Lessons from Giant-Scale Services

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Lessons from Giant-Scale Services (2001)

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by Eric A. Brewer

Venue:	IEEE Internet Computing
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@ARTICLE{Brewer01lessonsfrom,
    author = {Eric A. Brewer},
    title = {Lessons from Giant-Scale Services},
    journal = {IEEE Internet Computing},
    year = {2001},
    volume = {5},
    pages = {46--55}
}

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Abstract

Giant Web services require new tools and methods for issues of scale, availability, and evolution. Web portals and ISPs such as AOL, Microsoft Network, and Yahoo have grown more than tenfold in the past five years. Despite their scale, growth rates, and rapid evolution of content and features, these sites and other “giant-scale ” services like instant messaging and Napster must be always available. Many other major Web sites such as eBay, CNN, and Wal-Mart, have similar availability requirements. In this article, I look at the basic model for such services, focusing on the key realworld

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giant-scale service web portal giant web service instant messaging rapid evolution many major web site key realworld basic model new tool similar availability requirement growth rate microsoft network

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