Quiver: An informed storage cache for deep learning

AV Kumar, M Sivathanu - 18th USENIX Conference on File and Storage …, 2020 - usenix.org
We introduce Quiver, an informed storage cache for deep learning training (DLT) jobs in a
cluster of GPUs. Quiver employs domain-specific intelligence within the caching layer, to …

Vswapper: A memory swapper for virtualized environments

N Amit, D Tsafrir, A Schuster - Acm Sigplan Notices, 2014 - dl.acm.org
The number of guest virtual machines that can be consolidated on one physical host is
typically limited by the memory size, motivating memory overcommitment. Guests are given …

{XLH}: More effective memory deduplication scanners through cross-layer hints

K Miller, F Franz, M Rittinghaus, M Hillenbrand… - 2013 USENIX Annual …, 2013 - usenix.org
Limited main memory size is the primary bottleneck for consolidating virtual machines (VMs)
on hosting servers. Memory deduplication scanners reduce the memory footprint of VMs by …

[PDF][PDF] Benchmarking the performance of Microsoft Hyper-V server, VMWare ES** in a virtual file system for cloud-based shared content

SSR Tallamraju, T Luthra, R Malhotra - US Patent 10,025,796, 2018 - Google Patents
A server in a cloud-based environment is interfaced with storage devices that store shared
content accessible by two or more user devices that interact with the cloud-based service …

A new disk I/O model of virtualized cloud environment

D Li, X Liao, H **, B Zhou… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In a traditional virtualized cloud environment, using asynchronous I/O in the guest file system
and synchronous I/O in the host file system to handle an asynchronous user disk write …

Cashing in on the Cache in the Cloud

H Han, YC Lee, W Shin, H Jung… - … on Parallel and …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the past decades, caching has become the key technology used for bridging the
performance gap across memory hierarchies via temporal or spatial localities; in particular …

Low latency and low defect media file transcoding using optimized storage, retrieval, partitioning, and delivery techniques

T Luthra, R Malhotra, B Huh - US Patent 12,058,355, 2024 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, methods and computer program products for high-performance, low
latency start-up of large shared media files. A method for low latency startup with low defect …