Distributed Locks and Leader Election: Fencing Tokens, Kubernetes Leases, PostgreSQL Advisory Locks, and Why Redlock Isn't Enough for Correctness

Evaluate distributed locks, leases, and fencing across Redis, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes, including alternatives to locking.

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2026-09-18

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