Buffer caches in operating systems keep active file blocks in memory to reduce disk accesses. Related studies have been focused on how to minimize buffer misses and the caused pe...
The increasing popularity of cloud storage services has lead companies that handle critical data to think about using these services for their storage needs. Medical record databa...
Alysson Neves Bessani, Miguel P. Correia, Bruno Qu...
Mobile applications are becoming increasingly ubiquitous and provide ever richer functionality on mobile devices. At the same time, such devices often enjoy strong connectivity wi...
This paper presents Keypad, an auditing file system for theftprone devices, such as laptops and USB sticks. Keypad provides two important properties. First, Keypad supports fine...
Roxana Geambasu, John P. John, Steven D. Gribble, ...
Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) virtual machines (VMs) allow users to take advantage of a multiprocessor infrastructure. Despite the advantage, SMP VMs can cause synchronization l...