Architecture of digital platforms in high-load environments: approaches to modularity, scaling, and integration with external services
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Andrey Berezhnoy
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The article examines architectural approaches to the design of digital platforms in high-load environments, with a particular focus on modularity, scaling, and integration with external services. It is shown that the resilience of platform solutions is determined by the consistency of architectural decomposition, load management mechanisms, and the integration layer. The study analyzes the features of monolithic, modular, and microservices-based system organization, as well as architectural mechanisms that ensure fault tolerance, load controllability, and predictability of intersystem interaction. It is substantiated that an effective architecture should provide failure isolation, adaptive resource distribution, and controlled operation with external dependencies. The conclusion is made that the design of high-load digital platforms requires a systemic architectural approach.
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Andrey Berezhnoy
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