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I see millions of people going into Decentralized networks and i wondered if its really a good idea to go into it. I saw an article about this and i would love to share it with you all. Wasn't written by me, please take note.
Should You Adopt a decentralized network?
Outside of avoiding monopolies and maximizing blockchain’s power, why should a decentralized network be put into place? There are a couple of very easy answers to this question.
The first is reliability. When you spread the burden of services across numerous devices, you automatically have failover. Should one device on that decentralized network go down, another will already be in place to pick up the slack. For example, you could have hundreds of servers hosting the same sites on that decentralized network. Should Server A go down, Server B, C, D (and so on) will still be serving up the same sites. It’s inherent redundancy, backup, and failover all in one.
Another benefit of the decentralized network is privacy. Although it might sound counter to what you consider secure, instead of all data passing through a single point, in a decentralized network that data is passing through numerous, random points. If a hacker breaks into a centralized network, they only need to find their way to that single point of entry to collect all of the data going around the network.
With the decentralized network, that data randomly passes through the network, so there’s no telling where it might be or go at any given time. This means that hackers must work harder to locate and steal your data packets.
So, for any person or business looking for greater reliability and security, a decentralized network would be the way to go.
Why Decentralized Networks Are Not Being Adopted
Aside from the obvious fact that big companies don’t want to relinquish their control, the biggest hurdle to the decentralized networks is latency. In order to have a decentralized network that functions seamlessly and without lag, you’d need incredibly powerful servers. Those servers are expensive. That’s why most decentralized networks are comprised of lesser-powered machines.
It should come as no surprise that when you power a decentralized network with subpar hardware, you’ll get a subpar experience. Until someone creates a compression algorithm that can assist that underpowered hardware, the idea of a decentralized network will remain a pipe dream for most. It’s not an impossibility, it’s just a challenge.
One that we will someday meet.
Source: https://blockgeeks.com/should-you-adopt-a-decentralized-network/