DATA OBJECT STORE AND SERVER FOR A CLOUD STORAGE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING DATA DEDUPLICATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT ACROSS MULTIPLE CLOUD STORAGE SITES

摘要

Data storage operations, including content-indexing, containerized deduplication, and policy-driven storage, are performed within a cloud environment. The systems support a variety of clients and cloud storage sites that may connect to the system in a cloud environment that requires data transfer over wide area networks, such as the Internet, which may have appreciable latency and/or packet loss, using various network protocols, including HTTP and FTP. Methods are disclosed for content indexing data stored within a cloud environment to facilitate later searching, including collaborative searching. Methods are also disclosed for performing containerized deduplication to reduce the strain on a system namespace, effectuate cost savings, etc. Methods are disclosed for identifying suitable storage locations, including suitable cloud storage sites, for data files subject to a storage policy. Further, systems and methods for providing a cloud gateway and a scalable data object store within a cloud environment are disclosed, along with other features.

主权项

1. A system for storing a set of data files to a cloud storage site, the system comprising memory and a processor that are configured to:
provide multiple requests for cloud storage to two or more cloud storage sites,
wherein the multiple requests each include a request for data storage to a cloud storage site;wherein the multiple requests each include—
information associated with a total size of the set of data files to be stored, andrequirements for the data storage for the set of files;wherein the multiple requests each include at least one pricing rate request; and,wherein the two or more cloud storage sites are respectively operated by two or more independent organizations; receiving a response from each at least two of the two or more cloud storage sites,
wherein each of the responses from the at least two cloud storage sites includes:
preferences or criteria associated with data storage for that cloud storage site, anda pricing quote for a data storage job at that cloud storage site; selecting one of the at least two cloud storage sites based on the received responses,
wherein the selecting is based at least in part on the pricing quote and the preferences or criteria associated with data storage for that cloud storage site; and, providing to the selected cloud storage site the set of data files to be stored according to the provided request, the selected received response, or both the provided request and the selected received response.