Distributed Networking
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Distributed Networking is a distributed computing
network system, said to be "distributed" when the computer programming and the data to be worked on are spread out over more than one computer, usually over a network.
Prior to low-cost computer power on the desktop, computing was centralized. Although such centers still exist, distribution networking applications and data operate more efficiently over a mix of desktop workstations, local area network servers, regional servers, Web servers, and other servers.
A popular trend has been client/server computing which is simply the view that a client computer can provide certain capabilities for a user and request others from other computers that provide services for the clients. (The Web's
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
is an example of this idea.)
Enterprises that have grown in scale over the years and those that are continuing to grow are finding it extremely challenging to manage their distributed network in the traditional client/server computing model. The recent developments in the field of cloud computing has opened up new possibilities. Cloud-based networking vendors have started to sprout offering solutions for enterprise distributed networking needs. Whether it turns out to revolutionize the distributed networking space or turns out to be another fad remains to be seen.
Distributed computing
Distributed computing is a field of computer science that studies distributed systems. A distributed system consists of multiple autonomous computers that communicate through a computer network. The computers interact with each other in order to achieve a common goal...
network system, said to be "distributed" when the computer programming and the data to be worked on are spread out over more than one computer, usually over a network.
Prior to low-cost computer power on the desktop, computing was centralized. Although such centers still exist, distribution networking applications and data operate more efficiently over a mix of desktop workstations, local area network servers, regional servers, Web servers, and other servers.
A popular trend has been client/server computing which is simply the view that a client computer can provide certain capabilities for a user and request others from other computers that provide services for the clients. (The Web's
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
The Hypertext Transfer Protocol is a networking protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. HTTP is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web....
is an example of this idea.)
Enterprises that have grown in scale over the years and those that are continuing to grow are finding it extremely challenging to manage their distributed network in the traditional client/server computing model. The recent developments in the field of cloud computing has opened up new possibilities. Cloud-based networking vendors have started to sprout offering solutions for enterprise distributed networking needs. Whether it turns out to revolutionize the distributed networking space or turns out to be another fad remains to be seen.
See also
- Distributed data storeDistributed data storeA distributed data store is a blurred concept and means either a distributed database where users store their information on a number of nodes, or a network in which a user stores their information on a number of peer network nodes ....
- Distributed file systemDistributed file systemNetwork file system may refer to:* A distributed file system, which is accessed over a computer network* Network File System , a specific brand of distributed file system...
- Cloud-based networkingCloud-based networkingCloud-based networking solutions are beginning to come to market that promise to deliver the same cost, efficiency, and scalability benefits to the networking sphere as software as a service has to enterprise applications. Multi-tenant architecture based SaaS applications like SalesforceTM changed...
- Cloud computingCloud computingCloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
, a more general concept whose current implementations are often dependent on data centerData centerA data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems...
s rather than a distributed network