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Data copy management for faster reads

US8433871B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael R. Fortin · Redmond, US
Cenk Ergan · Bellevue, US
Mehmet Iyigun · Kirkland, US
Yevgeniy Bak · Redmond, US
Benjamin A. Mickle · Bellevue, US
Alexander Kirshenbaum · Redmond, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 6, 2012
Grant date	Apr 30, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 6, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/2094
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Multiple copy sets of data are maintained on one or more storage devices. Each copy set includes at least some of the same data units as other sets. Different sets optionally have data units stored in different orders on the storage device(s). A particular one of the sets of data is selected as the set to be accessed in response to detecting a particular scenario.

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