APPLICATION OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT POLICIES BASED ON OPERATION WITH A GEOGRAPHIC ENTITY
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1. A method of providing information management services for a mobile computing device, comprising:
- determining, with an information management server, a geographic entity corresponding to a current location of the mobile computing device;
querying a data structure using an identifier for the determined geographic entity to determine which information management rules apply to the geographic entity,wherein the information management rules are based on data retention regulations for the determined geographic entity; and
applying, with the information management server, an information management policy to information production copies of data generated by the mobile computing device,wherein the information management policy includes creating at least one secondary copy of the production copies of data information generated by the mobile computing device,wherein the information management policy is updated to include the information management rules determined by querying the data structure for the determined geographic entity,wherein applying the information management policy includes modifying one or more of;
a frequency with which secondary copies of the production copies of information are made,a location to which the secondary copies of the production copies of information are stored,a type of secondary copy of the information, andretention of the production copies of information stored on the computing device.
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Abstract
Techniques for providing data retention services based on a geographic region are disclosed. In one aspect, a location of a computing device is determined. A geographic entity corresponding to the location of the computing device is then determined. A data retention policy is applied to production data of the computing device based on regulations of the geographic entity. Other aspects are also disclosed.
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1. A method of providing information management services for a mobile computing device, comprising:
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determining, with an information management server, a geographic entity corresponding to a current location of the mobile computing device; querying a data structure using an identifier for the determined geographic entity to determine which information management rules apply to the geographic entity, wherein the information management rules are based on data retention regulations for the determined geographic entity; and applying, with the information management server, an information management policy to information production copies of data generated by the mobile computing device, wherein the information management policy includes creating at least one secondary copy of the production copies of data information generated by the mobile computing device, wherein the information management policy is updated to include the information management rules determined by querying the data structure for the determined geographic entity, wherein applying the information management policy includes modifying one or more of; a frequency with which secondary copies of the production copies of information are made, a location to which the secondary copies of the production copies of information are stored, a type of secondary copy of the information, and retention of the production copies of information stored on the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium whose contents, when executed by a processor of a mobile computing device, cause a mobile computing device perform a method, the method comprising:
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acquiring information associated with a geographic location of the mobile computing device, wherein the information includes at least one of a network address of the mobile computing device, GPS coordinates of the mobile computing device, or a response from a query to a wireless telecommunications system; transmitting the information associated with the geographic location of the mobile computing device to an information management server that modifies an information management policy for the mobile computing device based on the geographic location of the mobile computing device; receiving a request from the information management server for copies of production data and metadata generated by the mobile computing device; and transmitting the requested copies of the production data and metadata to the information management server, which executes the information management policy for the copies of the production data and metadata based on the geographic location of the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one data storage device coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions for implementing a process of providing data storage services for a computing device, the process including; determining a current location of the computing device, wherein the computing device generates application data that includes production copies of data; determining a country or geographic region corresponding to the current location of the computing device; querying a data structure using the country or geographic region to determine data storage rules to apply to the determined country or geographic region corresponding to the current location of the computing device, wherein the data storage rules are based on data retention regulations for the determined country or geographic region; and applying a data storage policy associated with creating secondary copies of the production copies of the application data generated by the computing device, wherein the data storage policy is based on the data retention regulations for the determined country or geographic region. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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