18418253. GARBAGE COLLECTION FOR DATA STORAGE simplified abstract (Google LLC)
Contents
- 1 GARBAGE COLLECTION FOR DATA STORAGE
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 GARBAGE COLLECTION FOR DATA STORAGE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 Unanswered Questions
- 1.11 Original Abstract Submitted
GARBAGE COLLECTION FOR DATA STORAGE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Konstantinos Nikoloudakis of San Francisco CA (US)
Sven Koehler of Sunnyvale CA (US)
Simon Tyler Wise of New Hamburg (CA)
David Halladay Schneider of Mountain View CA (US)
GARBAGE COLLECTION FOR DATA STORAGE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18418253 titled 'GARBAGE COLLECTION FOR DATA STORAGE
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a method for reclaiming storage space in a storage environment by identifying data objects that can be deleted based on future storage costs and access windows.
- Aggregating data indicative of access to data objects
- Determining future storage costs for each data object
- Identifying data objects that can be deleted based on cost and access window
- Notifying user device for feedback on deletion
- Generating instructions for deletion upon expiration of access window
Potential Applications
This technology could be applied in cloud storage services, data centers, and enterprise storage systems to efficiently manage storage space and optimize resource utilization.
Problems Solved
1. Efficiently reclaiming storage space by identifying unnecessary data objects for deletion. 2. Reducing storage costs by proactively managing data storage based on future costs and access patterns.
Benefits
1. Cost savings by eliminating unnecessary data storage. 2. Improved storage space management and resource utilization. 3. Enhanced data storage efficiency and performance.
Potential Commercial Applications
Optimizing storage space in cloud storage services Improving data management in enterprise storage systems Enhancing resource utilization in data centers
Possible Prior Art
One possible prior art could be storage management systems that use data access patterns to optimize storage space. Another could be data deletion algorithms based on future storage costs.
Unanswered Questions
How does the method determine the access window for each data object?
The abstract does not provide details on how the access window for each data object is calculated or determined.
What types of user feedback are requested for data object deletion?
The abstract mentions requesting feedback from a user device, but it does not specify the types of feedback that are requested or how they are used in the deletion process.
Original Abstract Submitted
Methods, systems, apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for reclaiming storage space in a storage environment. In one aspect, the method includes actions of aggregating data that is indicative of access to one or more data objects, determining a future storage cost associated with each of a plurality of data objects, determining an access window for each of the plurality of data objects, identifying a data object based on (i) the future storage cost that satisfies a predetermined threshold and (ii) a data object access window, providing a notification to a user device that requests feedback from a user indicating whether the data object can be deleted, and in response to receiving data that indicates that the data object can be deleted, generating an instruction to cause deletion of the data object upon the expiration of the access window.
