METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED CLOUD STORAGE MANAGEMENT

• US 20150178007A1
• Filed: 03/02/2015
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cloudifyd Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Cloudifyd Incorporated
• Inventors: Moisa, Adam, Dumrauf, Matas Alejandro, Waks, Ronan Yoel Weinberg
• Application Number:
  US14/635,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20150178007A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/156 Query results presentation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/25 Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0442 wherein the sending and receiving network entities apply asymmetric encryption, i.e. different keys for encryption and decryption cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for public-key encryption H04L9/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

A system and method for storing and retrieving files across multiple cloud storages, including the steps of splitting a file into a plurality of chunks, sending a first chunk to a first storage with a first instruction particular to the first storage and sending a second chunk to a second storage with a second instruction particular to the second storage, where the first and second instructions are different from each other.

Claims

1. A computer based method for storing data comprising

splitting a file into a plurality of chunks;

sending a first chunk to a first storage with a first instruction particular to the first storage;

sending a second chunk to a second storage with a second instruction particular to the second storage;

wherein the first instruction is different than the second instruction.

2. The computer based method of claim 1 wherein the file is a file folder.

3. The computer based method of claim 1 wherein the first storage is a first cloud storage service and the second storage is a second cloud storage service.

4. The computer based method of claim 3 further comprising placing the file in a buffer storage prior to splitting the file into chunks, wherein the buffer is a third cloud storage service.

5. The computer based method of claim 1 further comprising encrypting the first chunk prior to sending it to the first storage and encrypting the second chunk prior to sending it to the second storage.

6. The computer based method of claim 5 further comprising encrypting the file prior to splitting the file into a plurality of chunks.

7. The computer based method of claim 1 wherein the first chunk and the second chunk contain different amounts of data.

8. The computer based method of claim 1 wherein an identification of the first storage collated with information about the first chunk and an identification of the second storage collated with information about the second chunk are recorded in an index.

9. The computer based method of claim 8 wherein metadata related to the file is stored in the index and the first chunk and the second chunk do not have associated metadata.

10. The computer based method of claim 9 wherein a search command initiates a search of the metadata in the index, returns search results related to files that have been split into a plurality of chunks and stored on a first storage and a second storage, and does not search the first storage or the second storage.

11. The computer based method of claim 8 further comprising:

sending a third instruction particular to the first storage to send the first chunk to one of a third storage or the second storage;

sending a fourth instruction particular to the second storage to send the second chunk to a fourth storage or the first storage; and

sending a fifth instruction to the index to replace the identification of the first storage with an identification of the third storage or the identification of the second storage and replace the identification of the second storage with an identification of the fourth storage or the identification of the first storage.

12. The computer based method of claim 11 wherein:

the third instruction includes a first portion particular to the first storage and a second portion particular to the third storage or the second storage and

the fourth instruction includes a first portion particular to the second storage and a second portion particular to the fourth storage or the first storage.

13. The computer based method of claim 1 further comprising:

placing a copy of the first chunk in a buffer storage and reading data contained in the first chunk;

placing a copy of the second chunk in the buffer storage after beginning to read the data contained in the first chunk to the user and reading data contained in the second chunk to the user after completing reading the data contained in the first chunk;

deleting the copy of the first chunk from the buffer prior to completing the reading of data contained in the second chunk to the user.

14. The computer based method of claim 1 wherein the file includes data corresponding to a type of file, and wherein the buffer is selected from a plurality of buffers based on the type of file.

15. The computer based method of claim 1 wherein the file contains applied metadata, and wherein applied metadata is a subset of the file metadata, only the applied metadata is accessible to the first storage and the second storage, the applied metadata is selected based on system requirements of the first storage and the second storage, the applied metadata is stored in an index, and wherein the chunks do not have associated metadata.

16. A computer system for storing data in a plurality of storages comprising:

an integration system, and

a buffer storage

wherein the integration system comprises;

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to;

split files stored in the buffer storage into a plurality of chunks;

send a first chunk to a first storage with a first instruction particular to the first storage; and

send a second chunk to a second storage with a second instruction particular to the second storage,

wherein the first instruction is different than the second instruction.

17. The computer system of claim 16 further comprising an index, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to store an identification of the first storage collated with information about the first chunk and an identification of the second storage collated with information about the second chunk in the index.

18. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to send a third instruction to the first storage to send the first chunk to one of a third storage or the second storage, a fourth instruction to the second storage to send the second chunk to a fourth storage or the first storage, and a fifth instruction to the index to replace the identification of the first storage with an identification of the third storage or the identification of the second storage, and replace the identification of the second storage with an identification of the fourth storage or the identification of the first storage.

19. A method of accessing a file stored in a plurality of storages comprising:

determining a first storage location of a first chunk associated with the file;

placing a copy of the first chunk in a buffer storage and reading data contained in the first chunk;

determining a second storage location of a second chunk associated with the file;

placing a copy of the second chunk in the buffer storage after beginning to read the data contained in the first chunk to the user;

reading data contained in the second chunk after completing reading the data contained in the first chunk; and

deleting the copy of the first chunk from the buffer prior to completing the reading of data contained in the second chunk to the user;

wherein the first storage location is in a first storage and the second storage location is in a second storage.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein determining the second storage location is based on both data stored in an index and data stored in the first chunk.