An Analysis of Distributed Consensus and System Tradeoffs: From Paxos Theory to the CAP Theorem

The Foundational Challenge of Distributed Agreement At the core of reliable distributed computing lies a single, fundamental problem: consensus. This is the challenge of getting a group of independent, geographically Read More …

What is ACID property of a Database?

ACID is an acronym that stands for Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability. These properties are a set of characteristics that guarantee the reliability of database transactions. They ensure that database Read More …