Define an SLI and SLO before selecting reliability mechanisms.
The move: define the reliability target before picking the reliability pattern. An SLI is the signal. An SLO is the target. Together they tell the architect what quality the system must provide and how much unreliability can be tolerated. Without them, teams tend to argue over provider features, availability numbers, and fear-driven redundancy. Measure the journey Prefer user-visible measures: successful login attempts, checkout completion, report freshness, or API latency from the caller's point of view. Set a target with a window A target without a window is vague. A window without a target is trivia. Use both so the team…
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