Systems and methods for facilitating access to private files using a cloud storage system

摘要

A method for providing access to objects associated with a particular client in a cloud storage system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of establishing a connection with a user, providing a client namespace associated with the client to the user, where the client namespace represents objects stored on the cloud storage system and objects stored on a private storage system apart from the cloud storage system, receiving a request from the user to access an object stored on the private storage system, and providing information to the user to facilitate access to the object stored on the private storage system by said user. Other systems and methods are also disclosed. Important advantages of the present invention are facilitated by separating the logic for user access (control plane) from the actual storage (Storage plane). Private file system access can still be managed from the cloud, while keeping the client data private.

主权项

1. In a cloud storage system, a method for providing access to objects associated with a particular client, said method comprising:
establishing a connection with a user associated with said client over a network; providing a client namespace associated with said client to said user, said client namespace representing objects stored on said cloud storage system and objects stored on a private storage system apart from said cloud storage system; receiving a request from said user to access an object stored on said private storage system; and providing information to said user to facilitate access to said object stored on said private storage system by said user; and wherein said step of providing said client namespace to said user includes
providing a first portion of said client namespace to said user based on objects stored on said cloud storage system andproviding information to said user to enable said user to retrieve a second portion of said client namespace from said private storage system, thereby also providing at least a portion of said information to facilitate access to said object on said private storage system by said user.