Configuring data storage for electronic mail application
First Claim
1. A method for use in configuring data storage for electronic mail application, the method comprising:
- providing a user interface to allow a user to issue a data storage configuration request to provision storage for an email application, the user interface being customized based on a user sophistication level, wherein the user sophistication level is selectable by the user from a set of user sophistication levels comprising first and second user sophistication levels, the first user sophistication level corresponding to greater automation and less detail than the second user sophistication level; and
based on the data storage configuration request, communicating with a service provider to implement the data storage configuration request, the implementing of the data storage configuration request comprising allocating storage for storing mailbox data of the email application.
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Abstract
Described are techniques for processing a data storage configuration request for an application A first user level of a plurality of user levels at which said data storage configuration request is made is determined. One or more rule sets defining mappings between different ones of said plurality of user levels are provided. Each of the different user levels is associated with a different level of abstraction with respect to processing performed in the data storage system for implementing the data storage configuration request. One of the rule sets is selected in accordance with the application, a data service requested in said data storage configuration request, and a user grouping including said plurality of user levels. The data storage configuration request is serviced using rules of the selected rule set.
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1. A method for use in configuring data storage for electronic mail application, the method comprising:
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providing a user interface to allow a user to issue a data storage configuration request to provision storage for an email application, the user interface being customized based on a user sophistication level, wherein the user sophistication level is selectable by the user from a set of user sophistication levels comprising first and second user sophistication levels, the first user sophistication level corresponding to greater automation and less detail than the second user sophistication level; and based on the data storage configuration request, communicating with a service provider to implement the data storage configuration request, the implementing of the data storage configuration request comprising allocating storage for storing mailbox data of the email application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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