Block Trace Analysis and Storage System Optimization: A Practical Approach with MATLAB/Python Tools

Block Trace Analysis and Storage System Optimization brings together theoretical analysis, such as IO qualitative properties and quantitative metrics, and practical tools such as trace parsing, analysis, and results reporting perspectives. The book provides content on block-level trace analysis techniques, and includes case studies to illustrate how these techniques and tools can be used in real applications.

What You’ll Learn:

• Understand the fundamental factors of data storage system performance
  
• Master an essential analytical skill using block trace via various applications
  
• Distinguish how the IO pattern differs in the block level from the file level
  
• Know how the sequential HDFS request becomes “fragmented” in final storage devices
  
• Perform trace analysis tasks with a tool based on MATLAB, which is used by the accompanying software as well as in Appendix A