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DATA STORAGE FOR FILE UPDATES

  • US 20090228473A1
  • Filed: 03/07/2008
  • Published: 09/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for updating a file maintained in cold storage, the method comprising:

  • receiving at a first computing device a plurality of updates for the file from at least a first application;

    storing the updates temporarily at a blob storage on the first computing device;

    receiving a commit instruction;

    retrieving at least a portion of the file from the cold storage in response to the commit instruction;

    retrieving at least a first update of the plurality of updates from the blob storage;

    integrating the first update with the portion of the file to generate an updated file;

    performing at least one pre-storage process on the updated file, wherein the pre-storage process was not performed on the first update prior to storing the first update at the blob storage; and

    storing the updated file in the cold storage.

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