# Why Distributed Systems Matter Beyond Scale

DevFeed: [Why Distributed Systems Matter Beyond Scale](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/worth-reading-not-just-scale-11030.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2024/06/worth-reading-not-just-scale/>)

Published: 2024-06-09T08:36:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [ipSpace.net blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipspace-net-blog.md>)

Topics: [distributed-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/distributed-systems.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>)

Tags: [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [blog-post](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog-post.md>), [distributed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distributed.md>), [distributed-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distributed-systems.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>), [worth-reading](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/worth-reading.md>)

## AI overview

The article highlights Marc Brooker's argument that distributed systems are needed for reasons beyond scalability and cautions against relying on centralized control planes.

## Source excerpt

Marc Brooker published an interesting blog post arguing that we need distributed systems for more than just scale. Keep that in mind the next time someone tries to sell you the beauties of a centralized control plane - an idea that should be dead by now regardless of what ONF keeps preaching but will inevitably reappear in some form or other due to RFC 1925 Rule 11.