L16: The CAP Theorem

The CAP theorem (coined by Eric Brewer) talks about the trade-off between consistency and availability you have to make in your distributed system. This video describes what it is, and how it impacts your system design.
Want more? Eric Brewer wrote a great follow-up article (www.infoq.com/.... If you want an easy-to-read proof of the CAP theorem, see here: mwhittaker.git...
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This is a lecture from the Distributed Systems class. See www.distributedsystemscourse.com for more information.