Replication

Learn what replication is and why it is used in distributed systems.

Partitioning can improve the scalability and performance of a system by distributing data and request load to multiple nodes.

Another dimension that benefits from using a distributed system is known as availability.

Availability

Availability refers to the ability of the system to remain functional despite failures in parts of it.

Mechanism to achieve availability

The technique we use to achieve availability is replication.

Replication

Replication is the main technique used ...