Communications of the ACM

Smash: Flexible, Fast, and Resource-Efficient Placement and Lookup of Distributed Storage

This work presents an object placement and lookup method that achieves full placement flexibility, balanced load, low ...
Communications of the ACM

Technical Perspective: Where Is My Data?

"Smash: Flexible, Fast, and Resource-Efficient Placement and Lookup of Distributed Storage," by Yi Liu et al., introduces a storage system that is the first of its kind to apply minimal perfect ...
IEEE

MDC+: A Cooperative Approach to Memory-Efficient Fork-Based Checkpointing for In-Memory Database Systems

Abstract: Consistent checkpointing is a critical for in-memory databases (IMDBs) but its resource-intensive nature poses challenges for small- and medium-sized deployments in cloud environments, where ...
IEEE

Retrieval of Ocean Wave Characteristics via Single-Frequency Time-Differenced Carrier Phases From GNSS Buoys

Abstract: To address challenges in large-scale deployments and real-time wave observations using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) buoys, we assessed the reliability and precision of the ...