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Data mining systems and methods for heterogeneous data sources

  • US 9,002,797 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2013
  • Issued: 04/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for administering a storage network comprising heterogeneous client devices, the method comprising:

  • with a first data connector executing in computer hardware, discovering first backup data associated with a first client computing device;

    with a second data connector executing in computer hardware, discovering second backup data associated with a second client computing device, the first backup data stored in a different backup format than the second backup data;

    with a management console executing in computer hardware and in communication with the first and second data connectors, generating a graphical user interface for display comprising on-screen graphics representing the first and second client computing devices and depicting information associated with the first and second backup data;

    receiving user input which identifies a first set of data including at least a subset of the first backup data and which specifies a data management operation to perform on the first set of data;

    with the first data connector, obtaining the first set of data from one or more storage devices;

    preparing the first set of data for the data management operation; and

    subsequent to said preparing, initiating the data management operation on the first set of data.

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