Methods and systems for providing persistent storage

A system comprising:

• a computing device comprising one or more first processors and memory storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to:
• cause, based on a request to access an application, the application to send a request for a file of a plurality of files;
• receive, from a network device, the file;
• store the file in non-persistent storage;
• cause, based on a change in a state of the application, the application to alter the file by making one or more changes to existing data of the file in the non-persistent storage;
• send, to the network device, the changed file;
• and
• the network device comprising one or more second processors and second memory storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the network device to:
• store the plurality of files in persistent storage;
• receive the altered file;
• and
• replace the requested file in persistent storage with the altered file.

An apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
• cause, based on a request to access an application, the application to send a request for a file, of a plurality of files, to a network device configured to store the plurality of files in persistent storage;
• receive, from the network device, the file;
• store the file in non-persistent storage;
• cause, based on a change in a state of the application, the application to alter the file by making one or more changes to existing data of the file in the non-persistent storage;
• and
• send, to the network device, the altered file for storage in the persistent storage, wherein the network device replaces the requested file in the persistent storage with the altered file.