Yet they are managed as a single, cohesive system. Unlike centralized or hybrid approaches, distributed cloud treats geographic and architectural diversity as a feature, not a compromise.

In this article, we explore the design principles, innovations, and challenges addressed by three representative distributed file systems: Google File System (GFS), Tectonic, and JuiceFS.

Cell-based architecture has emerged as a response to many challenges associated with distributed systems. It employs the bulkhead pattern to isolate failures and can help organize large architectures.

A distributed system is comprised of multiple computing devices interconnected with one another via a loosely-connected network. Almost all computing systems and applications today are distributed in ...

How do you effectively build a distributed, enterprise architecture? It's a daunting, if not somewhat nebulous question, akin to asking someone how do you build a house? The answer depends on what ...

Much as the OS evolved to provide the fundamental building blocksof standalone system-development platforms, real-time middleware hasevolved to address the distributed-systems development challenges ...

Expect to hear more about Bitcoin and its blockchain architecture in 2016, as the manner in which they crypto-currency works is becoming a best practices for developing distributed systems.

The Juniper Connected Security Distributed Services Architecture integrates unified security management with advanced routing and AI.