CSR: Small:The Wisconsin Specialized Support for Storage Clouds (WiS3C) Project

大数据的重要性与日俱增，也就是使用计算机系统来存储和分析大数据集，这正在改变科学和工业的面貌。大数据分析的基础是大数据存储系统，包括流行的Hadoop文件系统(HDFS)。WiS3C项目寻求重新检查HDFS等存储系统的核心基础，特别是通过开发新的专门存储技术来提高这些系统的可靠性和性能。该项目专门针对崩溃一致性(即存储系统如何在断电的情况下保持数据安全)、端到端数据完整性(即存储系统如何确保数据不会损坏)以及缓存和布局(即存储系统如何快速访问数据)方面的新修改；这些更改的总和将导致更强大和高性能的大数据分析的新时代。该项目还将改善教育渠道，将更多本科生与研究联系起来，并吸引更多女性进入博士项目。

The increasing importance of ?big data?, i.e., the usage of computer systems to store and analyze large data sets, is changing the face of both science and industry. Underlying big-data analyses are big-data storage systems, including the popular Hadoop File System (HDFS). The WiS3C project seeks to re-examine the core foundations of storage systems such as HDFS, specifically by developing new specialized storage techniques to improve both the reliability and performance of these systems. The project specifically targets novel modifications in crash consistency (i.e. how storage systems keep data safe despite power loss), end-to-end data integrity (i.e., how storage systems ensure data does not become corrupt), and caching and layout (i.e., how storage systems make access to data fast); the sum of these changes will result in a new era of more robust and high-performance big-data analysis. The project will also improve the educational pipeline by connecting more undergraduates with research and attracting more women into the Ph.D. program.