Emc Corporation

Mark Weng Soon Wah

Manoj Nair

Stephen R Perrin

Iva Blazina Vukelja

Alex Rankov

John Philip Bell, Ii

Arun Dugganapally

James Christopher Wiese

James Nisbet

John Philip Bell

Naveen Sunkavally

Deleting objects in a computing system. Information management can be used to provide disposition services including the deletion of selected objects. The categorization process of information management can also be used to assign categories to objects such that an entity understands what the objects are. Understanding what the objects are may include the application of logic, including user-defined logic, to examine the objects. The results of the logic can then be used to assign categories to the objects. The policies of a user, which often define how objects should be treated are implemented by mapping the categories to the appropriate data disposition services. Once the specific disposition services, which include file deletion, are known, a workflow may be initiated to provide a period of review prior to physical deletion of the objects from the computing environment.

Data disposition services orchestrated in an information management infrastructure

A method and system for classifying environment components within a computer system. The computer system includes an information management service for defining services to be provided to data objects residing in the computer system. One exemplary method identifies environment components, such as servers, storage locations, databases, applications, and the like, within the computer system. The service level capabilities of each of the environment components are then identified. The environment components are then classified in accordance with their identified service level capabilities. By categorizing the environment components in accordance with their service level capabilities, the service level objective requests of data objects residing in the system can efficiently be matched to the environment components that are capable of providing the requested services.

Environment classification

Providing information classification in a computer system for use in an information management system. Information management provides services such as data protection, backup, retention, compliance, etc., by classifying the objects and/or environment of an entity according to its value to the entity. Initially a series of rules are identified relating to information management services. Using these rules, information is classified into categories by using a series of plugins that relate to specific characteristics of information within data. Often, classification includes the collection and/or generation of metadata. After the data is classified, service level objectives can be identified and mapped to service levels. After service levels are selected, the corresponding actions can be orchestrated such that the objects of the entity received the selected services in the service level.

Information classification

Electronic circuitry includes an input/output (I/O) interface, memory which stores a set of database fingerprints generated from records of a database, and an analyzing circuit coupled to the I/O interface and the memory. The analyzing circuit is constructed and arranged to derive a set of sample tokens from electronic data under test (e.g., an email, an electronic document, etc.), and form a set of sample fingerprints from the set of sample tokens. Each sample fingerprint is based on a sample token of the set of sample tokens. The analyzing circuit is further constructed and arranged to output a result signal based on a comparison between the set of sample fingerprints and the set of database fingerprints. The result signal provides an indication of whether the electronic data under test includes particular information from the database.

Identifying whether electronic data under test includes particular information from a database

Providing information management in a networked environment. Information management provides services such as data protection, backup, retention, compliance, etc., by classifying the objects and/or infrastructure of an entity according to its value to the entity. Information management begins by discovering the data in a network and by discovering the servers and services operating in a network. Next, the data is classified according to rules that can be set by the entity, by the line of business within the entity, by regulation, and the like. Often, classification includes the collection and/or generation of metadata. After the data is classified, service level objectives can be identified and mapped to service levels. After service levels are selected, the corresponding actions can be orchestrated such that the objects of the entity received the selected services in the service level.

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