A business requirement defines the goals and objectives of the business, focusing on the "what" and "why" of a project. "Improving the performance of an application to make users happy" is a classic business requirement as it describes a desired business outcome—enhanced user satisfaction and productivity—which directly impacts business success. This goal is technology-agnostic. Technical requirements, in contrast, specify "how" to achieve these business goals through specific technologies, configurations, and metrics.

A. REST API integration is a specific technical implementation choice that defines how software components or systems will communicate.

B. Using Aruba Central is a technical solution; it specifies a particular product to fulfill a technical need for centralized management.

D. An oversubscription ratio is a detailed technical design metric used by network engineers to balance network performance against cost.

1. Aruba Networks (an HPE Company). (2021). Aruba Data Center Networking Solution Guide.

Section: Chapter 2

"Planning and design

" Page 10.

Content: The guide explicitly lists "Improve application performance and availability" as a primary example of a business requirement that drives data center design. It distinguishes these from technical requirements like scalability

high availability

and automation

which are methods to achieve business goals.

2. Oppenheimer

P. (2011). Top-Down Network Design (3rd ed.). Cisco Press.

Section: Chapter 1

"Analyzing Business Goals and Constraints

" Pages 7-9.

Content: This foundational network design text emphasizes that the design process must start with business goals

such as "improving customer satisfaction" or "increasing employee productivity." Technical requirements

like specific network topologies

protocols (e.g.

API usage)

or performance metrics (e.g.

oversubscription)

are derived from these high-level business objectives.

3. Purdue University. (n.d.). Systems Analysis & Design Courseware

CPT 25800.

Section: Module 3

"Determining Requirements."

Content: University courseware on systems analysis consistently differentiates between business requirements (what the business needs to do) and technical requirements (how the system will be built). A goal like improving user experience is a business requirement

while specifying a management tool or an integration method is a technical/solution requirement.