Method and apparatus for optimizing data storage

US8996480B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8996480-B2
Application numberUS-201113100323-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 4, 2011
Priority dateMay 4, 2011
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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Embodiments of the invention relate to evaluation and storage of data in a computer system configured with a shared pool of resources. A multi-level adaptive compression technique is employed to minimize the cost of data storage based upon the type of data being stored and their access pattern. The costs of data storage include capacity, bandwidth, and compute cycles. Data is transformed local to a client in communication with the shared pool, local to the shared pool, or as a combination with a partial transformation local to the client and a partial transformation local to the shared pool.

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We claim: 1. A method comprising: processing application data for storage; evaluating the processed data including using a real-time analytical model for recommending a compression technique together with a storage location, the evaluation including minimizing a cost for storage of the data the cost incorporating options of local compression, data transfer, and data storage; the recommending includes determining whether to compress the data, and when compression is unwarranted…

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What does patent US8996480B2 cover?
Embodiments of the invention relate to evaluation and storage of data in a computer system configured with a shared pool of resources. A multi-level adaptive compression technique is employed to minimize the cost of data storage based upon the type of data being stored and their access pattern. The costs of data storage include capacity, bandwidth, and compute cycles. Data is transformed local …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Agarwala Sandip, Bathen Luis Angel D, Jadav Divyesh, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/0608. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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