What is a distributed systems platform

Question

Overview of Azure Service Fabric states that Azure Service Fabric is a distributed systems platform, but the link to the definition does not define it. So, what is a distributed systems platform? I understand what distributed systems are, but its use here confuses the article more than it helps.

Answer 1

A distributed systems platform, such as Azure Service Fabric, refers to a comprehensive software framework that facilitates the development, deployment, management, and scaling of complex applications that are designed to run across multiple machines or nodes in a network. The term "distributed" signifies that the various components of an application are distributed across multiple nodes, possibly geographically, in a network.

Answer 2

Hello @Petteys, Kevin

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Adding to the previous answer to explain this better

Azure Service Fabric is a distributed systems platform that provides these features and more. It enables the development and deployment of microservices-based applications, which are composed of small, independent services that communicate with each other over a network. Service Fabric provides a programming model for building both stateful and stateless microservices, and it includes features such as automatic scaling, health monitoring, and rolling upgrades.

In summary, a distributed systems platform is a software platform that provides the tools and services needed to build, deploy, and manage distributed applications. Azure Service Fabric is an example of a distributed systems platform that is designed specifically for building microservices-based applications.

It typically includes features such as service discovery, load balancing, fault tolerance, and scalability, which are essential for building and running distributed applications.

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