Object dispersal load balancing

1. A method comprises:

dividing, by a coordinating computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN), dispersed storage error encoding of a data object into a plurality of operations based on at least one of the data object and available computing devices for executing the dispersed storage error encoding, wherein an operation of the plurality of operations includes at least a portion of: a segmenting operation, an encoding matrix operation, an addressing operation, and a writing operation, wherein the encoding matrix operation includes a unity matrix operation and a redundancy operation;

allocating, by the coordinating computing device, the plurality of operations to the available computing devices, wherein at least one of the plurality of operations is allocated to a first computing device of the available computing devices; and

coordinating, by the coordinating computing device, execution of the plurality of operations by the available computing devices to dispersed storage error encode the data object into a plurality of sets of encoded data slices and a corresponding plurality of sets of slice names, and write the plurality of sets of encoded data slices based on the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names to a set of storage units of the DSN.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprises:

dividing, by the coordinating computing device, the dispersed storage error encoding of the data object into the segmenting operation, the encoding matrix operation, the addressing operation, and the writing operation;

allocating, by the coordinating computing device, the segmenting operation to the first computing device, the encoding matrix operation to a second computing device of the available computing devices, the addressing operation to a third computing device of the available computing devices, and the writing operation to a fourth computing device of the available computing devices;

coordinating, by the coordinating computing device, execution of the segmenting operation by the first computing device to segment the data object into a set of data segments;

coordinating, by the coordinating computing device, execution of the encoding matrix operation by the second computing device to apply an encoding matrix to each data segment of the set of data segments to produce the plurality of sets of encoded data slices;

coordinating, by the coordinating computing device, execution of the addressing operation by the third computing device to produce the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names for the plurality of sets of encoded data slices; and

coordinating, by the coordinating computing device, execution of the writing operation by the fourth computing device to write the plurality of sets of encoded data slices based on the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names to the set of storage units of the DSN.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprises:

dividing, by the coordinating computing device, the dispersed storage error encoding of the data object into a segmenting and unity matrix operation, the redundancy operation, and an addressing and writing operation;

allocating, by the coordinating computing device, the segmenting and unity matrix operation to the first computing device, the redundancy operation to a second computing device of the available computing devices, and the addressing and writing operation to a third computing device of the available computing devices;

coordinating, by the coordinating computing device, execution of the segmenting and unity matrix operation by the first computing device to segment the data object into a set of data segments and apply a unity matrix to each data segment of the set of data segments to create a first plurality of sets of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices;

coordinating, by the coordinating computing device, execution of the redundancy operation by the second computing device to apply the redundancy operation on each data segment of the set of data segments to produce a remaining plurality of sets of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices; and

coordinating, by the coordinating computing device, execution of the addressing and writing operation by the third computing device to produce the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names for the plurality of sets of encoded data slices and to write the plurality of sets of encoded data slices based on the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names to the set of storage units of the DSN.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprises:

dividing, by the coordinating computing device, the dispersed storage error encoding of the data object into a first operation including the segmenting operation, the unity matrix operation, a first portion of the addressing operation, and a first portion of the writing operation, and a second operation including the redundancy operation, a second portion of the addressing operation, and a second portion of the writing operation;

allocating, by the coordinating computing device, the first operation to the first computing device and the second operation to a second computing device of the available computing devices;

coordinating, by the coordinating computing device, execution of the first operation by the first computing device to segment the data object into a set of data segments, apply the unity matrix operation to each data segment of the set of data segments to create a first plurality of sets of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices, produce a corresponding first plurality of sets of slice names of the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names for the first plurality of sets of encoded data slices, and to write the first plurality of sets of encoded data slices based on the corresponding first plurality of sets of slice names to the set of storage units of the DSN; and

coordinating, by the coordinating computing device, execution of the second operation by the second computing device to apply the redundancy operation to each data segment of the set of data segments to create a remaining plurality of sets of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices, to produce a corresponding remaining plurality of sets of slice names of the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names for the remaining plurality of sets of encoded data slices, and to write the remaining plurality of sets of encoded data slices based on the corresponding remaining second plurality of sets of slice names to the set of storage units of the DSN.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprises:

dividing, by the coordinating computing device, the encoding matrix operation of the dispersed storage error encoding of the data object into a unity matrix operation, a first redundancy operation, and a second redundancy operation;

allocating, by the coordinating computing device, the unity matrix operation to the first computing device, the first redundancy operation to a second computing device of the available computing devices, and the second redundancy operation to a third computing device of the available computing devices; and

coordinating, by the coordinating computing device, execution of the unity matrix operation by the first computing device, the first redundancy operation by the second computing device, and the second redundancy operation by the third computing device to dispersed storage error encode the data object into the plurality of sets of encoded data slices.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the coordinating computing device is a computing device of the available computing devices.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprises:

determining, by the coordinating computing device, the available computing devices by at least one of a default setting and a loading function.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the coordinating of the execution of the plurality of operations comprises at least one of:

sending, by the coordinating computing device, operation result destination instructions to the available computing devices, wherein an operation result destination instruction of the operation result destination instructions directs a computing device of the available computing devices to send a result of an executed operation of the plurality of operations to a particular location; and

sending, by the coordinating computing device, a dispersed error encoding division scheme to each computing device of the available computing devices, wherein the dispersed error encoding division scheme includes a list of each operation of the plurality of operations and a corresponding computing device of the available computing devices assigned to execute the operation.

9. A coordinating computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN), the coordinating computing device comprises:

an interface;

memory; and

a processing module operably coupled to the memory and the interface, wherein the processing module is operable to:

divide dispersed storage error encoding of a data object into a plurality of operations, based on at least one of the data object and available computing devices for executing the dispersed storage error encoding, wherein an operation of the plurality of operations includes at least a portion of: a segmenting operation, an encoding matrix operation, an addressing operation, and a writing operation, wherein the encoding matrix operation includes a unity matrix operation and a redundancy operation; allocate the plurality of operations to the available computing devices, wherein at least one of the plurality of operations is allocated to a first computing device of the available computing devices; and coordinate execution of the plurality of operations by the available computing devices to dispersed storage error encode the data object into a plurality of sets of encoded data slices and a corresponding plurality of sets of slice names, and write the plurality of sets of encoded data slices based on the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names to a set of storage units of the DSN.

10. The coordinating computing device of claim 9 , wherein the processing module is further operable to:

divide the dispersed storage error encoding of the data object into the segmenting operation, the encoding matrix operation, the addressing operation, and the writing operation;

allocate the segmenting operation to the first computing device, the encoding matrix operation to a second computing device of the available computing devices, the addressing operation to a third computing device of the available computing devices, and the writing operation to a fourth computing device of the available computing devices;

coordinate execution of the segmenting operation by the first computing device to segment the data object into a set of data segments;

coordinate execution of the encoding matrix operation by the second computing device to apply an encoding matrix to each data segment of the set of data segments to produce the plurality of sets of encoded data slices;

coordinating execution of the addressing operation by the third computing device to produce the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names for the plurality of sets of encoded data slices; and

coordinate execution of the writing operation by the fourth computing device to write the plurality of sets of encoded data slices based on the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names to the set of storage units of the DSN.

11. The coordinating computing device of claim 9 , wherein the processing module is further operable to:

divide the dispersed storage error encoding of the data object into a segmenting and unity matrix operation, the redundancy operation, and an addressing and writing operation;

allocate the segmenting and unity matrix operation to the first computing device, the redundancy operation to a second computing device of the available computing devices, and the addressing and writing operation to a third computing device of the available computing devices;

coordinate execution of the segmenting and unity matrix operation by the first computing device to segment the data object into a set of data segments and apply a unity matrix to each data segment of the set of data segments to create a first plurality of sets of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices;

coordinate execution of the redundancy operation by the second computing device to apply the redundancy operation on each data segment of the set of data segments to produce a remaining plurality of sets of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices; and

coordinate execution of the addressing and writing operation by the third computing device to produce the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names for the plurality of sets of encoded data slices and to write the plurality of sets of encoded data slices based on the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names to the set of storage units of the DSN.

12. The coordinating computing device of claim 9 , wherein the processing module is further operable to:

divide the dispersed storage error encoding of the data object into a first operation including the segmenting operation, the unity matrix operation, a first portion of the addressing operation, and a first portion of a writing operation, and a second operation including the redundancy operation, a second portion of the addressing operation, and a second portion of the writing operation;

allocate the first operation to the first computing device and the second operation to a second computing device of the available computing devices;

coordinate execution of the first operation by the first computing device to segment the data object into a set of data segments, apply the unity matrix operation to each data segment of the set of data segments to create a first plurality of sets of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices, produce a corresponding first plurality of sets of slice names of the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names for the first plurality of sets of encoded data slices, and to write the first plurality of sets of encoded data slices based on the corresponding first plurality of sets of slice names to the set of storage units of the DSN; and

coordinate execution of the second operation by the second computing device to apply the redundancy operation to each data segment of the set of data segments to create a remaining plurality of sets of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices, to produce a corresponding remaining plurality of sets of slice names of the corresponding plurality of sets of slice names for the remaining plurality of sets of encoded data slices, and to write the remaining plurality of sets of encoded data slices based on the corresponding remaining second plurality of sets of slice names to the set of storage units of the DSN.

13. The coordinating computing device of claim 9 , wherein the processing module is further operable to:

divide the encoding matrix operation of the dispersed storage error encoding of the data object into a unity matrix operation, a first redundancy operation, and a second redundancy operation;

allocate the unity matrix operation to the first computing device, the first redundancy operation to a second computing device of the available computing devices, and the second redundancy operation to a third computing device of the available computing devices; and

coordinate execution of the unity matrix operation by the first computing device, the first redundancy operation by the second computing device, and the second redundancy operation by the third computing device to dispersed storage error encode the data object into the plurality of sets of encoded data slices.

14. The coordinating computing device of claim 9 , wherein the coordinating computing device is a computing device of the available computing devices.

15. The coordinating computing device of claim 9 , wherein the processing module is further operable to:

determine the available computing devices by at least one of a default setting and a loading function.

16. The coordinating computing device of claim 9 , wherein the processing module is operable to coordinate the execution of the plurality of operations by at least one of:

sending operation result destination instructions to the available computing devices, wherein an operation result destination instruction of the operation result destination instructions directs a computing device of the available computing devices to send a result of an executed operation of the plurality of operations to a particular location; and

sending a dispersed error encoding division scheme to each computing device of the available computing device, wherein the dispersed error encoding division scheme includes a list of each operation of the plurality of operations and a corresponding computing device of the available computing devices assigned to execute the operation.