A system and method for estimating data conflicts in a multi-node system is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the invention, tracing the execution of a workload on a single node and analyzing the trace records makes it possible to predict how many data conflicts would occur if the workload were...http://www.google.de/patents/US7822870?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7822870 - Method and mechanism for predicting data conflicts and generating a load distribution plan in a multi-node system