Patents by Inventor SAMUEL M. Black

SAMUEL M. Black 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).

  • Patent number: 10831560
    Abstract: A system for improving workload performance using data locality and workload placement may include a schedule module that schedules workloads for execution on a computing device in one or more computing devices. Also, the computing devices access a shared data storage. Further, the system may include a tracking module that maintains a data store that associates paths in the shared data storage with dispatched workloads and associates the paths with at least one computing device, wherein a dispatched workload and the at least one computing device accessed a path; and a preferred device identification module that identifies preferred computing devices in the one or more computing devices for executing undispatched workloads based on information in the data store, wherein the schedule module schedules the execution of the undispatched workloads in response to the identified preferred computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel M. Black, Michael Spriggs, John Lewars, Lior Aronovich
  • Patent number: 10642540
    Abstract: Embodiments for managing resources in a tiered data storage system, by a processor device. In response to differing business priorities for executing workloads by a workload manager, a resource plan is generated by an administrator of the workload manager. The resource plan defines what resources of the storage system are allocated to a particular group of tenants and at what time the workloads of the particular group are executed, thereby optimizing utilization of the resources of the storage system. A time period of which a particular one of a plurality of storage tiers of the tiered data storage system is allocated for use by the respective one of the tenants is defined by an administrator, where a peak demand summed over all of tenants is allowed to exceed a total capacity of each individual one of the plurality of storage tiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lior Aronovich, Samuel M. Black
  • Patent number: 10592152
    Abstract: Embodiments for managing data stored in a tiered data storage system, by a processor device. Upon submission of a workload to a queue of workloads of a workload manager, a set of storage demands included in metadata associated with the workload is received by an optimization policy generator. A current state of each one of a plurality of storage tiers within the storage system is combined with information comprising the set of storage demands to create data scheduling and placement policies such that the optimization policy generator controls which storage tier in the tiered data storage system incoming data is written to while a scheduling logic determines at what time to dispatch at least a portion of the workload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lior Aronovich, Samuel M. Black
  • Publication number: 20200065158
    Abstract: A system for improving workload performance using data locality and workload placement may include a schedule module that schedules workloads for execution on a computing device in one or more computing devices. Also, the computing devices access a shared data storage. Further, the system may include a tracking module that maintains a data store that associates paths in the shared data storage with dispatched workloads and associates the paths with at least one computing device, wherein a dispatched workload and the at least one computing device accessed a path; and a preferred device identification module that identifies preferred computing devices in the one or more computing devices for executing undispatched workloads based on information in the data store, wherein the schedule module schedules the execution of the undispatched workloads in response to the identified preferred computing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel M. Black, Michael Spriggs, John Lewars, Lior Aronovich
  • Publication number: 20190258406
    Abstract: Embodiments for managing resources in a tiered data storage system, by a processor device. In response to differing business priorities for executing workloads by a workload manager, a resource plan is generated by an administrator of the workload manager. The resource plan defines what resources of the storage system are allocated to a particular group of tenants and at what time the workloads of the particular group are executed, thereby optimizing utilization of the resources of the storage system. A time period of which a particular one of a plurality of storage tiers of the tiered data storage system is allocated for use by the respective one of the tenants is defined by an administrator, where a peak demand summed over all of tenants is allowed to exceed a total capacity of each individual one of the plurality of storage tiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lior ARONOVICH, Samuel M. BLACK
  • Publication number: 20190205176
    Abstract: A computer system for controlling dispatching work tasks in a multi-tier storage environment. The computer system receives storage demands of work tasks. The computer system determines placement and migration policies for data in storage tiers in a storage system. The computer system prepares the storage tiers for meeting the storage demands of work tasks, based on the placement and migration policies. The computer system determines a state of preparation of the storage tiers for meeting the storage demands of work tasks. The computer system determines a list including work tasks that can proceed and work tasks that cannot proceed, based on the state of the preparation. The computer system modifies a schedule of the work tasks, based on the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: LIOR ARONOVICH, SAMUEL M. Black
  • Publication number: 20190205175
    Abstract: A computer program product for controlling dispatching work tasks in a multi-tier storage environment. A computer system receives storage demands of work tasks. The computer system determines placement and migration policies for data in storage tiers in a storage system. The computer system prepares the storage tiers for meeting the storage demands of work tasks, based on the placement and migration policies. The computer system determines a state of preparation of the storage tiers for meeting the storage demands of work tasks. The computer system determines a list including work tasks that can proceed and work tasks that cannot proceed, based on the state of the preparation. The computer system modifies a schedule of the work tasks, based on the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: LIOR ARONOVICH, SAMUEL M. Black
  • Patent number: 10296262
    Abstract: Embodiments for managing resources in a tiered data storage system, by a processor device. In response to differing business priorities for executing workloads by a workload manager, a resource plan is generated by an administrator of the workload manager. The resource plan defines what resources of the storage system are allocated to a particular group of tenants and at what time the workloads of the particular group are executed, thereby optimizing utilization of the resources of the storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lior Aronovich, Samuel M. Black
  • Patent number: 10296390
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for controlling dispatching work tasks in a multi-tier storage environment. A computer system receives storage demands of work tasks. The computer system determines placement and migration policies for data in storage tiers in a storage system. The computer system prepares the storage tiers for meeting the storage demands of work tasks, based on the placement and migration policies. The computer system determines a state of preparation of the storage tiers for meeting the storage demands of work tasks. The computer system determines a list including work tasks that can proceed and work tasks that cannot proceed, based on the state of the preparation. The computer system modifies a schedule of the work tasks, based on the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lior Aronovich, Samuel M. Black
  • Patent number: 10210022
    Abstract: A method for controlling dispatching work tasks in a multi-tier storage environment. A computer system receives storage demands of work tasks. The computer system determines placement and migration policies for data in storage tiers in a storage system. The computer system prepares the storage tiers for meeting the storage demands of work tasks, based on the placement and migration policies. The computer system determines a state of preparation of the storage tiers for meeting the storage demands of work tasks. The computer system determines a list including work tasks that can proceed and work tasks that cannot proceed, based on the state of the preparation. The computer system modifies a schedule of the work tasks, based on the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lior Aronovich, Samuel M. Black
  • Patent number: 10168915
    Abstract: Embodiments for managing data stored in a tiered data storage system, by a processor device. Upon submission of a workload to a queue of a workload manager, a set of storage demands included in metadata associated with the workload is received by an optimization policy generator. The set of storage demands is translated, by the optimization policy generator, into data placement, migration, and deletion policies to be executed by the storage system. At least one of a plurality of storage tiers within the storage system is prepared for the workload in the queue by using current storage tier allocations and the data placement, migration, and deletion policies to restructure content in the storage tiers according to the set of storage demands prior to performing the workload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lior Aronovich, Samuel M. Black
  • Publication number: 20180217784
    Abstract: Embodiments for managing resources in a tiered data storage system, by a processor device. In response to differing business priorities for executing workloads by a workload manager, a resource plan is generated by an administrator of the workload manager. The resource plan defines what resources of the storage system are allocated to a particular group of tenants and at what time the workloads of the particular group are executed, thereby optimizing utilization of the resources of the storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lior ARONOVICH, Samuel M. BLACK
  • Publication number: 20180210676
    Abstract: Embodiments for managing data stored in a tiered data storage system, by a processor device. Upon submission of a workload to a queue of workloads of a workload manager, a set of storage demands included in metadata associated with the workload is received by an optimization policy generator. A current state of each one of a plurality of storage tiers within the storage system is combined with information comprising the set of storage demands to create data scheduling and placement policies such that the optimization policy generator controls which storage tier in the tiered data storage system incoming data is written to while a scheduling logic determines at what time to dispatch at least a portion of the workload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lior ARONOVICH, Samuel M. BLACK
  • Publication number: 20180203614
    Abstract: Embodiments for managing data stored in a tiered data storage system, by a processor device. Upon submission of a workload to a queue of a workload manager, a set of storage demands included in metadata associated with the workload is received by an optimization policy generator. The set of storage demands is translated, by the optimization policy generator, into data placement, migration, and deletion policies to be executed by the storage system. At least one of a plurality of storage tiers within the storage system is prepared for the workload in the queue by using current storage tier allocations and the data placement, migration, and deletion policies to restructure content in the storage tiers according to the set of storage demands prior to performing the workload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lior ARONOVICH, Samuel M. BLACK
  • Publication number: 20180107518
    Abstract: A method for controlling dispatching work tasks in a multi-tier storage environment. A computer system receives storage demands of work tasks. The computer system determines placement and migration policies for data in storage tiers in a storage system. The computer system prepares the storage tiers for meeting the storage demands of work tasks, based on the placement and migration policies. The computer system determines a state of preparation of the storage tiers for meeting the storage demands of work tasks. The computer system determines a list including work tasks that can proceed and work tasks that cannot proceed, based on the state of the preparation. The computer system modifies a schedule of the work tasks, based on the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: LIOR ARONOVICH, SAMUEL M. Black
  • Publication number: 20180107517
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for controlling dispatching work tasks in a multi-tier storage environment. A computer system receives storage demands of work tasks. The computer system determines placement and migration policies for data in storage tiers in a storage system. The computer system prepares the storage tiers for meeting the storage demands of work tasks, based on the placement and migration policies. The computer system determines a state of preparation of the storage tiers for meeting the storage demands of work tasks. The computer system determines a list including work tasks that can proceed and work tasks that cannot proceed, based on the state of the preparation. The computer system modifies a schedule of the work tasks, based on the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: LIOR ARONOVICH, SAMUEL M. Black