Cluster adjuster
A new way to bolt computers together
LISTEN to any software salesman and it is tempting to conclude that the world of information technology (IT) is a digital paradise. Yet just as in the real world, IT has its trade-offs—especially between “scalability” and reliability. Firms can combine several computers in order to sift through huge amounts of data. But adding new machines to such a cluster is complicated and makes the system more prone to crash.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Cluster adjuster”
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