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This book provides balanced, systematic coverage of principles, advanced concepts, and technologies of distributed systems. In this streamlined, updated edition, the authors present both the working details of distributed systems and the underlying technologies. Their presentation is clear, concise, and engaging, providing an excellent text for students and teachers alike. By separating principles from paradigms, the authors show how principles relate to each other by discussing four different classes of distributed systems, allowing the student to get an even better grasp on the material. New To The Second Edition: New chapter on architectures in distributed systems Expanded treatment of peer-to-peer systems throughout the book New material on Grid computing and Web services New material on virtualization and its role in distributed systems Extended treatment of distributed clock synchronization, including material on GPS-based systems Many new examples and case studies for explaining the principles of distributed systems Updated chapters on paradigms for distributed systems Updated chapters on paradigms, now covering new examples and case studies Presented in a clear and entertaining style, this book is suitable for students in computer science.