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Distributed Snapshots
Snapshot in distributed systems, i.e. on all the nodes in a cluster, is a challenging problem because nodes in a cluster don’t have a global clock.
Sep 13, 2022 • 
Pratik Pandey

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Distributed Snapshots
Clocks: Logical Clocks(II)
Vector clocks are an extension of Lamport clocks, where each node knows about the logical time of all the other nodes.
Aug 5, 2022 • 
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Clocks: Logical Clocks(II)
Clocks: Logical Clocks
Logical clocks represent time through a virtual implementation, that represents a monotonically increasing value.
Jul 30, 2022 • 
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Clocks: Logical Clocks
Clocks: Physical Clock Synchronization
NTP is an internet protocol used to synchronize with computer clock time sources in a network. NTP leverages UDP protocol
Jul 7, 2022 • 
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Clocks: Physical Clock Synchronization
Clocks: It’s not that simple!
A real-time clock (RTC) is a computer clock, usually in the form of an integrated circuit(IC) that is solely built for keeping time.
Jul 5, 2022 • 
Pratik Pandey

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Distributed Systems Made Easy!
Distributed Systems Made Easy!
Clocks: It’s not that simple!
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