One embodiment described herein provides a system for managing metadata for a shingled
magnetic recording (SMR) drive. During operation, the system stores a metadata file in a …

One embodiment facilitates data compression. During operation, the system receives, by a
host computing device, a request to write a first set of data. The system writes the first set of …

One embodiment facilitates data storage. During operation, the system selects a first page of
a non-volatile storage to be recycled in a garbage collection process. The system …

Embodiments described herein provide a system for facilitating cluster-level cache and
memory in a cluster. During operation, the system presents a cluster cache and a cluster …

One embodiment facilitates atomicity assurance for storing data and metadata in a data
stream. The system receives a first stream of data to be written to a storage device, wherein …

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for centralized boot storage.
The system comprises a first switch, which comprises a non-volatile memory and a …

Embodiments described herein provide a system for facilitating performance enhancement
of a storage device. During operation, the system obtains a write request for storing a data …

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for facilitating a distributed
storage system. The system receives, by a first client-serving machine, a first request to write …

The work in this paper examines and criticizes different methods used for prostate tissue
classification using trans-rectal ultra-sound (TRUS) images. The suspicious regions are first …