Abstract: A coordinating node acts as a write back cache, isolating local cache storage endpoints from latencies associated with accessing geographically remote cloud cache and storage resources.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 19, 2017
Date of Patent:
August 7, 2018
Assignee:
CLEARSKY DATA
Inventors:
Lazarus Vekiarides, Daniel Suman, Janice Ann Lacy
Abstract: A coordinating node creates virtual storage from a hierarchy of local and remote cache storage resources by maintaining global logical block address (LBA) metadata maps. A size of the metadata maps at each level of the hierarchy is independent of an amount of data allocated to a respective cache store at each level.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 16, 2014
Date of Patent:
August 30, 2016
Assignee:
CLEARSKY DATA
Inventors:
Lazarus Vekiarides, Daniel Suman, Janice Ann Lacy