Inexpensive deletion in a data storage system
US9165002B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/162
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided herein for storing data to enable inexpensive and/or guaranteed deletion of data. In various embodiments, a customer specifies a data deletion indication associated with a data object to be stored, specifying when and/or how to delete the data object. Such a data deletion indication may be based, for example, on a regulatory compliance requirement. Based at least in part on the data deletion indication, the storage system may select, from a plurality of storage devices, a storage device to store the data object. Data objects with similar data deletion indications may be stored in the same storage device. In some embodiments, a data object stored in a storage device using the methods described herein may be deleted as part of the deletion of all or a portion of the storage device near a time specified by the data deletion indication of the data object.
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