Adaptive and Efficient Data Retrieval in Distributed File Systems: A Metadata-Driven Approach
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Abstract
Efficient data retrieval is essential in distributed file systems (DFS), especially in dynamic and heterogeneous network environments that require adaptive orchestration and resource optimization. While existing systems like Cassandra and HDFS perform well in specific scenarios, they often struggle with read-heavy workloads due to static retrieval strategies and inefficient network-aware load balancing. This research proposes a novel metadata-driven architecture that integrates an Adaptive Retrieval Cost Optimizer (ARCO) to overcome these limitations. ARCO dynamically evaluates shard size, network bandwidth, latency, and node load to minimize retrieval time while ensuring balanced resource utilization. Performance evaluations demonstrate significant improvements in retrieval efficiency and load distribution, achieving scalability across diverse shard sizes and increasing workload demands. By combining insights from Cassandra’s write-optimized architecture and HDFS’s replication strategies, this work presents a robust framework for efficient, adaptable, and scalable data retrieval in modern distributed storage systems.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.005 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Open science | 0.007 | 0.011 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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