Data distribution across nodes of a distributed database base system

A computerized system of data distribution across a set of nodes of a Distributed Database Base System (DDBS) comprising:

• a processor configured to execute instructions;
• a memory including instructions when executed on the processor, causes the processor to perform operations that:
• hashes a primary key of a record into a digest, wherein the digest is part of a digest space of the DDBS;
• partitions the digest space of the DDBS into a set of non-overlapping partitions;
• implements a partition assignment algorithm, wherein the partition assignment algorithm:
• generates a replication list for the set of non-overlapping partitions;
• wherein the replication list comprises a permutation of a cluster succession list,
• wherein a first node in the replication list comprises a master node for that partition, and
• wherein a second node in the replication list comprises a first replica, and
• uses the replication list to generate a partition map.