VIRTUAL DATA BACKUP

• US 20150227602A1
• Filed: 02/13/2015
• Published: 08/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Actifio, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: WOODWARD, Mark L., ABERCROMBIE, Philip J., MUTALIK, Madhav, TAYLOR, Tracy, PROVENZANO, Christopher A., CHANG, David F., RAMU, Ashok
• Application Number:
  US14/622,492
• Publication Number:
  US 20150227602A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1435 using file system or storage system metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1451 by selection of backup contents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1453 using de-duplication of the data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1461 Backup scheduling policy
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1484 involving virtual machines
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2094 Redundant storage or storage space G06F11/2056 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/815 Virtual
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/84 Using snapshots, i.e. a logical point-in-time copy of the data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0641 De-duplication techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0649 Lifecycle management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0685 Hybrid storage combining heterogeneous device types, e.g. hierarchical storage, hybrid arrays

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed for providing content data storage services to a remote device over the internet to enable access of the remote device in the cloud. A content data storage device receives data indicative of a subscription to content data storage services from a remote device. The content data storage device provisions cloud storage to provide the content data storage services subscribed to by the remote device. Data associated with the remote device is replicated to the provisioned cloud storage to provide a replicated device in the cloud. Data indicative of a request to use the replicated device in the cloud is received. The content data storage device executes the replicated device in the cloud, thereby providing access of the remote device in the cloud for the remote device.

Claims

1. A computerized method for providing content data storage services to a remote device over the internet to enable access of the remote device in the cloud, the method comprising:

receiving, at a content data storage device, data indicative of a subscription to one or more content data storage services from a remote device in communication with the content data storage device over a network;

provisioning, by the content data storage device, cloud storage for use by the content data storage device to provide the one or more content data storage services subscribed to by the remote device;

replicating, by the content data storage device, data associated with the remote device to the provisioned cloud storage to provide a replicated device in the cloud;

receiving, by the content data storage device, data indicative of a request to use the replicated device in the cloud; and

executing, by the content data storage device, the replicated device in the cloud, thereby providing access of the remote device in the cloud for the remote device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting software to the remote device for the remote device to execute to facilitate replication of the data associated with the remote device to the provisioned cloud storage.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more content data storage services comprises a disaster recovery service, a data recovery service, and test and development service.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving data from the remote device indicative of the disaster recovery service, the data comprising:

application data associated with a disaster recovery, and

system parameters associated with the disaster recovery, the system parameters including provisioning at least one of an operating system, memory and CPU.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein replicating further comprises replicating the data associated with the remote device to the provisioned cloud storage based on a replication policy configured by the remote device, the replication policy indicating a frequency of replication from the content storage device to the provisioned cloud storage.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the data indicative of a subscription is associated with an application programming interface (API).

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the API is a representational state transfer (REST) API.

8. A computing system for providing content data storage services to a remote device over the internet to enable access of the remote device in the cloud, the computing system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor and including computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

receive data indicative of a subscription to one or more content data storage services from a remote device in communication with the content data storage device over a network;

provision cloud storage for use by the content data storage device to provide the one or more content data storage services subscribed to by the remote device;

replicate data associated with the remote device to the provisioned cloud storage to provide a replicated device in the cloud;

receive data indicative of a request to use the replicated device in the cloud; and

execute the replicated device in the cloud, thereby providing access of the remote device in the cloud for the remote device.

9. The computing system of claim 8, wherein the computer-readable instructions cause the processor to transmit software to the remote device for the remote device to execute to facilitate replication of the data associated with the remote device to the provisioned cloud storage.

10. The computing system of claim 8, wherein the one or more content data storage services comprises a disaster recovery service, a data recovery service, and test and development service.

11. The computing system of claim 10, wherein the computer-readable instructions cause the processor to receive data from the remote device indicative of the disaster recovery service, the data comprising:

application data associated with a disaster recovery, and

system parameters associated with the disaster recovery, the system parameters including provisioning at least one of an operating system, memory and CPU.

12. The computing system of claim 8, wherein replicating further comprises replicating the data associated with the remote device to the provisioned cloud storage based on a replication policy configured by the remote device, the replication policy indicating a frequency of replication from the content storage device to the provisioned cloud storage.

13. The computing system of claim 8, wherein the data indicative of a subscription is associated with an application programming interface (API).

14. The computing system of claim 13, wherein the API is a representational state transfer (REST) API.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having executable instructions operable to cause an apparatus to:

receive data indicative of a subscription to one or more content data storage services from a remote device in communication with the content data storage device over a network;

provision cloud storage for use by the content data storage device to provide the one or more content data storage services subscribed to by the remote device;

replicate data associated with the remote device to the provisioned cloud storage to provide a replicated device in the cloud;

receive data indicative of a request to use the replicated device in the cloud; and

execute the replicated device in the cloud, thereby providing access of the remote device in the cloud for the remote device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the apparatus to transmit software to the remote device for the remote device to execute to facilitate replication of the data associated with the remote device to the provisioned cloud storage.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more content data storage services comprises a disaster recovery service, a data recovery service, and test and development service.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions cause an apparatus to receive data from the remote device indicative of the disaster recovery service, the data comprising:

application data associated with a disaster recovery, and

system parameters associated with the disaster recovery, the system parameters including provisioning at least one of an operating system, memory and CPU.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein replicating further comprises replicating the data associated with the remote device to the provisioned cloud storage based on a replication policy configured by the remote device, the replication policy indicating a frequency of replication from the content storage device to the provisioned cloud storage.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the data indicative of a subscription is associated with an application programming interface (API), and the API is a representational state transfer (REST) API.