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Server Clustering Is One of The Cheapest and Mot Efficient Ways You Can Ensure Your Site

A computer cluster is a set of connected computers that work together and can be viewed as a single system. Each node in a cluster performs the same task, controlled by scheduling software. Clusters are developed to improve performance and availability over a single computer and emerged due to trends like low-cost processors, high-speed networks, and distributed computing software. Clusters provide benefits like fault tolerance, scalability, high processing capacity, parallel processing, and increased reliability when adding new nodes.

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Server Clustering Is One of The Cheapest and Mot Efficient Ways You Can Ensure Your Site

A computer cluster is a set of connected computers that work together and can be viewed as a single system. Each node in a cluster performs the same task, controlled by scheduling software. Clusters are developed to improve performance and availability over a single computer and emerged due to trends like low-cost processors, high-speed networks, and distributed computing software. Clusters provide benefits like fault tolerance, scalability, high processing capacity, parallel processing, and increased reliability when adding new nodes.

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Computer cluster:

A computer cluster is a set of loosely or tightly connected computers that work together so
that in many respects, they can be viewed as a single system. Unlike grid computers,
computer clusters have each node (computer used as server) set to perform the same task,
controlled and scheduled by software. The component of a cluster is usually connected to
each other through a LAN, with each node running its own instance of operating system.

Benefits:
1) Clusters are usually developed to improve performance and availability over that of a
single computer, while typically being much more cost-effective than single
computers of comparable speed or availability.
2) Clusters emerged as a result of convergence of a number of computing trends
including the availability of low cost microprocessors, high-speed network, and
software for high-performance distributed computing.
3) They have a wide range of applicability ranging from small business clusters with a
handful of nodes to some of the fastest supercomputers in the world such as IBM’s
sequoia.
4) Fault tolerance i.e the ability for a system to continue working with a malfunctioning
node.
5) Allows for scalability (increased work) and in high performance situations.
6) Enabling data recovery in events of disaster and providing parallel data processing
and high processing capacity
7) When adding a new node to a cluster, reliability increases because the entire cluster
does not need to be taken down.

Cluster in e-commerce:

More than half of e-commerce stores claimed they lost conversions because of performance
and stability issues with their servers. Seeing how Black Friday and Christmas are the most
profitable periods for any store, this is quite a problem.
Let’s see how clustering can help your online store!
Server clustering is one of the cheapest and mot efficient ways you can ensure your site
performs well during high-traffic periods like Black Friday or the holidays. It deploys
redundant infrastructure to help sites perform during high load times, maintaining the
stability and performance of the servers. It is also a scalability solution that allows you to add
extra nodes when the demand on the servers rises or when your business has plans to expand.

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