Rails - Aug 2006 - Re: acts_as_clusterable plugin allows easy clustering

On 8/24/06, Bill
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
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> Can someone explain in simple terms what clustering is and why a person
> might use this?
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_cluster
"A computer cluster is a group of loosely coupled computers that work
together closely so that in many respects they can be viewed as though
they are a single computer. Clusters are commonly, but not always,
connected through fast local area networks. Clusters are usually
deployed to improve speed and/or reliability over that provided by a
single computer, while typically being much more cost-effective than
single computers of comparable speed or reliability."

So basically in web serving terms. You use clusters of multiple
computers acting to serve sites as one server. The reason of course is
that sometimes one server isn''t enough to handle the traffic.
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