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Beyond CAP: Why Partial Progress is Critical for Modern Distributed Systems

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Overview

  • Research examines limitations of the CAP theorem in distributed systems
  • Introduces "Partial Progress" as a key consideration alongside consistency, availability, and partition tolerance
  • Analyzes Cassandra's distributed database system behavior under network partitions
  • Proposes new framework for understanding distributed system tradeoffs

Plain English Explanation

The CAP theorem states that distributed systems can only guarantee two out of three properties: consistency, availability, and partition tolerance. This research suggests we've overlooked something important - partial progress, which means a system can keep working at reduc...

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