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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
Michael John Dutch, Saratoga, CA (US);
Christopher Hercules Claudatos, San Jose, CA (US);
William Dale Andruss, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bruce David Leetch, Mason, OH (US);
Michael John Dutch, Saratoga, CA (US);
Christopher Hercules Claudatos, San Jose, CA (US);
William Dale Andruss, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bruce David Leetch, Mason, OH (US);
EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for efficiently backing up information are disclosed. In an embodiment, this may comprise using a first space reduction method to space reduce data in a client, transmitting the first space reduced data from a client to an intermediate shared storage at a time convenient for the client, using a second space reduction method to space reduce data from the intermediate shared storage, transferring the second space reduced data to a server, and storing the data in a server storage.