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Data transfer and recovery process

  • US 8,176,358 B2
  • Filed: 02/14/2011
  • Issued: 05/08/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a set of backup data for each of a plurality of customers, each set of backup data consisting essentially of;

    a backup image of a computer system generated at a first time; and

    one or more delta images, each delta image generated at a second time occurring after the first time;

    storing each set of backup data in a computer readable data store;

    determining that a computer system for which a backup image is stored has failed;

    generating, by a physical/virtual conversion module, a virtual image of the computer system based upon the set of backup data that includes the backup image of the failed computer system;

    operating the virtual image as a virtual server; and

    providing at least one of the plurality of customers access to the virtual server.

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