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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Manoj Nair, Cary, NC (US);
Stephen Perrin, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Iva Blazina Vukelja, Everett, MA (US);
Arun Dugganapally, Charlestown, MA (US);
John Philip Bell, Ii, Skibbereen, IE;
Alex Rankov, Danville, CA (US);
Mark Weng Soon Wah, Cary, NC (US);
Manoj Nair, Cary, NC (US);
Stephen Perrin, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Iva Blazina Vukelja, Everett, MA (US);
Arun Dugganapally, Charlestown, MA (US);
John Philip Bell, II, Skibbereen, IE;
Alex Rankov, Danville, CA (US);
Mark Weng Soon Wah, Cary, NC (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
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.