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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Assignee:
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1461 (2013.01); G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 11/1448 (2013.01); G06F 3/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A technique for backing up snapshots in a multi-cloud environment includes accessing multiple cloud storage providers and obtaining therefrom respective sets of storage performance data. The technique further includes receiving storage requirements for snapshots of a data object and selecting, based on the requirements and the storage performance data, a designated cloud storage provider for receiving archived snapshots of the data object. The technique then transmits one or more snapshots of the data object to the designated cloud storage provider for archiving.