This page lists all of the papers that have been published about RAMCloud and related topics, in reverse chronological order (most recent papers first).
- In Search of an Understandable Consensus Algorithm: describes the Raft consensus protocol. Currently under submission.
- Log-Structured Memory for DRAM-based Storage: describes how RAMCloud manages the storage of objects both in DRAM and on disk. Appeared in FAST in February, 2014; won Best Paper Award.
- Toward Common Patterns for Distributed, Concurrent, Fault-Tolerant Code: HotOS XIV (2013) workshop paper arguing the need for common patterns for developing fault-tolerant code
- Fast Crash Recovery in RAMCloud: describes RAMCloud's mechanism for recovering crashed servers in 1-2 seconds. Appeared in SOSP in October, 2011.
- It's Time for Low Latency: HotOS 2011 workshop paper arguing for the OS community to focus on network latency.
- The Case for RAMCloud: a position paper that discusses the motivation for RAMCloud, the new kinds of applications it may enable, and some of the research issues that will have to be addressed to create a working system. Appeared in CACM in July 2011. An earlier and a slightly longer version appeared in Operating Systems Review in December 2009.