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The Four Essential Resources for Computing
And Why We Need Distributed Systems
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Every application, from the simplest web app to the most complex online service, relies on four key resources to function: CPU, Memory, Network, and Storage.
These resources work together to process requests and deliver the output that users expect.
But each of these resources has its limits.
As your application grows and starts handling more requests, those limits become very real, very quickly.
In this article, we’ll dive into why these resources matter, how they can hit their limits, and why distributed systems are the solution to scaling your applications.
The Four Foundations of Every Computation
At the heart of every digital system, whether it’s your favorite social media app or an online shopping platform, these four physical resources keep things running smoothly:
