10 Industries That Use Distributed Computing
IBM News, Thursday, July 18th, 2024
Distributed computing is a process that uses numerous computing resources in different operating locations to mimic the processes of a single computer. Distributed computing assembles different computers, servers and computer networks to accomplish computing tasks of widely varying sizes and purposes.
Distributed computing even works in the cloud. And while it's true that distributed cloud computing and cloud computing are essentially the same in theory, in practice, they differ in their global reach, with distributed cloud computing able to extend cloud computing across different geographies.
In small, distributed computing systems with components near each other, components can be linked through a local area network (LAN). In larger distributed systems whose components are separated by geography, components are connected through wide area networks (WAN). The components in a distributed system share information through an elaborate system of message-passing, over whichever type of network is being used.