Abstract
Public cloud storage has recently surged in popularity. However, cloud storage providers (CSPs) today offer fairly rigid services, which cannot be customized to meet individual users' needs. We propose a distributed, client-defined architecture that integrates multiple autonomous CSPs into one unified cloud and allows individual clients to specify their desired performance levels and share files. We design, implement, and deploy CYRUS (Client-defined privacY-protected Reliable cloUd Service), a practical system that realizes this architecture. CYRUS ensures user privacy and reliability by scattering files into smaller pieces across multiple CSPs, so that no one CSP can read users' data. We develop an algorithm that sets reliability and privacy parameters according to user needs and selects CSPs from which to download user data so as to minimize latency. To accommodate multiple autonomous clients, we allow clients to upload simultaneous file updates and detect conflicts after the fact from the client. We finally evaluate the performance of a CYRUS prototype that connects to four popular commercial CSPs in both lab testbeds and user trials, and discuss CYRUS's implications for the cloud storage market.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
