Multilevel caching, common in many storage configurations, introduces new challenges to traditional cache management: data must be kept in the appropr...

Streamline is a stream-based OS communication subsystem that spans from peripheral hardware to userspace processes. It improves performance of I/O-bou...

Distributed mobile transactions utilize commit protocols to achieve atomicity and consistent decisions. This is challenging, as mobile environments ar...

Managed languages such as Java and C# are increasingly being considered for hard real-time applications because of their productivity and software eng...

As cloud and utility computing spreads, computer architects must ensure continued capability growth for the data centers that comprise the cloud. Give...