Distributed Systems
Distributed Systems represent a paradigm where multiple autonomous computing units, often geographically dispersed, cooperate and communicate to achieve a common goal, appearing to the end-user as a single, coherent system. This approach inherently manages concurrency, deals with independent…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1969
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Distributed systems were created to overcome the inherent limitations of centralized, monolithic systems, such as single points of failure, scalability bottlenecks, and limited resource utilization. They enable applications to handle larger workloads, ensure high availability through redundancy, and leverage diverse, geographically dispersed computing resources efficiently, addressing the needs for resilience, performance, and global reach.
- Platforms
- Virtual Machines, Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), Container Orchestration Platforms, Mainframes (in distributed mainframe environments), Bare Metal Servers, Edge Devices, Mobile Devices (in peer-to-peer contexts)
Related technologies
Notable users
- Uber
- Netflix
- Microsoft
- Any modern enterprise or internet company
- Meta (Facebook)
- Amazon