Systems and methods for storage modeling and costing

摘要

The present invention provides systems and methods for data storage. A hierarchical storage management architecture is presented to facilitate data management. The disclosed system provides methods for evaluating the state of stored data relative to enterprise needs by using weighted parameters that may be user defined. Also disclosed are systems and methods evaluating costing and risk management associated with stored data.

主权项

1. A method to predict storage use in a computer network, the method comprising:
directing with a first storage component comprising one or more computing devices comprising computer hardware, a second storage component to copy at least a portion of primary data stored on at least a first storage resource to secondary data stored on at least a second storage resource, wherein the first and second storage components are arranged in a hierarchy, and wherein the second storage component identifies the second storage resource with a first identifier; sending from the second storage component to the first storage component at least the first identifier associated with the second storage resource; directing with the first storage component, a third storage component to monitor usage associated with the second storage resource, wherein the first and third storage components are arranged in a hierarchy, and wherein the third storage component identifies the second storage resource with a second identifier; sending from the third storage component to the first storage component, the second identifier associated with the second storage resource, and usage data derived at least in part from the monitoring of the usage associated with the second storage resource; determining with the first storage component that the first identifier and the second identifier are associated with the second storage resource; and predicting, based at least in part on the usage data and with a computing device comprising computer hardware, one or more of future storage media use, future media growth, future network bandwidth use, and future media agent use.