Mckesson Financial Holdings

Ryan Scanlon

Steve Locke

A method, apparatus and computer program product selectively delete records from a cache in a manner that not only takes into account usage of the record, but also the cost associated with the generation of the record. In regards to a method, a cost associated with generation of a record maintained in a cache is determined. The cost may be defined in terms of the time consumed to generate the record. The method also determines usage of the record. At least one of the cost or the usage may be determined on a relative basis with respect to the cost or the usage, respectively, of other records maintained in the cache. Further, the method determines whether the record should be deleted from the cache based upon the cost and the usage of the record. Based on this determination, the record may be selectively deleted from or retained within the cache.

Method and apparatus for selectively deleting cached records

A method, computing device and computer program product are provided to maintain a comprehensive record of log entries, even in an instance in which the recordation of log entries to the primary log temporarily fails. In the context of a method, one or more log entries are written to a primary log. The method also includes determining that writing a log entry to the primary log has failed and writing the log entry to a fallback log in an instance in which writing the log entry to the primary log has failed. The method further includes performing a restoration process. The restoration process includes determining whether the log entry written to the fallback log is able to be written to the primary log. If so, the restoration process writes one or more log entries written to the fallback log to the primary log. If not, the restoration process is repeated.

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Enfield, CT, United States of America

Ryan Scanlon