Distributed System Attributes

Distributed systems have become an integral part of modern computing infrastructure. With the rise of cloud computing and the internet, distributed systems have become increasingly important for providing scalable and reliable services to users around the world. However, designing and operating distributed systems can be challenging due to several factors, including the need for consistency, availability, partition tolerance, and low latency. Other attributes, such as scalability, durability, reliability, and fault tolerance, are critical requirements for any business application catering to a large and diverse demography. A good understanding of these attributes is crucial to designing large and complex systems that address business needs.

In this chapter, we will understand how these distributed system attributes come into play when we think about designing a distributed system. We may need to make appropriate trade-offs among these attributes to...