Perspectives on the CAP Theorem

2012243 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Seth Gilbert · National University of Singapore

Nancy Lynch · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Abstract

The CAP theorem is one example of a more general tradeoff between safety and liveness in unreliable systems. Viewing CAP in this context provides insight into the inherent tradeoffs and the manner in which they can be circumvented in practice.

Topics & Keywords

Distributed systems and fault tolerance Software Reliability and Analysis Research Software System Performance and Reliability

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent work and economic growth

Publication Details

Published in: Computer

Volume 45, Issue 2, pp. 30-36

DOI: 10.1109/mc.2011.389

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