The Fundamental Trade-off
The CAP theorem states that a distributed system can only guarantee two of three properties: Consistency, Availability, and Partition tolerance.
The Three Properties
The Triangle
PACELC Theorem
CAP Theorem
Trade-offs between consistency, availability, and partition tolerance
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What makes a system 'eventually consistent'?