Performing data storage operations with a cloud environment, including containerized deduplication, data pruning, and data transfer
US8407190B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S40/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various systems and methods may be used for performing data storage operations, including content-indexing, containerized deduplication, and policy-driven storage, within a cloud environment. The systems support a variety of clients and cloud storage sites that may connect to the system in a cloud environment that requires data transfer over wide area networks, such as the Internet, which may have appreciable latency and/or packet loss, using various network protocols, including HTTP and FTP. Methods for content indexing data stored within a cloud environment may facilitate later searching, including collaborative searching. Methods for performing containerized deduplication may reduce the strain on a system namespace, effectuate cost savings, etc. Methods may identify suitable storage locations, including suitable cloud storage sites, for data files subject to a storage policy. Further, the systems and methods may be used for providing a cloud gateway and a scalable data object store within a cloud environment.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.