Distributed databases have solved both the problem of splits, and requiring a fixed master server. MongoDB for example has a master node, but if this leaves the

Distributed databases have solved both the problem of splits, and requiring a fixed master server. MongoDB for example has a master node, but if this leaves the other nodes will elect a new one. All nodes accept queries and will sync up over time. http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/faq/replica-sets/ http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/faq/replica-sets/