Load distribution and lateral stability

Distributed scheduling is concerned with distributing the load of a system among the available resources in a manner that improves overall system performance and maximises resource utilisation. The basic idea is to transfer tasks from heavily loaded machines to idle or lightly loaded ones.

lateral stability is the property of an object to develop forces or to have forces imposed upon it that restore it to or maintain its original condition (position). A laterally unstable structure or structural member is able to twist, buckle sideways, or fall over.