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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2024
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Aidan O'mahony, Cork, IE;
Ahmed Khalid, Cork, IE;
Alan Barnett, County Cork, IE;
Stephen J. Todd, North Andover, MA (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Energy aware data encryption operations are disclosed. An awareness engine includes models configured to generate a recommendation that includes an encryption time and/or an encryption model. When the encryption operation is a data at rest encryption operation, the data is encrypted in accordance with the recommendation and stored at the storage system. When the encryption operation is a data in motion encryption operation, the data is encrypted and transmitted to a target storage system in accordance with the recommendation. At the target storage system, the encrypted may be stored in an encrypted form or decrypted and stored. The recommendations are configured to account for energy considerations including energy cost and/or energy source.