Patents by Inventor William Zaharchuk
William Zaharchuk has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11537725Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to creating virtualized block storage devices whose data is replicated across isolated computing systems to lower risk of data loss even in wide-scale events, such as natural disasters. The virtualized device can include at least two volumes, each of which is implemented in a distinct computing system. Each volume can be encrypted with a distinct key, and an encryption service can operate to transform data “in-flight” on the replication path between the volumes, reencrypting data according to the key appropriate for each volume.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kiran-Kumar Muniswamy-Reddy, Romain Benoit Seguy, Rahul Upadhyaya, Divya Ashok Kumar Jain, William Zaharchuk, Wells Lin
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Patent number: 11494108Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to creating virtualized block storage devices whose data is replicated across isolated computing systems to lower risk of data loss even in wide-scale events, such as natural disasters. The virtualized device can include at least two volumes, each of which is implemented in a distinct computing system. Each volume can be implemented by at least two computing devices, a first of which is configured as a primary device to which reads from and writes to the volume are directed. Of the two volumes, one can be indicated as primary, indicating authority to accept reads to and writes from the virtualized device. A primary device of the primary volume, on obtaining a write to the volume, can replicate the write to both a secondary device of a primary volume and to the secondary volume.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kiran-Kumar Muniswamy-Reddy, Romain Benoit Seguy, Rahul Upadhyaya, Wells Lin, Divya Ashok Kumar Jain, William Zaharchuk
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Patent number: 11336723Abstract: Updates for clients accessing a data volume across fault tolerance zones may be replicated. Requests to write or read a block of a logical volume with replicas located in different fault tolerance zones may be sent to the different replicas. Responses for the different requests may be evaluated to determine whether quorum is satisfied for the write or read of the block of the logical volume. For writes that satisfy quorum, a request to commit the write may be sent to the replicas of the logical volume.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kiran-Kumar Muniswamy-Reddy, William Zaharchuk, Divya Ashok Kumar Jain
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Patent number: 11237751Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to creating virtualized block storage devices whose data is replicated across isolated computing systems to lower risk of data loss even in wide-scale events, such as natural disasters. The virtualized device can include at least two volumes, each of which is implemented in a distinct computing system. In the case of a failed volume, a new volume can be created and populated with data from the surviving volume. During population, new writes can continue to be replicated to the new volume. The population process can write data from the surviving volume to the new volume “under” new writes, such that the population process does not overwrite data included in the new writes.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kiran-Kumar Muniswamy-Reddy, Danny Wei, Norbert Paul Kusters, Romain Benoit Seguy, Rahul Upadhyaya, Divya Ashok Kumar Jain, William Zaharchuk, Wells Lin
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Patent number: 11231885Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to creating virtualized block storage devices whose data is replicated across isolated computing systems to lower risk of data loss even in wide-scale events, such as natural disasters. The virtualized device can include at least two volumes, each of which is implemented in a distinct computing system. Each volume can be implemented by at least two computing devices, a first of which is configured as a primary device to which reads from and writes to the volume are directed. To ensure consistency in the distributed device, a multi-tier authority service is implemented, in which a cross-computing system authority service designates a volume as having authority to accept writes to the virtualized device, and in which a second tier authority service designates a computing device as having authority to accept writes to the volume.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kiran-Kumar Muniswamy-Reddy, Danny Wei, Norbert Paul Kusters, Romain Benoit Seguy, Rahul Upadhyaya, Divya Ashok Kumar Jain, William Zaharchuk, Wells Lin
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Patent number: 11010089Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to creating virtualized block storage devices whose data is replicated across isolated computing systems to lower risk of data loss even in wide-scale events, such as natural disasters. The virtualized device can include at least two volumes, each of which is implemented in a distinct computing system. Due to separation between volumes, replication lag may occur, in which data persisted to a first volume is not immediately persisted to a second volume. Such lag can increase a potential for data loss in the event that the first volume fails. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to managing data loss risk by determining an expected maximum difference between the data stored at the two volumes, in a manner that does not require decrypting the data written to the volumes or perfect knowledge of the state of the distributed system at a single point.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Romain Benoit Seguy, Rahul Upadhyaya, Kiran-Kumar Muniswamy-Reddy, Wells Lin, Divya Ashok Kumar Jain, William Zaharchuk
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Publication number: 20210089210Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to creating virtualized block storage devices whose data is replicated across isolated computing systems to lower risk of data loss even in wide-scale events, such as natural disasters. The virtualized device can include at least two volumes, each of which is implemented in a distinct computing system. Due to separation between volumes, replication lag may occur, in which data persisted to a first volume is not immediately persisted to a second volume. Such lag can increase a potential for data loss in the event that the first volume fails. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to managing data loss risk by determining an expected maximum difference between the data stored at the two volumes, in a manner that does not require decrypting the data written to the volumes or perfect knowledge of the state of the distributed system at a single point.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Romain Benoit Seguy, Rahul Upadhyaya, Kiran-Kumar Muniswamy-Reddy, Wells Lin, Divya Ashok Kumar Jain, William Zaharchuk
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Publication number: 20210089662Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to creating virtualized block storage devices whose data is replicated across isolated computing systems to lower risk of data loss even in wide-scale events, such as natural disasters. The virtualized device can include at least two volumes, each of which is implemented in a distinct computing system. Each volume can be encrypted with a distinct key, and an encryption service can operate to transform data “in-flight” on the replication path between the volumes, reencrypting data according to the key appropriate for each volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Kiran-Kumar Muniswamy-Reddy, Romain Benoit Seguy, Rahul Upadhyaya, Divya Ashok Kumar Jain, William Zaharchuk, Wells Lin
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Publication number: 20210089211Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to creating virtualized block storage devices whose data is replicated across isolated computing systems to lower risk of data loss even in wide-scale events, such as natural disasters. The virtualized device can include at least two volumes, each of which is implemented in a distinct computing system. Each volume can be implemented by at least two computing devices, a first of which is configured as a primary device to which reads from and writes to the volume are directed. Of the two volumes, one can be indicated as primary, indicating authority to accept reads to and writes from the virtualized device. A primary device of the primary volume, on obtaining a write to the volume, can replicate the write to both a secondary device of a primary volume and to the secondary volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Kiran-Kumar Muniswamy-Reddy, Romain Benoit Seguy, Rahul Upadhyaya, Wells Lin, Divya Ashok Kumar Jain, William Zaharchuk
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Publication number: 20210089238Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to creating virtualized block storage devices whose data is replicated across isolated computing systems to lower risk of data loss even in wide-scale events, such as natural disasters. The virtualized device can include at least two volumes, each of which is implemented in a distinct computing system. Each volume can be implemented by at least two computing devices, a first of which is configured as a primary device to which reads from and writes to the volume are directed. To ensure consistency in the distributed device, a multi-tier authority service is implemented, in which a cross-computing system authority service designates a volume as having authority to accept writes to the virtualized device, and in which a second tier authority service designates a computing device as having authority to accept writes to the volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Kiran-Kumar Muniswamy-Reddy, Danny Wei, Norbert Paul Kusters, Romain Benoit Seguy, Rahul Upadhyaya, Divya Ashok Kumar Jain, William Zaharchuk, Wells Lin
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Publication number: 20210089212Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to creating virtualized block storage devices whose data is replicated across isolated computing systems to lower risk of data loss even in wide-scale events, such as natural disasters. The virtualized device can include at least two volumes, each of which is implemented in a distinct computing system. In the case of a failed volume, a new volume can be created and populated with data from the surviving volume. During population, new writes can continue to be replicated to the new volume. The population process can write data from the surviving volume to the new volume “under” new writes, such that the population process does not overwrite data included in the new writes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Kiran-Kumar Muniswamy-Reddy, Danny Wei, Norbert Paul Kusters, Romain Benoit Seguy, Rahul Upadhyaya, Divya Ashok Kumar Jain, William Zaharchuk, Wells Lin