Patent · US Active

Systems and methods for storage modeling and costing

US8306926B2 · kind B2 · utility

72Cited by
105References
17Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 27, 2010
Grant dateNov 6, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 27, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99955
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides systems and methods for data storage. A hierarchical storage management architecture is presented to facilitate data management. The disclosed system provides methods for evaluating the state of stored data relative to enterprise needs by using weighted parameters that may be user defined. Also disclosed are systems and methods evaluating costing and risk management associated with stored data.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.