Tag: CAP Theorem
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ACID vs CAP: What’s the Difference?
Read more: ACID vs CAP: What’s the Difference?Acid transactions, ACID properties, and the CAP theorem are two important concepts in data management and distributed systems. It’s unfortunate that in both acronyms the “C” stands for “Consistency,” but actually means completely different things. What follows is a primer on the…
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Clarifications On The CAP Theorem And Data-Related Errors
Read more: Clarifications On The CAP Theorem And Data-Related ErrorsThere has been another round of online conversations about the CAP theorem as the internet community continues to discuss its implications on networked databases. Coda Hale recently wrote a well received article titled CAP paper by Gilbert and Lynch. Scattered in the larger…