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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Shane Kumar Mainali, Redmond, WA (US);
Quan Zhang, Kenmore, WA (US);
Kaviyarasan Rajendran, Redmond, WA (US);
Sundar P. Subramani, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew Edwards, Redmond, WA (US);
Maneesh Sah, Redmond, WA (US);
Krisjan David Fritz, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Hauss, Seattle, WA (US);
Jianhua Yan, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Roberson, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A cloud storage system includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium to store blob table management instructions for execution by the processor. The blob table management instructions are configured to manage a plurality of storage requests for a blob stored in a storage stamp as snapshots in a blob table and selectively create a user snapshot of at least one of the snapshots in the blob table. When automatic snapshots are enabled, the blob table management instructions are configured to receive a first request to overwrite the blob. If the first request does not further specify a key of the one of the snapshots in the blob table, the blob table management instructions are configured to add a new snapshot to the blob table and maintain storage of a prior snapshot of the blob for a maximum period.