(57) ABSTRACT A computer-implemented method of implementing compari son of cloud
service provider package offerings comprises a plurality of operations. An operation of …

Secure distributed storage and transmission of electronic content is provided over at least
one communication net work. At least one data file is received and parsed into a plurality of …

An operation on a row of a table of a database is initiated. Thereafter, a multi-version
concurrency control (MVCC) object is accessed to identify blocks associated with the row …

At least one read operation is concurrently performed with at least one write operation that
each insert a key/value pair into a backing array of a backing hash table of a hash table …

(57) ABSTRACT A method includes receiving data objects, determining a predicted lifespan
of each data object, and instantiating multiple shard files. Each shard file has an associated …

The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods for the forced ordering of a dictionary
based on row identifier values. A plurality of concurrent transactions can be handled in an in …

As part of a columnar in-memory database, value identifiers are inserted into a backing array
in-memory until such time that it is determined that such backing array does not have …

Metadata is stored within a database for each of a plurality of objects in different frames
associated with a structure descriptor (eg, a container directory entry, etc.). The frames are …

The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods for reformatting a page due to a
rollover. An in-memory array holding a column of data can be maintained. One or more …

Loading of table metadata into memory of an in-memory database is initiated. The table
metadata is persisted across pages in a page chain. Thereafter, a plurality of metadata …