Patent ID: 8370586
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: G06F,H03M

Abstract:
1. A method for storing telemetry data from a computer system, comprising: periodically obtaining the telemetry data from the computer system; storing the telemetry data in a first buffer, a second buffer, and a third buffer in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, wherein each buffer is stored in a separate location in the non-volatile computer-readable storage medium; when the first buffer and second buffer are full, and when the third buffer is full or nearly full, compressing the telemetry data in the first and second buffers by: creating a first set of summary statistics from the telemetry data in the first buffer and the second buffer, wherein the summary statistics include one or more moments for a statistical distribution for the telemetry data; and storing the first set of summary statistics in the first buffer which becomes a historical data buffer.