Patents by Inventor Mark A. DITTO

Mark A. DITTO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for improving snapshot performance
    Patent number: 9377964
    Abstract: Techniques for improving snapshot performance are disclosed. In one embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for improving snapshot performance comprising initiating change block tracking for each unit of storage associated with each of a plurality of virtual machines, creating backup images of each unit of storage associated with each of the plurality of virtual machines, quiescing each of the plurality of virtual machines, and creating snapshots of each unit of storage associated with each of the plurality of virtual machines. The techniques may include identifying one or more changed blocks in at least one of the backup images using the change block tracking, editing the at least one of the backup images by replacing the identified one or more changed blocks using corresponding blocks from at least one snapshot of the snapshots, and releasing the at least one snapshot based upon a determination that editing has completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Veritas Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Srikant Sharma, Abhay Marode, Mark A. Ditto
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING SNAPSHOT PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20150186044
    Abstract: Techniques for improving snapshot performance are disclosed. In one embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for improving snapshot performance comprising initiating change block tracking for each unit of storage associated with each of a plurality of virtual machines, creating backup images of each unit of storage associated with each of the plurality of virtual machines, quiescing each of the plurality of virtual machines, and creating snapshots of each unit of storage associated with each of the plurality of virtual machines. The techniques may include identifying one or more changed blocks in at least one of the backup images using the change block tracking, editing the at least one of the backup images by replacing the identified one or more changed blocks using corresponding blocks from at least one snapshot of the snapshots, and releasing the at least one snapshot based upon a determination that editing has completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Srikant SHARMA, Abhay MARODE, Mark A. DITTO