Synchronously storing data in a plurality of dispersed storage networks

A computing device comprises:

• an interface for interfacing with a network;
• memory;
• and
• a processing module operably coupled to the interface and to the memory, wherein the processing module is operable to:
• obtain a data object for storage from a user;
• identify a plurality of virtual storage vaults for storage of the data object;
• determine dispersal error encoding parameters associated with a first virtual storage vault of the plurality of virtual storage vaults;
• dispersed error encode the data object in accordance with dispersed error encoding parameters associated with the first virtual storage vault of the plurality of virtual storage vaults to produce a corresponding plurality of sets of encoded data slices (EDSs), wherein the data object is segmented into a first plurality of data segments and further wherein each set of EDSs of the plurality of sets of EDSs corresponds to a respective a data segment of a plurality of data segments and further;
• issue one or more sets of write slice requests to the first virtual storage vault, wherein the one or more write slice requests include the corresponding plurality of sets of EDS;
• receive EDS information from at least some of the plurality of virtual storage vaults;
• interpret the received EDS information from at least some of the plurality of virtual storage vaults to determine a number of virtual storage vaults that have successfully stored the corresponding plurality of sets of EDS;
• when a threshold number of virtual storage vaults of the plurality of virtual storage vaults have successfully stored the corresponding plurality of sets of EDS within a synchronization timeframe, issue a favorable response to the user;
• and
• when a threshold number of virtual storage vaults of the plurality of virtual storage vaults have not successfully stored the corresponding plurality of sets of EDS within the synchronization timeframe, initiate a retry process to store the corresponding plurality of sets of encoded data slices in one or more virtual storage vaults associated with unsuccessful storage.

A dispersed storage (DS) module comprises:

• a first module, when operable within a computing device, causes the computing device to:
• obtain a data object for storage from a user;
• a second module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• identify a plurality of virtual storage vaults for storage of the data object;
• a third module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• determine dispersal error encoding parameters associated with a first virtual storage vault of the plurality of virtual storage vaults;
• and
• dispersed error encode the data object in accordance with dispersed error encoding parameters associated with the first virtual storage vault of the plurality of virtual storage vaults to produce a corresponding plurality of sets of encoded data slices (EDSs), wherein the data object is segmented into a first plurality of data segments and further wherein each set of EDSs of the plurality of sets of EDSs corresponds to a respective a data segment of a plurality of data segments and further;
• a fourth module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• issue one or more sets of write slice requests to the first virtual storage vault, wherein the one or more write slice requests include the corresponding plurality of sets of EDS;
• receive EDS information from at least some of the plurality of virtual storage vaults;
• a fifth module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• interpret the received EDS information from at least some of the plurality of virtual storage vaults to determine a number of virtual storage vaults that have successfully stored the corresponding plurality of sets of EDS;
• when a threshold number of virtual storage vaults of the plurality of virtual storage vaults have successfully stored the corresponding plurality of sets of EDS within a synchronization timeframe, issue a favorable response to the user;
• and
• when a threshold number of virtual storage vaults of the plurality of virtual storage vaults have not successfully stored the corresponding plurality of sets of EDS within the synchronization timeframe, initiate a retry process to store the corresponding plurality of sets of encoded data slices in one or more virtual storage vaults associated with unsuccessful storage.