Middleware simplifies the construction of distributed applications. These applications typically require continuous uptime. The maintenance of distributed applications, though, im...
—In many systems providing storage and retrieval operations on data, indices are used to make these operations more efficient. Distributed storage systems provide means to distr...
We have developed Ceph, a distributed file system that provides excellent performance, reliability, and scalability. Ceph maximizes the separation between data and metadata manage...
Sage A. Weil, Scott A. Brandt, Ethan L. Miller, Da...
Large-scale distributed systems present numerous security problems not present in local systems. In this paper we present a general security architecture for a large-scale object-...
Bogdan C. Popescu, Maarten van Steen, Andrew S. Ta...
Safety-critical systems typically operate in unpredictable environments. Requirements for safety and reliability are in conflict with those for real-time responsiveness. Due to un...