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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2014
Mcafee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Saratoga, CA (US);
Bimalesh Jha, Maharashtra, IN;
Nitin Maini, Maharashtra, IN;
Sujata Patel, Maharashtra, IN;
Ankit R. Jain, Madhya Pradesh, IN;
Damodar K. Hegde, Cupertino, CA (US);
Rajaram V. Nanganure, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Avinash Vishnu Pawar, Maharashtra, IN;
McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided in one example and includes receiving first sets of metadata elements representing an inventory of objects in a data storage location of a network environment and presenting an inventory view of the objects to a user. The inventory view includes a first summary of the inventory objects. The method further includes receiving a request from the user to manipulate the inventory view based on a first selected dimension group and presenting to the user a manipulated inventory view that includes a second summary of a first subset of the inventory objects. In more specific embodiments, the method includes receiving a request from the user to perform a protection task on objects of the first subset and initiating the protection task. The protection task includes one of applying a remediation policy to the objects of the first subset and registering the objects of the first subset.