Why Distributed Locks Matter and How to Implement Them with DB, Redis, and ZooKeeper
The article explains why a simple JVM lock fails in multi‑instance services, illustrates the overselling problem with an e‑commerce example, and then compares three practical distributed‑lock solutions—database‑based, Redis‑based, and ZooKeeper‑based—detailing their mechanisms, strengths, weaknesses, and suitable scenarios.
