicas of physical devices for monitoring & simulation. 🔗 Link
IoT Edge AI Runs AI models directly on IoT devices for real-time decision-making. 🔗 Link
Compliance GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001 Data security, privacy, and regulatory compliance for enterprises. 🔗 Link

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