Github user mstolz1 commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/geode-examples/pull/3#discussion_r107541156
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+# Geode partitioned region example
+
+This example demonstrates the basic property of partitioning, as well
+as what can go wrong with partitioned regions.
+The example is presented in two parts.
+The first part shows partitioning, and the second part demonstrates
+what can go wrong with a flawed implementation.
+
+The basic property of partitioning is that data entries are distributed
+across all servers that host a region.
+The distribution is like database sharding, except that the distribution
+occurs automatically. It is also similar to data striping on disks,
+except that the distribution is not based on hardware.
+
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I don't think this "disk striping" analogy really helps.
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