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Once you go from storing data on a single server to multiple servers, 
you are dealing with a _distributed system_. All distributed 
systems are subject to the CAP theorem, which states the following:

[quote, '[<<cap-theorem-2014,CAP Theorem 2014>>]']
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It is impossible for a distributed computer system to simultaneously 
provide all three of the following guarantees:

. Consistency (all nodes see the same data at the same time)
. Availability (a guarantee that every request receives a response about whether it succeeded or failed)
. Partition tolerance (the system continues to operate despite arbitrary message loss or failure of part of the system)
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Consistency &#40;C&#41;, Availability (A), Partition Tolerance (P): pick two. 
In practice, it's always possible that a server will fail or the 
network will drop messages, so all distributed systems _must_ 
pick P&mdash;that is, you can't sacrifice partition tolerance
[<<hale-2010,Hale 2010>>]. So the real 
question is, in the presence of network partitions, do you maintain 
consistency or availability?

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