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Eric Brewer is an American computer scientist at the University of California, Berkeley. He proposed the CAP theorem in 2000, which states that a distributed system cannot simultaneously guarantee consistency, availability, and partition tolerance. He also co-founded Inktomi, an early internet infrastructure company, and has been affiliated with Google.
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Eric Brewer ranks #106 of 185 in the Computer Scientist ranking, behind David Karger, ahead of Clifford Cocks.
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What is the CAP theorem proposed by Eric Brewer?
The CAP theorem, proposed by Eric Brewer around 2000, states that a distributed computer system cannot simultaneously provide more than two of three guarantees. These guarantees are consistency, availability, and partition tolerance.
What internet company did Eric Brewer found?
Brewer co-founded the pioneering search engine company Inktomi in 1996. Inktomi provided the backend search technology for major web portals like Yahoo! and MSN before the eventual dominance of Google.
Where does Eric Brewer work as a professor?
He is a professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He has been instrumental in the university's research on cloud computing, distributed systems, and IT infrastructure for the developing world.
Did Eric Brewer work for Google?
Yes, he took a leave of absence from UC Berkeley to work at Google as a VP of Infrastructure. He helped design the massive, highly available distributed systems that power Google's global server network.
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