Abstract: A method for segregating zombie storage from dead storage is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes tracking I/O to a storage tier intended to store inactive data. The method analyzes the I/O to identify slightly active data in the storage tier. The method further logically divides the storage tier into a zombie storage pool, intended to store slightly active data, and a dead storage pool, intended to store inactive data. The method segregates, within the storage tier, the slightly active data from the inactive data. This segregation process includes storing the slightly active data in the zombie storage pool and storing the inactive data in the dead storage pool. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and technique for allocation and balancing of storage resources includes monitoring, for each of a plurality of storage controllers, an input/output (I/O) latency value based on an I/O latency associated with each storage volume controlled by a respective storage controller. A network bandwidth utilization value and a network latency value corresponding to each storage controller is also monitored. An I/O latency value threshold, a network bandwidth utilization threshold, and a network latency value threshold is determined. Responsive to at least one of the I/O latency value, the network bandwidth utilization value and the network latency value for at least one storage controller exceeding a respective threshold, storage volume distribution among the storage controllers is rebalanced.

Abstract: A computing environment includes a home site and a cache site with nonhomogeneous thin-provisioned storage configurations. A file management system updates files stored at the cache site. Each updated file has an updated file size and a pre-update file size. When a resynchronization is needed between the cache site and the home site, for example due to an extended communication failure, the storage requirement changes for the updated files are calculated and a notification is sent to the home site. The notification identifies the updated files and the storage requirement changes. The home site sends a reply to the cache site. The reply identifies which files are approved for immediate processing. The cache site transfers resynchronization data for the approved files to the home site, and delays transferring resynchronization data for the unapproved files until subsequent replies from the home site indicate that the previously unapproved files are now approved.

Abstract: User interface (UI) language options are provided. A request event of a visible text string for a UI element is identified. A user value area of a control of the UI element is inspected to obtain a resource bundle name and key for one or more language equivalents of the text string of the UI element. A menu option is added to the request event by retrieving the language equivalent of the text string in one or more languages from a resource bundle of the application using the resource bundle name and key.

Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product are provided for interpreting low amplitude speech and transmitting amplified speech to a remote communication device. At least one computing device receives sensor data from multiple sensors. The sensor data is associated with the low amplitude speech. At least one of the at least one computing device analyzes the sensor data to map the sensor data to at least one syllable resulting in a string of one or more words. An electronic representation of the string of the one or more words may be generated and transmitted to a remote communication device for producing the amplified speech from the electronic representation.

Abstract: A system, method and program product are provided for system for processing a set of social media (SM) streams. A system is disclosed that includes: a user interface for selecting the set of SM streams and for inputting a set of filtering definitions; a stream unification system that creates a single unified stream from the set of SM streams; a content filtering system that selects relevant content items from the single unified stream based on the set of filtering definitions and generates a unified filtered SM stream using selected content items; and an output system that outputs the unified filtered SM stream to a user display.

Abstract: An apparatus including a memory storing instructions and a processor executing the instructions to perform a method including: performing error processing of an initial design file layout; detecting a tip-to-tip (T2T) structure design violation at a design cell boundary for a metal layer above (Ma) a via (Vx) at a tip of the Ma for the initial design file layout for a semiconductor structure based on a library of pattern rules; retargeting the Vx for generating a resulting design file layout of the semiconductor structure; and generating a physical semiconductor structure based on the resulting design file layout of the semiconductor structure.

Abstract: A circuit is provided for addition of multiple binary numbers. The circuit includes a 4-to-2-compressor configured for calculating a compressed representation from four binary numbers received via operand inputs of the 4-to-2-compressor. The 4-to-2-compressor includes a first sub-circuit and a second sub-circuit. Each of the first sub-circuit and the second sub-circuit is configured for transmitting a bitwise inverted representation, of a compressed representation, from three binary numbers.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system for maintaining a proper ordering of a data steam that includes two or more sequentially ordered stores, the data stream being moved to a destination memory device, the two or more sequentially ordered stores including at least a first store and a second store, wherein the first store is rejected by the destination memory device. A computer-implemented method includes sending the first store to the destination memory device. A conditional request is sent to the destination memory device for approval to send the second store to the destination memory device, the conditional request dependent upon successful completion of the first store. The second store is cancelled responsive to receiving a reject response corresponding to the first store.

Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for monitoring correctable errors on a bus interface to determine whether to redirect traffic to another bus interface. A processing unit sends Input/Output (I/O) requests from a host to a storage over a first bus interface to a first device adaptor, wherein the first device adaptor provides a first connection to the storage. A determination is made as to whether a number of correctable errors on the first bus interface exceeds an error threshold. The correctable errors are detected and corrected in the first bus interface by hardware of the first bus interface. In response to determining that the number of correctable errors on the first bus interface exceeds the error threshold, at least a portion of I/O requests are redirected to use a second bus interface to connect to a second device adaptor providing a second connection to the storage.

Abstract: A method and system for improving an automated facial recognition software system is provided. The method includes automatically detecting a face of a user via an IOT device. An image of the face is retrieved and image portions are extracted from the image and represented as a vector. The user is classified via determined facial feature attributes with respect to a plurality of user type weights stored in a cache and an initial user type of the user is determined. The vector and data indicating the initial user type are transmitted to a server and a process for inferring with respect to the initial user type, the vector, and images in a specified database associated with the initial user type, a final user type of the user s performed. An identity of the user is determined based on the inferring and the identity is transmitted to the IOT device.

Abstract: A method for processing a database query on a database system includes receiving the database query at the database system, determining a sequence of database operations for processing the database query, estimating a number of incoming data elements of the database system to be processed for each of the database operations, estimating a workload of a programmable integrated circuit of the database system for each of the database operations based on the estimated number of incoming data elements, assuming each of the database operations is performed in a single instantiation, selecting a number of instantiations Ni for a database operation i of the sequence of database operations based on the estimated workload of the programmable integrated circuit for the database operation i, and configuring the programmable integrated circuit to execute the determined sequence of database operations, the database operation i is instantiated Ni times.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for grouping devices as a virtual device for providing better quality of device data. A group of devices in an Internet of Things (IoT) network is identified based on one or more attributes of each of the devices. The group of devices is provided as a single virtual device by: collecting data from each of the devices in the group, transforming the data, and using the transformed data to modify a device.

Abstract: A method of fabrication of an array of optoelectronic structures includes first providing a crystalline substrate having cells corresponding to individual optoelectronic structures to be obtained. Each of the cells includes an opening to the substrate. Then, several first layer portions of a first compound semiconductor material are grown in each the opening to at least partly fill a respective one of the cells and form an essentially planar film portion therein. Next, several second layer portions of a second compound semiconductor material are grown over the first layer portions that coalesce to form a coalescent film extending over the first layer portions. Finally, excess portions of materials are removed, to obtain the array of optoelectronic structures. Each optoelectronic structure comprises a stack protruding from the substrate of: a residual portion of one of the second layer portions; and a residual portion of one of the first layer portions.

Abstract: A semiconductor substrate, comprising a first semiconductor material, is provided and an insulating layer is formed thereon; an opening is formed in the insulating layer. Thereby, a seed surface of the substrate is exposed. The opening has sidewalls and a bottom and the bottom corresponds to the seed surface of the substrate. A cavity structure is formed above the insulating layer, including the opening and a lateral growth channel extending laterally over the substrate. A matching array is grown on the seed surface of the substrate, including at least a first semiconductor matching structure comprising a second semiconductor material and a second semiconductor matching structure comprising a third semiconductor material. The compound semiconductor structure comprising a fourth semiconductor material is grown on a seed surface of the second matching structure. The first through fourth semiconductor materials are different from each other. Corresponding semiconductor structures are also included.

Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of a computer-implemented process for identifying a request invalidating a session excludes all marked logout requests of a Web application, crawls an identified next portion of the Web application and responsive to a determination, in one instance, that the state of the crawl is out of session, logs in to the Web application. The computer-implemented process further selects all crawl requests sent since a last time the crawl was in-session, excluding all marked logout requests and responsive to a determination that requests remain, crawls a selected next unprocessed request. Responsive to a determination, in the next instance, that state of the crawl is out of session and the selected request meets logout request criteria, the computer-implemented process marks the selected request as a logout request.

Abstract: Disclosed aspects include managing a set of application bundles for processing a stream of tuples. A set of application bundles which are installed on a second compute node is monitored by a first compute node. A candidate application bundle of the set of application bundles is detected by the first compute node. A determination is made to install the candidate application bundle on the first compute node. The determination is made by the first compute node based on a set of anticipation criteria. The candidate application bundle is installed on the first compute node.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods, systems and computer program products method for online presence interaction using a behavioral certificate. The computer-implemented method includes monitoring, using a processor, one or more online presence interactions by one or more users. The processor determines whether a behavioral certificate exist for the online presence. The processor cross-references one or more authorized inputs, outputs or actions for the online presence based at least in part on an existence of a behavioral certificate for the online presence. The processor transmits the behavioral certificate, wherein the behavioral certificate advises the one or more users how to interact with the online presence.

Abstract: Method for and apparatus were fans and cable placed at the ends at the same end of a computer rack drawer. The cable ends are located between the fans and the computing elements. The bulk length of each cable passes through the region where the fans are located. Air, and optionally EMI, sealing are provided by an elastic material near the fans. In this way cables could exit the same tailstock of the drawer where fans are located. The cable ends can receive good cooling, and the distance between the cable ends and computing elements of the drawer is not lengthened by the fan position.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for delayed consistent point-in-time copy from a secondary device in an asynchronous mirror relationship. A consistent asynchronous mirror copy that includes an asynchronous mirror copy from a primary volume to a secondary volume and a point-in-time copy from the secondary volume to a tertiary volume is performed. A point-in-time copy is created from the secondary volume to an accessible consistent copy volume. In response to receiving a request to access a track of the accessible consistent copy volume, it is determined whether to access the track of one of the secondary volume, the tertiary volume, and the accessible consistent copy volume. A response to the request is provided with data accessed from the determined one of the secondary volume, the tertiary volume, and the accessible consistent copy volume.