👉 Consensus computing is a distributed computing paradigm that aims to achieve agreement among multiple nodes or participants in a network, even in the presence of faults, failures, or malicious actors. It ensures that all nodes in a system agree on a single data value or state, which is crucial for maintaining consistency and reliability in distributed systems. This process often involves algorithms like Paxos, Raft, or Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) that facilitate communication and agreement among nodes. Consensus computing is fundamental in applications such as blockchain technology, distributed databases, and cloud computing, where maintaining a unified view of data across a decentralized network is essential. By reaching consensus, these systems can reliably perform operations, ensuring data integrity and fault tolerance.
