Patents by Inventor Neal Fachan

Neal Fachan 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).

  • Publication number: 20230092908
    Abstract: A database system may include a database service and a separate distributed storage service. The database service (or a database engine head node thereof) may be responsible for query parsing, optimization, and execution, transactionality, and consistency, while the storage service may be responsible for generating data pages from redo log records and for durability of those data pages. For example, in response to a write request directed to a particular data page, the database engine head node may generate a redo log record and send it, but not the data page, to a storage service node. The storage service node may store the redo log record and return a write acknowledgement to the database service prior to applying the redo log record. The server node may apply the redo log record and other redo log records to a previously stored version of the data page to create a current version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anurag Windlass Gupta, Neal Fachan, Samuel James McKelvie, Laurion Darrell Burchall, Christopher Richard Newcombe, Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Benjamin Tobler, James McClellan Corey
  • Patent number: 11500852
    Abstract: A database system may include a database service and a separate distributed storage service. The database service (or a database engine head node thereof) may be responsible for query parsing, optimization, and execution, transactionality, and consistency, while the storage service may be responsible for generating data pages from redo log records and for durability of those data pages. For example, in response to a write request directed to a particular data page, the database engine head node may generate a redo log record and send it, but not the data page, to a storage service node. The storage service node may store the redo log record and return a write acknowledgement to the database service prior to applying the redo log record. The server node may apply the redo log record and other redo log records to a previously stored version of the data page to create a current version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anurag Windlass Gupta, Neal Fachan, Samuel James McKelvie, Laurion Darrell Burchall, Christopher Richard Newcombe, Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Benjamin Tobler, James McClellan Corey
  • Patent number: 11030055
    Abstract: A distributed database system may implement fast crash recovery. Upon recovery from a database head node failure, a connection with one or more storage nodes of a distributed storage system storing data for a database implemented by the database head node may be established. Upon establishment of the connection with the storage nodes, that database may be made available for access, such as for various access requests. In various embodiments, redo log records may not be replayed in order to provide access to the database. In at least some embodiments, the storage nodes may provide a current state of data stored for the database in response to requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anurag Windlass Gupta, Laurion Darrell Burchall, Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Neal Fachan
  • Patent number: 10860547
    Abstract: A transactional block storage system is provided which is capable of supporting a single-phase commit for data writes specifying a protected storage unit. The storage system includes a data storage map that logically links the protected data storage unit to two or more block storage units associated with a layer of the protected data storage unit. The storage system also includes an address abstraction layer which translates write requests to the block storage units and resolves whether those write requests are atomically committed to the storage system in a single phase transaction. The address abstraction layer is further configured to detected when a block storage unit becomes unavailable during a transaction and create a cleaning kit for that block in order to prevent data loss. Additionally, the address abstraction layer facilitates moving, copying, and merging of block storage units without global locking in the storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Qumulo, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Passey, Neal Fachan, Peter Godman
  • Publication number: 20200327114
    Abstract: A database system may include a database service and a separate distributed storage service. The database service (or a database engine head node thereof) may be responsible for query parsing, optimization, and execution, transactionality, and consistency, while the storage service may be responsible for generating data pages from redo log records and for durability of those data pages. For example, in response to a write request directed to a particular data page, the database engine head node may generate a redo log record and send it, but not the data page, to a storage service node. The storage service node may store the redo log record and return a write acknowledgement to the database service prior to applying the redo log record. The server node may apply the redo log record and other redo log records to a previously stored version of the data page to create a current version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anurag Windlass Gupta, Neal Fachan, Samuel James McKelvie, Laurion Darrell Burchall, Christopher Richard Newcombe, Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Benjamin Tobler, James McClellan Corey
  • Patent number: 10698881
    Abstract: A database system may include a database service and a separate distributed storage service. The database service (or a database engine head node thereof) may be responsible for query parsing, optimization, and execution, transactionality, and consistency, while the storage service may be responsible for generating data pages from redo log records and for durability of those data pages. For example, in response to a write request directed to a particular data page, the database engine head node may generate a redo log record and send it, but not the data page, to a storage service node. The storage service node may store the redo log record and return a write acknowledgement to the database service prior to applying the redo log record. The server node may apply the redo log record and other redo log records to a previously stored version of the data page to create a current version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anurag Windlass Gupta, Neal Fachan, Samuel James McKelvie, Laurion Darrell Burchall, Christopher Richard Newcombe, Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Benjamin Tobler, James McClellan Corey
  • Publication number: 20190251065
    Abstract: A transactional block storage system is provided which is capable of supporting a single-phase commit for data writes specifying a protected storage unit. The storage system includes a data storage map that logically links the protected data storage unit to two or more block storage units associated with a layer of the protected data storage unit. The storage system also includes an address abstraction layer which translates write requests to the block storage units and resolves whether those write requests are atomically committed to the storage system in a single phase transaction. The address abstraction layer is further configured to detected when a block storage unit becomes unavailable during a transaction and create a cleaning kit for that block in order to prevent data loss. Additionally, the address abstraction layer facilitates moving, copying, and merging of block storage units without global locking in the storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron Passey, Neal Fachan, Peter Godman
  • Patent number: 10331655
    Abstract: A database system may maintain a plurality of log records at a distributed storage system. Each of the plurality of log records may be associated with a respective change to a data page. Upon detection of a coalesce event for a particular data page, log records linked to the particular data page may be applied to generate the particular data page in its current state. Detecting the coalesce event may be a determination that the number of log records linked to the particular data page exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anurag Windlass Gupta, Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Laurion Darrell Burchall, Neal Fachan
  • Patent number: 10180951
    Abstract: A database system may maintain a plurality of log records at a distributed storage system. Each of the plurality of log records may be associated with a respective change to a data page. A snapshot may be generated that is usable to read the data as of a state corresponding to the snapshot. Generating the snapshot may include generating metadata that is indicative of a particular log identifier of a particular one of the log records. Generating the snapshot may be performed without additional reading, copying, or writing of the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anurag Windlass Gupta, Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Samuel James McKelvie, Neal Fachan
  • Patent number: 10095708
    Abstract: A transactional block storage system is provided which is capable of supporting a single-phase commit for data writes specifying a protected storage unit. The storage system includes a data storage map that logically links the protected data storage unit to two or more block storage units associated with a layer of the protected data storage unit. The storage system also includes an address abstraction layer which translates write requests to the block storage units and resolves whether those write requests are atomically committed to the storage system in a single phase transaction. The address abstraction layer is further configured to detected when a block storage unit becomes unavailable during a transaction and create a cleaning kit for that block in order to prevent data loss. Additionally, the address abstraction layer facilitates moving, copying, and merging of block storage units without global locking in the storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Qumulo, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Passey, Neal Fachan, Peter Godman
  • Patent number: 10031813
    Abstract: A database system may maintain a plurality of log records at a distributed storage system. Each of the plurality of log records may be associated with a respective change to a data page. The plurality of log records may be transformed (e.g., cropped, prune, reduce, fused, deleted, merged, added, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Neal Fachan, Anurag Windlass Gupta, Samuel James McKelvie
  • Publication number: 20170270152
    Abstract: A database system may maintain a plurality of log records at a distributed storage system. Each of the plurality of log records may be associated with a respective change to a data page. Upon detection of a coalesce event for a particular data page, log records linked to the particular data page may be applied to generate the particular data page in its current state. Detecting the coalesce event may be a determination that the number of log records linked to the particular data page exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anurag Windlass Gupta, Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Laurion Darrell Burchall, Neal Fachan
  • Patent number: 9672237
    Abstract: A database system may maintain a plurality of log records at a distributed storage system. Each of the plurality of log records may be associated with a respective change to a data page. Upon detection of a coalesce event for a particular data page, log records linked to the particular data page may be applied to generate the particular data page in its current state. Detecting the coalesce event may be a determination that the number of log records linked to the particular data page exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anurag Windlass Gupta, Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Laurion Darrell Burchall, Neal Fachan
  • Publication number: 20170083565
    Abstract: A database system may include a database service and a separate distributed storage service. The database service (or a database engine head node thereof) may be responsible for query parsing, optimization, and execution, transactionality, and consistency, while the storage service may be responsible for generating data pages from redo log records and for durability of those data pages. For example, in response to a write request directed to a particular data page, the database engine head node may generate a redo log record and send it, but not the data page, to a storage service node. The storage service node may store the redo log record and return a write acknowledgement to the database service prior to applying the redo log record. The server node may apply the redo log record and other redo log records to a previously stored version of the data page to create a current version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: ANURAG WINDLASS GUPTA, NEAL FACHAN, SAMUEL JAMES MCKELVIE, LAURION DARRELL BURCHALL, CHRISTOPHER RICHARD NEWCOMBE, PRADEEP JNANA MADHAVARAPU, BENJAMIN TOBLER, JAMES MCCLELLAN COREY
  • Publication number: 20170075767
    Abstract: A database system may maintain a plurality of log records at a distributed storage system. Each of the plurality of log records may be associated with a respective change to a data page. The plurality of log records may be transformed (e.g., cropped, prune, reduce, fused, deleted, merged, added, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: PRADEEP JNANA MADHAVARAPU, NEAL FACHAN, ANURAG WINDLASS GUPTA, SAMUEL JAMES MCKELVIE
  • Patent number: 9514007
    Abstract: A database system may include a database service and a separate distributed storage service. The database service (or a database engine head node thereof) may be responsible for query parsing, optimization, and execution, transactionality, and consistency, while the storage service may be responsible for generating data pages from redo log records and for durability of those data pages. For example, in response to a write request directed to a particular data page, the database engine head node may generate a redo log record and send it, but not the data page, to a storage service node. The storage service node may store the redo log record and return a write acknowledgement to the database service prior to applying the redo log record. The server node may apply the redo log record and other redo log records to a previously stored version of the data page to create a current version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anurag Windlass Gupta, Neal Fachan, Samuel James McKelvie, Laurion Darrell Burchall, Christopher Richard Newcombe, Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Benjamin Tobler, James McClellan Corey
  • Patent number: 9501501
    Abstract: A database system may maintain a plurality of log records at a distributed storage system. Each of the plurality of log records may be associated with a respective change to a data page. The plurality of log records may be transformed (e.g., cropped, prune, reduce, fused, deleted, merged, added, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Neal Fachan, Anurag Windlass Gupta, Samuel James McKelvie
  • Publication number: 20150310054
    Abstract: A transactional block storage system is provided which is capable of supporting a single-phase commit for data writes specifying a protected storage unit. The storage system includes a data storage map that logically links the protected data storage unit to two or more block storage units associated with a layer of the protected data storage unit. The storage system also includes an address abstraction layer which translates write requests to the block storage units and resolves whether those write requests are atomically committed to the storage system in a single phase transaction. The address abstraction layer is further configured to detected when a block storage unit becomes unavailable during a transaction and create a cleaning kit for that block in order to prevent data loss. Additionally, the address abstraction layer facilitates moving, copying, and merging of block storage units without global locking in the storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Aaron Passey, Neal Fachan, Peter Godman
  • Publication number: 20140279920
    Abstract: A database system may maintain a plurality of log records at a distributed storage system. Each of the plurality of log records may be associated with a respective change to a data page. The plurality of log records may be transformed (e.g., cropped, prune, reduce, fused, deleted, merged, added, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Pradeep Jnana MADHAVARAPU, Neal FACHAN, Anurag Windlass GUPTA, Samuel James MCKELVIE
  • Publication number: 20140279931
    Abstract: A database system may maintain a plurality of log records at a distributed storage system. Each of the plurality of log records may be associated with a respective change to a data page. Upon detection of a coalesce event for a particular data page, log records linked to the particular data page may be applied to generate the particular data page in its current state. Detecting the coalesce event may be a determination that the number of log records linked to the particular data page exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: ANURAG WINDLASS GUPTA, PRADEEP JNANA MADHAVARAPU, LAURION DARRELL BURCHALL, NEAL FACHAN