Perspectives on the CAP Theorem

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Seth Gilbert, Nancy Lynch
Computer 45(2), pages 30–36
February 2012

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.

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