Optimizing computational data systems

A computer-implemented method for optimizing a computational data system, the computer-implemented method comprising performing computer-implemented operations for:

• obtaining historical request data, the historical request data defining requests previously submitted by a consumer of processed data, the processed data generated by processing unprocessed data;
• obtaining historical update event data, the historical update event data defining updates previously performed to the unprocessed data utilized to generate the processed data;
• receiving, from the consumer of the processed data, a tolerance associated with the consumer of the processed data, the tolerance specifying a frequency at which processed data that is stale may be provided to the consumer in response to requests from the consumer;
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• utilizing the historical request data, the historical update event data, and the tolerance to modify a data computation rate, the data computation rate comprising the rate at which a computation is performed on the unprocessed data to generate the processed data.

A system for optimizing a data computation rate, the system comprising one or more computer systems configured to:

• determine a data update rate using historical update event data, the data update rate comprising a frequency at which unprocessed data is collected;
• determine a data consumption rate using historical request data, the data consumption rate comprising a frequency at which a consumer is requesting processed data;
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• utilize the data update rate, the data consumption rate, and a tolerance specified by the consumer to modify a data computation rate, the data computation rate comprising a frequency at which the unprocessed data is processed to generate the processed data, the data computation rate being less than the data update rate, the tolerance specifying a frequency at which processed data that is stale may be provided to the consumer in response to requests from the consumer for the processed data.

A computer-implemented method for optimizing a computational data system, the computer-implemented method comprising performing computer-implemented operations for:

• receiving a pre-request signal from a data consumer, the pre-request signal identifying data desired by the data consumer, the pre-request signal also being an indication that the data consumer will transmit an actual request for the identified data at a later time;
• generating the data identified in the pre-request signal from the data consumer;
• subsequent to receiving the pre-request signal, receiving the actual request from the data consumer for the identified data;
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• providing the identified data to the data consumer in response to receiving the actual request from the data consumer.