1. A computing device comprising: an interface configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed or distributed storage network (DSN); memory that stores operational instructions; and a processing module operably coupled to the interface and to the memory, wherein the processing module, when operable within the computing device based on the operational instructions, is configured to: receive a first partial task of a set of partial tasks and a first portion of data, wherein the first partial task of the set of partial tasks includes a common task and a first unique partial sub-task; execute the common task on the first portion of the data to produce a first preliminary partial result of a set of preliminary partial results; generate first interim data based on at least some of the set of preliminary partial results; execute the first unique partial sub-task on at least one of the first portion of the data or the first interim date to produce a first partial result; and transmit the first partial result to another computing device to be processed by the another computing device produce a result corresponding to at least one of the set of partial tasks performed on the data.