Abstract: Iteratively determining compliance of a backup system with a service level agreement (SLA) of service level policies (SLPs), including receiving an SLP having a data management schedule and indicating a first backup time of a first backup job; determining an SLP schedule type of windowed or continuous based on the SLP, and a first compliance analysis time based on the SLP schedule type and the first backup time; determining a first monitoring event associated with the first compliance analysis time and with a first compliance analysis type; performing a first compliance analysis of the first compliance analysis type to generate a first compliance status of the first monitoring event; and creating a second monitoring event associated with a second analysis time based on the first compliance status, and with a second compliance analysis type, and being based on the first compliance status.

Abstract: According to at least one exemplary embodiment, methods, systems and apparatuses for communication may be shown and described. These can include the use of near field communications (NFC), for example a NFC RFID tag, label or inlay that is able to communicate with a NFC-enabled device, for example a mobile or smart phone or other portable device having a scanner or reader. Further, any number of NFC RFID tags may be associated with any desired products or services, allowing NFC-enabled devices to read or scan the NFC RFID tags and access data or information provided by the NFC RFID tags, which may be associated with products or services to which the NFC RFID tags are coupled to.

Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein provide for global management of a set of data management services being executed by at least one of one or more physical data management appliances and one or more virtual data management appliances. First instructions are transmitted to a first copy data management appliance that cause the first copy data management appliance to send first data associated with protecting a first application entity to the management server. Second instructions are transmitted to a second copy data management appliance that cause the second copy data management appliance to send second data associated with protecting a second application entity to the management server. A plurality of data management policies associated with the first copy data management appliance and the second copy data management appliance are scheduled using a third service level template, which includes a merged set of schedules for the first and second copy data management appliances.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for preventing a user from configuring a service level agreement from creating a data management schedule that creates a set of data backups that exceeds data resource limits available for storing the set of data backups. A first amount of pool resources associated with the backup of each of the at least one application is determined according to a received schedule. A first amount of data volumes associated with the backup of each of the at least one application is determined according to the received schedule. A resource shortage warning is transmitted when the aggregate amount of pool resources exceeds an available amount of pool resources or the aggregate amount of data volume resource exceeds an available amount of data volume resource, thereby preventing a user from configuring a service level agreement that exceeds data resource limits.

Abstract: Iteratively determining compliance of a backup system with a service level agreement (SLA) of service level policies (SLPs), including receiving an SLP having a data management schedule and indicating a first backup time of a first backup job; determining an SLP schedule type of windowed or continuous based on the SLP, and a first compliance analysis time based on the SLP schedule type and the first backup time; determining a first monitoring event associated with the first compliance analysis time and with a first compliance analysis type; performing a first compliance analysis of the first compliance analysis type to generate a first compliance status of the first monitoring event; and creating a second monitoring event associated with a second analysis time based on the first compliance status, and with a second compliance analysis type, and being based on the first compliance status.

Abstract: According to at least one exemplary embodiment, methods, systems and apparatuses for communication may be shown and described. These can include the use of near field communications (NFC), for example a NFC RFID tag, label or inlay that is able to communicate with a NFC-enabled device, for example a mobile or smart phone or other portable device having a scanner or reader. Further, any number of NFC RFID tags may be associated with any desired products or services, allowing NFC-enabled devices to read or scan the NFC RFID tags and access data or information provided by the NFC RFID tags, which may be associated with products or services to which the NFC RFID tags are coupled to.

Abstract: According to at least one exemplary embodiment, methods, systems and apparatuses for communication may be shown and described. These can include the use of near field communications (NFC), for example a NFC RFID tag, label or inlay that is able to communicate with a NFC-enabled device, for example a mobile or smart phone or other portable device having a scanner or reader. Further, any number of NFC RFID tags may be associated with any desired products or services, allowing NFC-enabled devices to read or scan the NFC RFID tags and access data or information provided by the NFC RFID tags, which may be associated with products or services to which the NFC RFID tags are coupled to.

Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein provide for global management of a set of data management services being executed by at least one of one or more physical data management appliances and one or more virtual data management appliances. First instructions are transmitted to a first copy data management appliance that cause the first copy data management appliance to send first data associated with protecting a first application entity to the management server. Second instructions are transmitted to a second copy data management appliance that cause the second copy data management appliance to send second data associated with protecting a second application entity to the management server. A plurality of data management policies associated with the first copy data management appliance and the second copy data management appliance are scheduled using a third service level template, which includes a merged set of schedules for the first and second copy data management appliances.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for preventing a user from configuring a service level agreement from creating a data management schedule that creates a set of data backups that exceeds data resource limits available for storing the set of data backups. A first amount of pool resources associated with the backup of each of the at least one application is determined according to a received schedule. A first amount of data volumes associated with the backup of each of the at least one application is determined according to the received schedule. A resource shortage warning is transmitted when the aggregate amount of pool resources exceeds an available amount of pool resources or the aggregate amount of data volume resource exceeds an available amount of data volume resource, thereby preventing a user from configuring a service level agreement that exceeds data resource limits.

Abstract: According to at least one exemplary embodiment, methods, systems and apparatuses for communication may be shown and described. These can include the use of near field communications (NFC), for example a NFC RFID tag, label or inlay that is able to communicate with a NFC-enabled device, for example a mobile or smart phone or other portable device having a scanner or reader. Further, any number of NFC RFID tags may be associated with any desired products or services, allowing NFC-enabled devices to read or scan the NFC RFID tags and access data or information provided by the NFC RFID tags, which may be associated with products or services to which the NFC RFID tags are coupled to.