Systems and methods for providing file access in a hybrid cloud storage system
US9424437B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing access to objects associated with a particular client in a cloud storage system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of establishing a connection with a user, providing a client namespace associated with the client to the user, where the client namespace represents objects stored on the cloud storage system and objects stored on a private storage system apart from the cloud storage system, receiving a request from the user to access an object stored on the private storage system, and providing information to the user to facilitate access to the object stored on the private storage system by said user. Other systems and methods are also disclosed. Important advantages of the present invention are facilitated by separating the logic for user access (control plane) from the actual storage (Storage plane). Private file system access can still be managed from the cloud, while keeping the client data private.
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