Speculative reads

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving a read request for data;
• obtaining the data in order to satisfy the read request;
• comparing information associated with the read request against one or more access patterns, the one or more access patterns determined at least in part upon prior read requests;
• verifying a status of at least one network performance criterion;
• and
• performing, based at least in part on the verified status of the at least one network performance criterion, at least one speculative read to pre-fetch additional data when the information associated with the read request matches a determined access pattern of the one or more access patterns.

A system, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
• receive, from a source, a read request for data stored in a data store, the data store associated with a storage entity;
• obtain, from the data store, the data to satisfy the read request;
• determine a matching access pattern from a plurality of access patterns that matches information associated with the read request;
• verify a status of at least one network performance criterion;
• and
• perform, against the data store and based at least in part on the verified status of the at least one network performance criterion, at least one speculative read to prefetch additional data according to the matching access pattern.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to:

• receive, from a source, a read request for data;
• obtain the data for the read request and send the data to the source;
• compare information associated with the read request against one or more access patterns, the one or more access patterns determined at least in part upon prior read requests;
• verify a status of at least one network performance criterion;
• and
• perform, based at least in part on the verified status of the at least one network performance criterion, at least one speculative read to pre-fetch additional data when the information associated with the read request matches a determined access pattern of the one or more access patterns.