Symantec Corporation

Veritas Technologies LLC

Donald Kleinschnitz

Val Arbon

Roland Whatcott

Daniel Hardman

James Kleinschnitz

A data backup manager links data backup robustness to an external state. The data backup manager monitors the external state. Responsive to the external state, the data backup manager adjusts parameters controlling data backup, such as backup frequency, backup content, and backup retention time. The data backup manager can increase these parameters responsive to an increase in an external distress state level, and decrease them in response to a decrease in the external distress state level.

Linking dynamic computer data protection to an external state

The present invention provides tools and techniques for facilitating () management of storage (), software (), and other resources of a computer () at a distinct management computer () using a disassociated ample image () of the managed computer's storage. Ample images may be searched () to identify () infected files or illegal files, to extract () disk usage information, or for other reasons. Ample images may be modified () and then deployed () back to the original imaged computer and/or to other computers outside the management node. Modifications may change () application software, change () hardware drivers to match hardware changes on the target computer(s), manipulate () partitions, and/or perform other steps to optimize storage, software, or other resources.

Using disassociated images for computer and storage resource management

A computer-implemented method for providing workspace navigation with a tag cloud. The computer-implemented method may include identifying a set of launch items within a workspace. The computer-implemented method may also include displaying the tag cloud in a graphical user interface. Each tag in the tag cloud may be associated with one or more launch items from the set of launch items. The computer-implemented method may further include receiving, from the graphical user interface, a selection of a tag from the tag cloud. The computer-implemented method may include using the selected tag to identify a subset of launch items within the set of launch items. The computer-implemented method may also include identifying a request to launch at least one launch item in the subset of launch items and launching the at least one launch item. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

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