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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2011
Peter A. Bouchard, Norton, MA (US);
David C. Dysert, Holliston, MA (US);
Hamid R. Farshi, Newton, MA (US);
Cara P. Garber, Franklin, MA (US);
Christopher J. Hackett, Boylston, MA (US);
Puneet B. Lal, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Madhup Mishra, Marlborough, MA (US);
Ananthan K. Pillai, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Peter A. Bouchard, Norton, MA (US);
David C. Dysert, Holliston, MA (US);
Hamid R. Farshi, Newton, MA (US);
Cara P. Garber, Franklin, MA (US);
Christopher J. Hackett, Boylston, MA (US);
Puneet B. Lal, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Madhup Mishra, Marlborough, MA (US);
Ananthan K. Pillai, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
IT organizations are challenged with maintaining data application and availability while satisfying service level agreements and compliance requirements. Unprecedented data growth is straining IT resources requiring greater investments, while capital and operational expenses are under scrutiny. Given this tension, IT organizations are seeking efficiency and optimization to regain control and meet business SLAs. Example embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for performing automated data protection with information technology (IT) infrastructure visibility. The method comprises receiving input regarding a desired state of a data protection environment for an IT infrastructure and creating a data protection environment according to the desired state of the data protection environment.