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Learning Raft by making one.
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One common pattern in the previous systems we have discussed like MapReduce, GFS, and VMware FT is that they all rely on a single entity to make the key decisions. While this has the advantage of making it easier for the system to decide, the downside of this approach is that the entity is now a single point of failure. In this post, we'll learn how the Raft consensus algorithm solves this problem.
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Background Lately I've been studying consensus algorithms to bolster my understanding of distributed systems. Consensus algorithms achieve agreement on data that is replicated across many nod...
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My notes on "Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces" - part 3, Persistence
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