Several recent studies have pointed out that file I/Os can be a major performance bottleneck for some large Web servers. Large I/O buffer caches often do not work effectively for ...
Synchronous transactional logging is the central mechanism for ensuring data persistency and recoverability in database systems. Unfortunately, magnetic disks are ill-suited for t...
Continuous-media (CM) servers have been around for some years. Apart from server capacity, another important issue in the deployment of CM servers is reliability. This study invest...
Flash is a widely used storage device that provides high density and low power, appealing properties for general purpose computing. Today, its usual application is in portable spe...
Given the decreasing cost of non-volatile RAM (NVRAM), by the late 1990's it will be feasible for most workstations to include a megabyte or more of NVRAM, enabling the desig...
Mary Baker, Satoshi Asami, Etienne Deprit, John K....