We describe the design and implementation of Walter, a key-value store that supports
transactions and replicates data across distant sites. A key feature behind Walter is a new …

Next-generation non-volatile memories (NVMs) will provide byte addressability, persistence,
high density, and DRAM-like performance. They have the potential to benefit many …

We propose a new paradigm for building scalable distributed systems. Our approach does
not require dealing with message-passing protocols--a major complication in existing …

Writers of complex storage applications such as distributed file systems and databases are
faced with the challenges of building complex abstractions over simple storage devices like …

This paper presents a new persistent data management layer designed to simplify cluster-
based Internet service construction. This self-managing layer, called a distributed data …

Middleware research and development has reached the end of its first major phase, and
new requirements are arising that are so fundamentally different that they will lead to new …

As today's most complex computing environment, the Internet confronts IT researchers,
system designers, and application developers with completely new challenges and, as a …

We propose a new paradigm for building scalable distributed systems. Our approach does
not require dealing with message-passing protocols, a major complication in existing …

Replication maintains replicas (copies) of critical data on multiple computers and allows
access to any one of them. It is the critical enabling technology of distributed services …

Summary form only given. Most distributed applications require, at least conceptually, some
sort of shared state: information that is nonstatic but mostly read, and needed at more than …