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Don't Settle For Eventual Consistency
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Don't Settle For Eventual Consistency

Stronger properties for low-latency geo-replicated storage.

Eventually Consistent
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Eventually Consistent: Not What You Were Expecting?

Methods of quantifying consistency (or lack thereof) in eventually consistent storage systems.

Center Wheel For Success
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Center Wheel For Success

"Not invented here" syndrome is not unique to the IT world.

Provenance in Sensor Data Management
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Provenance in Sensor Data Management

A cohesive, independent solution for bringing provenance to scientific research.

Toward Software-Defined SLAs
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Toward Software-Defined SLAs

Enterprise computing in the public cloud.

Making the Web Faster with HTTP 2.0
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Making the Web Faster with HTTP 2.0

HTTP continues to evolve.

Adopting Devops Practices in Quality Assurance
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Adopting Devops Practices in Quality Assurance

Merging the art and science of software development.

Barbarians at the Gateways
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Barbarians at the Gateways

A special section on high-frequency trading and exchange technology.

Online Algorithms in High-Frequency Trading
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Online Algorithms in High-Frequency Trading

The challenges faced by competing HFT algorithms.

Passively Measuring TCP Round-Trip Times
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Passively Measuring TCP Round-Trip Times

A close look at round-trip time measurements with the Transmission Control Protocol.

The Antifragile Organization
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The Antifragile Organization

Embracing failure to improve resilience and maximize availability.

Best Practices on the Move
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Best Practices on the Move: Building Web Apps For Mobile Devices

Which practices should be modified or avoided altogether by developers for the mobile Web?

Structured Deferral
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Structured Deferral: Synchronization via Procrastination

We simply do not have a synchronization mechanism that can enforce mutual exclusion.

There Is No Getting Around It
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There Is No Getting Around It: You Are Building a Distributed System

Building a distributed system requires a methodical approach to requirements.

Real-Time GPU Audio
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Real-Time GPU Audio

Real-time finite difference-based sound synthesis using graphics processors.

Resolved: The Internet Is No Place For Critical Infrastructure
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Resolved: The Internet Is No Place For Critical Infrastructure

Risk is a necessary consequence of dependence.

Discrimination in Online Ad Delivery
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Discrimination in Online Ad Delivery

Google ads, black names and white names, racial discrimination, and click advertising.

Eventual Consistency Today
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Eventual Consistency Today: Limitations, Extensions, and Beyond

How can applications be built on eventually consistent infrastructure given no guarantee of safety?

A File System All Its Own
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A File System All Its Own

Flash memory has come a long way and it is time for software to catch up.

The Evolution of Web Development For Mobile Devices
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The Evolution of Web Development For Mobile Devices

Building websites that perform well on mobile devices remains a challenge.
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