PROVIDING MULTIPLE ONLINE DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

• US 20100106615A1
• Filed: 10/29/2008
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company LLC (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Go Daddy Group Incorporated (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jilg, Justin, Chadwick, Michael, Schwimer, Greg
• Application Number:
  US12/260,864
• Publication Number:
  US 20100106615A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

Methods of the present invention provide multiple online data management solutions. An exemplary method may comprise networking a plurality of servers within a datacenter, wherein at least one server is running a software-enabled data management service comprising an email security service; a managed datacenter service; a shared exchange hosting service; a storage, recovery, and backup service; a network security service; a customer relationship management service; a human resources management service; a financial system management service; and/or a collaboration software service. Each server may be communicatively coupled to a network. A control panel also may be provided, which may be hosted on at least one of the servers. The control panel may comprise a plurality of tools for managing the software-enabled data management services.

Claims

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

A) networking a plurality of servers within a datacenter, wherein at least one of said plurality of servers is running at least one software-enabled data management service comprising an email security service;

a managed datacenter service;

a shared exchange hosting service;

a storage, recovery, and backup service; and

a network security service;

a customer relationship management service;

a human resources management service;

a financial system management service; and

a collaboration software service, each of said plurality of servers being communicatively coupled to a network; and

B) providing a control panel hosted on at least one of said plurality of servers, said control panel comprising a plurality of tools for managing said at least one software-enabled data management service.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of, prior to step B):

offering said at least one software-enabled data management service for sale to said user; and

, if said at least one software-enabled data management service is purchased by said user, proceeding to step B).

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said managed datacenter service is selected from the group consisting of a private network service, a managed firewall service, a managed load balancing service, a server management service, and a managed network access service.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said email security service is selected from the group consisting of an email encryption service, a virus scanning service, a spam filtering service, a content filtering service, and an under attack mitigation service.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said storage, recovery, and backup service provides a user with file transfer protocol access to a plurality of data stored on at least one of said plurality of servers via a client communicatively coupled to said network.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said storage, recovery, and backup service comprises an application programming interface providing a user with access to a plurality of data stored on at least one of said plurality of servers via a client communicatively coupled to said network.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said network security service is selected from the group consisting of a private network service, a managed firewall service, a managed intrusion detection service, and a managed intrusion prevention service.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said network is selected from the group consisting of the Internet, a public switched telephone network, a global Telex network, a computer network, an intranet, an extranet, a local-area network, a wide-area network, a wired network, and a wireless network.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said control panel comprises a webpage.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said control panel comprises a website.

11. The method of 10, wherein said datacenter comprises a physical datacenter.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said datacenter comprises a virtual datacenter.

13. A method, comprising the steps of:

A) networking a plurality of servers within a datacenter, wherein at least one of said plurality of servers is running at least one software-enabled data management service selected from the group consisting of an email security service;

a managed datacenter service;

a shared exchange hosting service;

a storage, recovery, and backup service;

a network security service;

a customer relationship management service;

a human resources management service;

a financial system management service; and

a collaboration software service, each of said plurality of servers being communicatively coupled to a network; and

B) providing a control panel hosted on at least one of said plurality of servers, said control panel comprising a plurality of tools for managing said at least one software-enabled data management service.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising the steps of, prior to step B):

offering said at least one software-enabled data management service for sale to said user; and

, if said at least one software-enabled data management service is purchased by said user, proceeding to step B).

15. The method of claim 14 wherein said managed datacenter service is selected from the group consisting of a private network service, a managed firewall service, a managed load balancing service, a server management service, and a managed network access service.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said email security service is selected from the group consisting of an email encryption service, a virus scanning service, a spam filtering service, a content filtering service, and an under attack mitigation service.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said storage, recovery, and backup service provides a user with file transfer protocol access to a plurality of data stored on at least one of said plurality of servers via a client communicatively coupled to said network.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said storage, recovery, and backup service comprises an application programming interface providing a user with access to a plurality of data stored on at least one of said plurality of servers via a client communicatively coupled to said network.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said network security service is selected from the group consisting of a private network service, a managed firewall service, a managed intrusion detection service, and a managed intrusion prevention service.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said network is selected from the group consisting of the Internet, a public switched telephone network, a global Telex network, a computer network, an intranet, an extranet, a local-area network, a wide-area network, a wired network, and a wireless network.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said control panel comprises a webpage.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein said control panel comprises a website.

23. The method of 22, wherein said datacenter comprises a physical datacenter.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein said datacenter comprises a virtual datacenter.