Abstract: A storage device includes a memory device; and a controller configured to fetch a command from a host, the command indicating a logical address, process the command based on the logical address, and receive, from a first replica storage device, an acknowledgment signal indicating that the command has been processed by the first replica storage device.

Abstract: A storage device includes a memory device; and a controller configured to fetch a command from a host, the command indicating a logical address, process the command based on the logical address, and receive, from a first replica storage device, an acknowledgment signal indicating that the command has been processed by the first replica storage device.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to conduct a search within one or more channels and to produce search results based not only upon one or more search tokens, but also contextual characteristics, such as contextual characteristics provided by a user and/or contextual characteristics associated with the one or more channels. For example, a method is provided that receives input defining a search to be conducted within at least one channel. The input defining the search includes at least one search token and at least one context element. The method also causes a search request to be issued that includes a description of the search. Further, the method receives search results based upon the at least one search token and a combination of the at least one context element that was received and/or at least one context element that is defined by the respective channel.