Data Store Optimizer for Query Performance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Distributed data store systems face inefficiencies due to increasing complexity and size, leading to decreased performance, especially for organizations lacking expertise in data management and store system design, as existing optimization technologies are not readily apparent to customers.

Innovation Solution

A technology that monitors data store performance and recommends structural changes to improve efficiency by analyzing the data store structure and query activity against predefined criteria, providing proposed updates through a graphical interface, allowing customers to implement optimizations such as replicating data blocks for improved query performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If data is distributed across multiple physical devices and locations to improve performance and availability, then data accessibility and fault tolerance are improved, but system complexity and storage infrastructure costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata availabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically monitors its own performance metrics, analyzes query patterns, and generates optimization recommendations without requiring customer expertise. The distributed data store system self-diagnoses performance issues and provides actionable recommendations for improvement, eliminating the need for customers to understand complex distributed system optimization techniques.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Quantity of substance

If the size and complexity of the distributed data store system increase to manage larger amounts of data, then data capacity and functionality are improved, but system efficiency and performance deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata capacityVSAvoidsystem efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously monitors performance metrics such as query execution time, data access patterns, and system resource utilization. Based on this feedback, it automatically generates optimization recommendations that adjust system configuration to maintain efficiency as data capacity grows, creating a closed-loop control system that adapts to increasing scale.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The optimization recommendations are dynamically generated based on current system state and query patterns rather than using static configuration. The system adapts its structure and behavior in response to changing workloads and data characteristics, allowing it to maintain efficiency as it scales to handle larger volumes of data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If customers lack expertise in data management and data store system design, then ease of system deployment is improved, but ability to optimize system performance is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem deployment easeVSAvoidoptimization capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces an intelligent intermediary layer that translates complex performance optimization needs into actionable recommendations. This intermediary automatically analyzes system behavior and generates optimized configuration suggestions, bridging the gap between simple deployment and expert-level optimization without requiring customers to acquire specialized knowledge.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10282350B1Data store optimizer
Publication Date: 2019.05.07 AMAZON TECH INC
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AI summary

A method is described for monitoring data store performance and recommending a data store structure for a data store. The method may include analyzing a data store structure to determine whether the data store structure corresponds to a set of criteria, analyzing a query executed against the data store structure to determine performance of the query with respect to the data store structure and providing a proposed data store structure to a customer based at least on part on the analysis of the data store structure and analysis of the query.