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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2021
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Bing Liu, Tianjin, CN;
Rahul Deo Vishwakarma, Kolkata, IN;
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
One example method includes accessing a dataset, selecting a list of parameters of the dataset, each of the parameters being selected based on a determination that the parameter is affecting a size of the dataset and/or affecting an amount of data storage space consumed by the dataset, performing a counterfactual analysis using the parameters, and using results of the counterfactual analysis to generate a recommendation that identifies one or more data protection actions which influence utilization of the data storage space, and modifying utilization of the data storage space by implementing one of the data protection actions.