Policy-based information management
First Claim
1. A method of managing a plurality of objects, each object of the plurality of objects having content, the method comprising:
- applying a first analytic policy to evaluate content of a first object of the plurality of objects, wherein applying the first analytic policy to evaluate the content of the first object includes identifying presence of a first element in the content of the first object;
determining, whether to evaluate a second object of the plurality of objects for relevant data based on whether content of the second object includes a second element, wherein the first element is related to the second element, wherein metadata of the first object indicates the second object for evaluation;
based on the evaluation of the contents of the first and second objects, associating the first object with the second object to form an information group if the second element is present in the content of the second object, wherein the information group is associated with an information management policy;
generating metadata indicating the information management policy to be applied on the first and second objects;
updating the metadata of the first object to indicate the association of the first object with the second object;
associating the first object to the generated metadata relating to the information management policy; and
storing the generated metadata indicating the association between the first and second objects in a storage device.
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Abstract
A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for managing an object are disclosed. In an embodiment, this comprises managing an object having content, in a system having a dynamic policy selector configured with at least one analytic policy applied to evaluate the content of the object. The object is associated to an information management policy. Classification levels may be used, in which classification levels are associated to information management policies and objects are associated with classification levels. Objects containing certain elements or related elements may be associated to form an information group, to which information management policies may be applied as a group. Storage pools may be used for managing objects with similar classification levels or information protection policies.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of managing a plurality of objects, each object of the plurality of objects having content, the method comprising:
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applying a first analytic policy to evaluate content of a first object of the plurality of objects, wherein applying the first analytic policy to evaluate the content of the first object includes identifying presence of a first element in the content of the first object; determining, whether to evaluate a second object of the plurality of objects for relevant data based on whether content of the second object includes a second element, wherein the first element is related to the second element, wherein metadata of the first object indicates the second object for evaluation; based on the evaluation of the contents of the first and second objects, associating the first object with the second object to form an information group if the second element is present in the content of the second object, wherein the information group is associated with an information management policy; generating metadata indicating the information management policy to be applied on the first and second objects; updating the metadata of the first object to indicate the association of the first object with the second object; associating the first object to the generated metadata relating to the information management policy; and storing the generated metadata indicating the association between the first and second objects in a storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for managing a lifecycle of a plurality of objects, each object of the plurality of objects having content, comprising a dynamic policy selector configured with a first analytic policy, and a processor configured to:
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apply the first analytic policy to evaluate content of a first object of the plurality of objects, wherein applying the first analytic policy to evaluate the content of the first object includes identifying presence of a first element in the content of the first object; determine, whether to evaluate a second object of the plurality of objects for relevant data based on whether content of the second object includes a second element, wherein the first element is related to the second element, wherein metadata of the first object indicates the second object for evaluation; based on the evaluation of the contents of the first and second objects, associate the first object with the second object to form an information group if the second element is present in the content of the second object, wherein the information group is associated with an information management policy; generate metadata indicating the information management policy to be applied on the first and second objects; and update the metadata of the first object to indicate the association of the first object with the second object. associate the first object to the generated metadata relating to the information management policy; and store the generated metadata indicating the association between the first and second objects in a storage device.
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16. A computer program product for managing a plurality of objects, each object of the plurality of objects having content, in a system having a dynamic policy selector configured with a first analytic policy, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having machine readable code embodied therein for:
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applying a first analytic policy to evaluate content of a first object of the plurality of objects, wherein applying the first analytic policy to evaluate the content of the first object includes identifying presence of a first element in the content of the first object; determining, whether to evaluate a second object of the plurality of objects for relevant data based on whether content of the second object includes a second element, wherein the first element is related to the second element, wherein metadata of the first object indicates the second object for evaluation; based on the evaluation of the contents of the first and second objects, associating the first object with the second object to form an information group if the second element is present in the content of the second object, wherein the information group is associated with an information management policy; generating metadata indicating the information management policy to be applied on the first and second objects; updating the metadata of the first object to indicate the association of the first object with the second object; associating the first object to the generated metadata relating to the information management policy; and storing the generated metadata indicating the association between the first and second objects in a storage device.
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