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Abstract

Distributed consistency is perhaps the most-discussed topic in distributed systems today. Coordination protocols can ensure consistency, but in practice they cause undesirable performance unless used judiciously. Scalable distributed architectures avoid coordination whenever possible, but under-coordinated systems can exhibit behavioral anomalies under fault, which are often extremely difficult to debug. This raises significant challenges for distributed system architects and developers.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 27, 2017
Source ID
10.1145/3110214

Entities

People

  • David Maier
  • Joseph M. Hellerstein
  • Neil Conway
  • Peter Alvaro

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • National Science Foundation
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
  • Portland State University
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Santa Cruz

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Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Software Engineering.