Patent ID: 8204892
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for storing data in temporary storage, wherein at least a portion of the data is stored redundantly, the method comprising: receiving a first set of data to be stored in the temporary storage; determining whether the first set of data resulted from a sort operation; in response to determining that the first set of data did not result from the sort operation, redundantly storing the first set of data by storing both the first set of data and a copy of the first set of data in the temporary storage; receiving a second set of data to be stored in temporary storage; determining whether the second set of data resulted from the sort operation; in response to determining that the second set of data did result from the sort operation, storing the second set of data in the temporary storage without storing any copies of the second set of data in the temporary storage; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.