Distributed storage and computing of interim data

A distributed computing system comprises:

• a set of modules associated with a set of distributed storage and task (DST) execution units, wherein the set of modules is operable to:
• receive a set of partial tasks and data, wherein a partial task of the set of partial tasks includes a common task and a unique partial sub-task;
• and
• execute the common task on the data to produce a set of preliminary partial results, wherein a first module of the set of modules is operable to:
• generate first interim data based on the at least some of the set of preliminary partial results;
• facilitate storage of the first interim data in memory associated with a first DST execution unit;
• execute a first unique partial sub-task on at least one of:
• a first portion of the data and the first interim data to produce a first partial result;
• and
• output, via an interface associated with the first DST execution unit, the first partial result.