Patent attributes
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for memory analytics are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes receiving input that requests a particular number of data items that are highest ranking in the data storage system based on a characteristic. The method includes accessing sets of data items to use in satisfying the request by selecting, from each of the independent data partitions, a set of data items that includes less than the particular number of data items that are highest ranking in the respective independent data partition based on the characteristic. The method includes comparing the sets of data items accessed from the plurality of independent data partitions. The method includes selecting the particular number of data items that are ranked highest based on the characteristic. The method includes providing, for output, the selected particular number of data items.
