MIT6.824 GFS

September 9, 2021 · 1121 words · 6 min · GFS MIT6.824 Paper Reading

This article introduces the Google File System (GFS) paper published in 2003, which proposed a distributed file system designed to store large volumes of data reliably, meeting Google’s data storage needs. This write-up reflects on the design goals, trade-offs, and architectural choices of GFS.

MIT6.824-MapReduce

January 22, 2021 · 1557 words · 8 min · MIT6.824 Distributed System Paper Reading

The third year of university has been quite intense, leaving me with little time to continue my studies on 6.824, so my progress stalled at Lab 1. With a bit more free time during the winter break, I decided to continue. Each paper or experiment will be recorded in this article.