# How SRE Teams Use Non-Abstract Large System Design to Prevent Outages

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Podcast: [The Site Reliability Podcast with Fexingo: SRE, Uptime, and Production Engineering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-site-reliability-podcast-with-fexingo-sre-uptime-and-production-engineering-7871923)
Published: 2026-07-11T22:28:13+00:00
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## Resource

In Episode 105 of The Site Reliability Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into Non-Abstract Large System Design (NALSD) — a method Google SRE teams use to evaluate distributed system designs before they hit production. They break down the six components of NALSD: system requirements, capacity estimation, failure modes, component interactions, data flow, and deployment architecture. Using a concrete example of a payment processing service with a five-nines uptime requirement, they show how NALSD helps catch design flaws early, reduce incident severity, and build shared mental models across teams. They also discuss how to integrate NALSD into sprint planning and post-incident reviews without adding overhead. Listeners will learn one specific technique to apply in their next design review. #SiteReliabilityEngineering #SRE #NonAbstractLargeSystemDesign #NALSD #ProductionEngineering #IncidentPrevention #SystemDesign #CapacityPlanning #FailureModeAnalysis #DistributedSystems #GoogleSRE #ReliabilityEngineering #Uptime #TechPodcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Technology #Observability Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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