Eric Brewer[1] describes why ATMs are not designed for consistency[2] at [3] (scroll down to the last two sub-headings). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric

Eric Brewer[1] describes why ATMs are not designed for consistency[2] at [3] (scroll down to the last two sub-headings). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brewer_%28scientist%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brewer_%28scientist%29 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAP_theorem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAP_theorem [3] http://www.infoq.com/articles/cap-twelve-years-later-how-the-rules-have-changed http://www.infoq.com/articles/cap-twelve-years-later-how-the...