Patents by Inventor Peter D. Cutts

Peter D. Cutts 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).

  • Continuous protection of data and storage management configuration
    Patent number: 9679039
    Abstract: A system is provided for continuous protection of data and storage configuration metadata. Content protected by snapshots, for example, in connection with continuous snapshotting and/or continuous data protection, may be extended to include not only user data but further include configuration metadata of the storage management system. In particular, a user may want to rollback a storage management system to a past point due to performance or stability issues attributed to configuration changes. The system described herein enables rollback to prior states based on storage configuration metadata in addition to rollback of user data and provides for synchronization of the data and configuration metadata in connection with a rollback. The system also enables roll forward processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Nickurak, Steven Bromling, Victor Salamon, Peter D. Cutts
  • Continuous protection of data and storage management configuration
    Patent number: 9128901
    Abstract: A system is provided for continuous protection of data and storage configuration metadata. Content protected by snapshots, for example, in connection with continuous snapshotting and/or continuous data protection, may be extended to include not only user data but further include configuration metadata of the storage management system. In particular, a user may want to rollback a storage management system to a past point due to performance or stability issues attributed to configuration changes. The system described herein enables rollback to prior states based on storage configuration metadata in addition to rollback of user data and provides for synchronization of the data and configuration metadata in connection with a rollback. The system also enables roll forward processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Nickurak, Steven Bromling, Victor Salamon, Peter D. Cutts