Consistent hashing
- Distributed hash table - Comprehensive Wikipedia article on DHT history (CAN, Chord, Pastry), keyspace partitioning, overlay networks, and real-world applications in BitTorrent and P2P systems
- Consistent hashing - Detailed Wikipedia coverage of the 1997 MIT algorithm for minimal key remapping (n/m keys), with examples from Amazon Dynamo, Cassandra, and Akamai CDN
- Consistent hashing by Michael Nielsen - Clear tutorial with circle diagrams and working Python code showing how replicas improve uniformity and reduce data movement when adding machines
- Programmer's Toolbox Part 3: Consistent Hashing - Practical walkthrough explaining server failure handling, capacity tuning with multiple hash points, and preventing thundering herd problems during scaling