Capterra Glossary
Clustered System
A clustered system (or shared disk system) is a type of IT architecture that combines two or more computer systems. These systems might include uniprocessors, massively parallel processing (MPP) systems and symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) systems. All of these machines are independent of each other but work together and have shared access to disks. Each node in a clustered system contains cluster software, which monitors the system and makes sure it's working properly.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Clustered System
SMBs can use clustered systems to improve computer performance. The multiple machines that a clustered system includes generate strong processing power and allow SMBs to scale their IT infrastructure as they grow their businesses.
Related Terms
- Synchronous
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Intranet
- Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Haptics
- WAN (Wide-Area Network)
- Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
- Scalability
- Data Center
- Authorization
- Multitenancy