Techniques for providing data management using a backup data bank system

• US 9,483,354 B1
• Filed: 03/11/2011
• Issued: 11/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Veritas Technologies, LLC (Whitehouse Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Veritas Technologies, LLC (Whitehouse Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Gharpure, Geeta
• Primary Examiner(s): Park, Grace
• Application Number:
  US13/046,300
• Time in Patent Office: 2,062 Days
• Field of Search: 707/640, 707/644, 707/647, 707/652, 707/999.204
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1446 Point-in-time backing up or restoration of persistent data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments

Abstract

Techniques for providing data management using a backup data bank system are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for providing data management using a backup data bank system comprising: storing, on the backup data bank system, a data directory associated with a user, receiving, from a computing resource system, a new entry for the data directory, wherein the new entry is associated with first data belonging to the user that is stored on the computing resource system, and applying, using the backup data bank system, a protection scheme to second data associated with the data directory.

Claims

1. A method for providing data management using a backup data bank system, the method comprising:

receiving a request from a user to acquire computing resources on the backup data bank system, in response to inputting a unique data bank account number associated with the user;

storing, on the backup data bank system, a data directory associated with the user;

receiving, from a first web site, a first new entry for the data directory, wherein the first new entry is associated with first web data belonging to the user that is stored on the first web site;

applying, using the backup data bank system, a protection scheme to second web data associated with data belonging to the user that is stored on a second web site, wherein the protection scheme causes the second web data to be backed up to a second new entry for the data directory at regular intervals;

sharing, using the backup data bank system, at least a portion of the second web data with a party not associated with an employer of the user in accordance with one or more security settings defined by the user;

receiving, at the backup data bank system, a request for a data restore, wherein the data restore is executed if the user associated with the data directory approves the request;

determining, using the backup data bank system, an amount of data loss in the event of the data loss; and

compensating, using the backup data bank system, the user in the event of the data loss, wherein the compensation is based at least in part on the determined amount of data loss, wherein the compensating comprises refunding at least a portion of previous compensation from the user for the computing resources on the backup data bank system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data directory comprises a plurality of entries.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of entries comprise a pointer to web data belonging to the user, wherein the pointer to the web data is received from a web site storing the web data for the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first new entry is received via an Application Programming Interface (API).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the protection scheme comprises a default protection scheme.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the protection scheme is predefined by the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the protection scheme is applied in accordance with one or more protection policies.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the protection scheme indicates how often the second web data is backed up.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the backup data bank system and the first web site are associated with a cloud computing environment.

10. At least one non-transitory processor readable storage medium for storing a computer program of instructions configured to be readable by at least one processor for instructing the at least one processor to execute a computer process for performing the method as recited in claim 1.

11. An article of manufacture for providing data management using a backup data bank system, the article of manufacture comprising:

at least one non-transitory processor readable storage medium; and

instructions stored on the at least one medium;

wherein the instructions are configured to be readable from the at least one medium by at least one processor and thereby cause the at least one processor to operate so as to;

receive a request from a user to acquire computing resources on the backup data bank system, in response to inputting a unique data bank account number associated with the user;

store a data directory associated with the user;

receive a first new entry for the data directory, wherein the first new entry is associated with first web data belonging to the user that is stored on a first web site;

apply a protection scheme to second web data associated with data belonging to the user that is stored on a second web site, wherein the protection scheme causes the second web data to be backed up to a second new entry for the data directory at regular intervals;

share, using the backup data bank system, at least a portion of a backup of the second web data with a party not associated with an employer of the user in accordance with one or more security settings defined by the user;

receive a request for a data restore, wherein the data restore is executed if the user associated with the data directory approves the request;

determine an amount of data loss in the event of the data loss; and

compensate the user in the event of the data loss, wherein the compensation is based at least in part on the determined amount of data loss, wherein the compensating comprises refunding at least a portion of previous compensation from the user for the computing resources on the backup data bank system.

12. A system for providing data management using a backup data bank system, the system comprising:

one or more processors communicatively coupled to a network, wherein the one or more processors are configured to;

receive a request from a user to acquire computing resources on the backup data bank system, in response to inputting a unique data bank account number associated with the user;

store a data directory associated with the user;

receive a first new entry for the data directory, wherein the first new entry is associated with first web data belonging to the user that is stored on a first web site;

apply a protection scheme to second web data associated with data belonging to the user that is stored on a second web site, wherein the protection scheme causes the second web data to be backed up to a second new entry for the data directory at regular intervals;

share, using the backup data bank system, at least a portion of the second web data with a party not associated with an employer of the user in accordance with one or more security settings defined by the user;

receive a request for a data restore, wherein the data restore is executed if the user associated with the data directory approves the request;

determine an amount of data loss in the event of the data loss; and

compensate the user in the event of the data loss, wherein the compensation is based at least in part on the determined amount of data loss, wherein the compensating comprises refunding at least a portion of previous compensation from the user for the computing resources on the backup data bank system.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the data directory comprises a plurality of entries.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein each of the plurality of entries comprise a pointer to web data belonging to the user, wherein the pointer to the web data is received from a web site storing the web data for the user.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the first new entry is received via an Application Programming Interface (API).

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the protection scheme comprises a default protection scheme.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the protection scheme is predefined by the user.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the protection scheme is applied in accordance with one or more protection policies.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the protection scheme indicates how often the second web data is backed up.