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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2009
John D. Mehr, Kenmore, WA (US);
Elissa E. S. Murphy, Seattle, WA (US);
Navjot Virk, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lara M. Sosnosky, Kirkland, WA (US);
John D. Mehr, Kenmore, WA (US);
Elissa E. S. Murphy, Seattle, WA (US);
Navjot Virk, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lara M. Sosnosky, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates integration of a distributed backup environment and a online backup environment. A super peer device can be designated from a set of peer devices. The super peer can distribute backup data amongst the set of peer devices based upon availability and storage capacity of the peer devices. In addition, the super peer can transfer portions of backup data from the set of peers to an online backup service.