# 3.1 Decentralized and Unstoppable Unlike conventional databases, there are no central servers where data can be stored on one single entity. In Inery, every node is owned and operated by a different entity enabling a decentralized structure and eliminating a single point of failure. Nodes of the network process data and the load is shared between all the participants. This ensures that even if one node fails, the overall system continues to run. The failure of one or more nodes does not affect the network which will continue to operate. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://inery.gitbook.io/whitepaper/inery-whitepaper/3.0-features-of-inery/3.1-decentralized-and-unstoppable.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.