A contra-asset account has a credit balance and offsets the debit balance of the corresponding asset. A contra-liability account has a debit balance and offsets the credit balance of the corresponding liability. â You should try to keep a good standing with your contra account so that you know you have everything covered. â.
In 2009, the availability of high-capacity networks, low-cost computers and storage devices as well as the widespread adoption of hardware virtualization, service-oriented architecture, and autonomic and utility computing led to a growth in cloud computing.
Clustering offers two major advantages, especially in high-volume database environments: 1  Fault tolerance: Because there is more than one server or instance for users to connect to, clustering offers an alternative, in the event of individual server failure. Load balancing: The clustering feature is usually set up to allow users to be automatically allocated to the server with the least load.