Systems, Methods and Media for Collaborative Caching of Files in Cloud Storage

摘要

Systems, methods and media are provided for collaborative caching of files in a cloud storage directory. One method includes providing, at a cloud storage server having a cloud storage directory, an interface configured for forming one or more groups. Each group has a plurality of members. The method also includes monitoring the cloud storage directory including a plurality of files that is shared amongst members of a working group and, upon detecting a file activity related to one of the plurality of files, updating a profile for the file. The method further includes determining using the updated profile whether to distribute the file to the group members by applying a policy to the updated profile. The method also includes distributing the file to the group members by downloading the file to cloud storage devices associated with the group members when it is determined to distribute the file.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
providing, at a cloud storage server having a cloud storage directory, an interface configured to enable a user to form one or more groups, each group having a plurality of group members; monitoring the cloud storage directory including a plurality of files that is shared amongst group members of a working group of the one or more groups; upon detecting a file activity related to one of the plurality of files, updating a profile associated with the active file; determining based on the updated profile whether it is desirable to distribute the active file to at least one working group member by applying a configurable file-distribution policy to the updated profile, wherein the configurable file-distribution policy includes at least one rule; and when it is determined to distribute the active file, distributing the active file to the at least one working group member by downloading a copy of the active file to one or more cloud storage client devices associated with the at least one working group member.