Barracuda Networks Assigned Patent

Barracuda Networks, Inc., Campbell, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,195,668) developed by Sipek, Josef, Ann Arbor, MI, for a “log access method storage control apparatus, archive system, and method of operation.”

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A file shard store includes high performance encoding and compaction circuits. An apparatus and its method of operation avoids duplicate storage of file fragments. A plurality of tables control write operations into a plurality of log segments. Shard keys are transferred to uniquely identify fragments of files which may have been previously stored and associated with one or more of client subscribers. An apparatus comprises a plurality of location/subscription tables, a shard transfer circuit, a storage control circuit, an append-to-log circuit coupled to a large storage array, and a log segment compactor circuit.“

The patent application was filed on June 18, 2013 (13/921,089).