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Paxos Made Simple

#distributed systems #consensus algorithms #fault tolerance

The paper presents a simplified explanation of the Paxos algorithm, a fundamental consensus protocol for distributed systems. It clarifies the theoretical foundations and practical implementation of Paxos to ensure fault-tolerant agreement among networked processes.

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