Coulouris George, et al. Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design

5th Edition. — Pearson, 2011. — 1080 p. — ISBN: 978-0132143011Key Benefit: Distributed Systems, 5th edition, provides broad and up-to-date coverage of the principles and practice in the fast moving area of Distributed Systems.
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