What does it mean when you have distributed systems that involve multiple components located in different operating environments? That they need to coordinate so as to behave as a single coherent system. Sounds like trouble? More like the fact that you need to start with a solid mindset in tackling all this complexity. With each component of a distributed system having its own data repository – commonly, its own database -, it may become challenging to conduct transactions. This is a neat piece that shows this is completely manageable - and how to do it →