Specialization: Data Science Foundations: Data Structures and AlgorithmsInstructor: Sriram Sankaranarayanan, Assistant ProfessorPrior knowledge needed: Mathematical Background: We expect that the ...

They are also implanting their data-sorting techniques in Microsoft’s Bing search engine, where it could boost response times to user queries.

Microsoft also boasted of sorting the data using fewer resources: The system used 1,033 disks in 250 machines while Yahoo required 5,624 disks across 1,406 machines to complete their operation.