Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with information management are described. One example method includes controlling a computerized process to discover an information management client and one or more information management entities associated with the information management client. The example method may also include determining a data movement plan and executing the data movement plan.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with unified information bus are described. One example method includes receiving a unified information object that includes data and associated meta-data; identifying an object type for the unified information object, selecting one or more data transfer components that perform operations on the identified object type and transferring the unified information object to the one or more selected data transfer components.

Abstract: A backup policy specifies one or more given databases to be backed up. Servers dynamically host databases including the given databases. A given server from which each given database or a replica thereof is to be backed up is selected or chosen, by evaluating a predetermined backup strategy specified by the backup policy against a current state of the servers and the databases. The predetermined backup strategy governs how a given server is to be chosen from which each given database or a replica thereof is to be backed up. The backup policy does not particularly specify from which of the servers the given databases or replicas thereof are to be backed up. Each given database or a replica thereof is backed up from the given server selected or chosen for the given database.

Abstract: An information management control system is disclosed. A planning engine executes on a server and receives a protection service level objective. The planning engine dynamically develops a time schedule of data transfer from a source device. The planning engine also develops a subset of nodes suitable to receive the data transfer in accordance with the protection service level objective. A routing engine receives the time schedule and the subset of nodes. The routing engine generates a coordinating set of connected components from a repository of components to route the data transfer from the source device to one of the nodes suitable to receive the data transfer in accordance with the protection service level objective.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with information management are described. One example method includes controlling a computerized process to discover an information management client and one or more information management entities associated with the information management client. The example method may also include determining a data movement plan and executing the data movement plan.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with unified information bus are described. One example method includes receiving a unified information object that includes data and associated meta-data; identifying an object type for the unified information object, selecting one or more data transfer components that perform operations on the identified object type and transferring the unified information object to the one or more selected data transfer components.