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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2012
Arild E. Skjolsvold, Kenmore, WA (US);
Bradley Gene Calder, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ju Wang, Redmond, WA (US);
Arild E. Skjolsvold, Kenmore, WA (US);
Bradley Gene Calder, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ju Wang, Redmond, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided that enable a general framework for partitioning application-defined computations (e.g., jobs) in a scalable environment. The general framework decouples partitioning of a computation from the other aspects of the computation. As a result, the effort required to define an application-defined job is reduced or minimized, as the user is not required to provide a partitioning algorithm. A user can optionally take advantage of a partitioning framework by providing application-defined interfaces to perform the desired job. Optionally, a user can provide additional information to allow for modification of how partitions are assigned.