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Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014

Filed:

May. 12, 2011
Applicants:

Marc Brandt, Eybens, FR;

Fred A. Cummins, Pinckney, MI (US);

Siani Pearson, Monmouthshire, GB;

Sharad Singhal, Belmont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Marc Brandt, Eybens, FR;

Fred A. Cummins, Pinckney, MI (US);

Siani Pearson, Monmouthshire, GB;

Sharad Singhal, Belmont, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2141 (2013.01); G06F 21/575 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one implementation, encrypted data and a virtual machine are stored together as a virtual machine-data image, wherein the virtual machine is configured to EXERT management control over the data based on policies set by an owner of the data. In another implementation, metadata defining or tagging policies for usage of data is associated with the data. Control capabilities of service providers are mapped to the policies, wherein those service provider environments that best satisfy the controls mapped to the policies are identified.


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