Privacy and Performance Tuning Apparatus for a Versioned File Block Access Method

摘要

File blocks of version-controlled files are individually provisioned, tracked, load-balanced, and secured by an interposer apparatus. A combination of application, resource location, schedule and user authentication is verified by the apparatus prior to reading, writing, or operating on each file block. Recording past traffic patterns in the network enables the apparatus to tune performance by staging file blocks in the vicinity of most commonly utilized storage or processor resources as well as to alert on or suspend atypical data flows. Analyzing traffic records enable optimization of storage performance by tracking patterns of congestion. Authenticating each application prevents corruption or data breaches. A file system viewport interposed between an application server and a distributed file system records block traffic and consults a rules database to provide security and privacy beyond conventional access control lists.