SLO & Reliability Practical By Samson Tanimawo, PhD Published Dec 11, 2025 4 min read

Availability vs Correctness Trade-off

Sometimes correctness matters more than availability.

Correctness

Wrong answer worse than no answer. Financial systems.

Refuse to serve over wrong serve.

Approximate answer worse than no answer? Sometimes.

Read-only mode.

Per service. Match the user expectation.

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