Segmented cloud storage

A computer system for optimizing bandwidth usage within a cloud storage system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors configure the computer system to perform at least the following:
• receive a request, through an application program interface (API), to access a digital file;
• query a remote directory server for the digital file;
• receive, from the remote directory server, addresses to data blocks stored within multiple remote storage nodes;
• request, from at least a portion of the remote storage nodes, at least a portion of the addressed data blocks;
• decode the digital file from the portion of the addressed data blocks, wherein decoding the digital file comprises rebuilding at least a portion of the digital file using parity information associated with the portion of the addressed data blocks;
• and
• communicating the decoded digital file to a requester.

A computer-based method for optimizing data integrity within a cloud storage system, comprising:

• receiving a request, through an application program interface (API), to store a digital file;
• loading the digital file into local memory space;
• encoding the digital file into a set of multiple distinct blocks of data, wherein the multiple distinct blocks of data each comprise a retrievable portion of the digital file and the set of multiple distinct blocks of data comprises parity information;
• transmitting the set of multiple distinct blocks of data to multiple remote storage nodes, wherein the multiple distinct blocks of data are divided among at least a portion of the remote storage nodes;
• generating a log that comprises identification information associated with the digital file and an address for each respective block of data within each respective remote storage node;
• and
• transmitting the log to a remote directory server, wherein the remote directory server comprises multiple different logs that map multiple different digital files to the remote storage nodes.