SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A SELECTION OF CLOUD DATA DISTRIBUTION SERVICE FROM ALTERNATIVE PROVIDERS FOR STAGING DATA TO HOST CLOUDS
First Claim
1. A method of managing the transport of data, comprising:
- identifying a data payload to be transported from a data source in a premise network;
identifying a set of alternative data distribution services accessible to the premise network;
transmitting a staging inquiry message to the set of alternative data distribution services, the staging inquiry comprising a set of transport parameters to be used transport the data payload from the premise network to the set of alternative data distribution services;
receiving one or more staging inquiry responses from the set of alternative data distribution services, the set of staging inquiry responses comprising an indication of the ability of respective ones of the set of alternative data distribution services to perform a transport of the data payload based on the set of transport parameters;
identifying at least one of the set of alternative data transport services to stage the data payload based on a comparison of the set of staging inquiry responses to the set of transport parameters.
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for generating a selection of cloud data distribution service from alternative providers for staging data to host clouds. In aspects, a user can maintain a user premise network including servers, clients, local area networks, data stores, and/or other network assets. An administrator or other user of the premise network may wish to extract data from the premise network and transfer that data to host storage clouds to leverage cost, redundancy, consolidation, or other cloud advantages. A set of cloud data delivery (CDD) services can be established to stage the upload of the data payload to the set of destination host storage clouds. Uploads to the one or more intermediate CDD services can be made using a set of high-bandwidth managed or dedicated lines. The user can interrogate the set of alternative CDD services accessible to the premise network, and identify CDD services capable of staging the premise data to data stores in those intermediate services. Multiple CDDs can be rated and/or selected according to cost, schedule, capacity, and/or other transport parameters, and in cases the data payload can be divided for delivery over multiple CDD services.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of managing the transport of data, comprising:
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identifying a data payload to be transported from a data source in a premise network; identifying a set of alternative data distribution services accessible to the premise network; transmitting a staging inquiry message to the set of alternative data distribution services, the staging inquiry comprising a set of transport parameters to be used transport the data payload from the premise network to the set of alternative data distribution services; receiving one or more staging inquiry responses from the set of alternative data distribution services, the set of staging inquiry responses comprising an indication of the ability of respective ones of the set of alternative data distribution services to perform a transport of the data payload based on the set of transport parameters; identifying at least one of the set of alternative data transport services to stage the data payload based on a comparison of the set of staging inquiry responses to the set of transport parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for managing the transport of data, comprising:
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an interface to a set of alternative data distribution services; and a processor, communicating with the set of alternative data distribution services via the interface, the processor being configured to- identify a data payload to be transported from a data source in a premise network, identify the set of alternative data distribution services accessible by the premise network, transmit a staging inquiry message to the set of alternative data distribution services, the staging inquiry comprising a set of transport parameters to be used transport the data payload from the premise network to the set of alternative data distribution services, receive one or more staging inquiry responses from the set of alternative data distribution services, the set of staging inquiry responses comprising an indication of the ability of respective ones of the set of alternative data distribution services to perform a transport of the data payload based on the set of transport parameters; identify at least one of the set of alternative data transport services to stage the data payload based on a comparison of the set of staging inquiry responses to the set of transport parameters. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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