Paxos

• The Part-Time Parliament http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/lamport/pubs/lamport-paxos.pdf
• Paxos Made Simple http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/lamport/pubs/paxos-simple.pdf
• ePaxos http://da-data.blogspot.nl/2013/10/experience-with-epaxos-systems-research.html