Systems and methods for using cloud-based storage to optimize data-storage operations
US8370312B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1021
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for using cloud-based storage to optimize data-storage operations may include: 1) receiving a request from a client device for instructions or directions for storing a data object, 2) accessing a data-placement policy that contains criteria for identifying storage systems suitable for storing the data object, 3) identifying, based at least in part on the data-placement policy, a plurality of storage systems for storing the data object, at least one of the storage systems including a third-party Internet-based storage system, and then 4) directing the client device to store the data object on the identified storage systems.
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