SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERTICALLY INTEGRATED DATA DISTRIBUTION AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT

摘要

Scheduled data is received and distributed in a system, such as a DSDD syste m. A schedule director receives a schedule representing inventory of data available from a data source and desired times for distributing the data. Th e schedule director coordinates with one or more resource managers that mainta in information regarding resource utilization in the system. The schedule director negotiates with the resource managers to reserve resources in the system for receiving the scheduled data from the data source, storing the received data, and/or preparing the received data for delivery to a user. Resources are reserved based on the schedule and the resources determined to be available. The resources are reserved to perform at least one task, independent of other resources in the system.