The growth of the digital economy and distributed computing has put an increased focus on time accuracy in networks. As digital transaction volumes increase, manufacturing operations become more sophisticated, and IoT functions rely more on real-time data, time synchronization across distributed workloads and databases has never been more important. Operating without accurate time can result in transactions processed out of order across multiple servers, expired data overwritten on current data in distributed databases, or a glitch in the delivery of live streaming media.

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