Abstract: Techniques for data migration of a storage system are described herein. According to one embodiment, a list of files stored in a source storage tier is identified as candidate files to be migrated to a target storage tier based on a migration policy. One of a regular data movement method and a bulk data movement method is selected based on a characteristic of the candidate files. The candidate files are then migrated from the source storage tier to the target storage tier using the selected data movement method.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for receiving uploaded data from a sender at a receiver. A data deduplication technique is described that may reduce the bandwidth used in uploading data from the sender to the receiver. In the technique, the receiver, rather than the sender, maintains a fingerprint dictionary for previously uploaded data. When a sender has additional data to be uploaded, the sender extracts fingerprints for units of the data and sends the fingerprints to the receiver. The receiver checks its fingerprint dictionary to determine the data units to be uploaded and notifies the sender of the identified units, which then sends the identified units of data to the receiver. The technique may, for example, be applied in virtualized data store systems to reduce bandwidth usage in uploading data.

Abstract: A system provided herein permits a communications network subscriber to establish a local contact database on at least one communications device. The local contact database can communicate with a global contact database to receive contact information updates for a group of subscribers stored within the local contact database. The contact information can include basic contact information, such as name, address, email address, and telephone number. The contact information can also include advanced contact information, such as registration and activity information for each communications device associated with the group of subscribers, location information, hotspot information, points of interest information, and social networking information. Methods are provided herein that permit subscribers to introduce each other and obtain contact information securely. Methods are also provided herein that permit subscribers to request further contact information after a communication session is terminated.

Abstract: A method and system of optimizing a ranked list (5) of recommended items that is based in a multidimensional data set (2) comprising context-aware information about the of a plurality of users and a plurality of items. A mathematical recommendation model (3) is trained with the multidimensional data set (2) by applying a smooth objective function that allows the use of fast optimizing algorithm and that quantifies the relevance of the ranked lists provided by an optimization algorithm.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for data block usage information synchronization for a non-volatile storage volume. The method includes referencing first data block usage information for data blocks of a non-volatile storage volume managed by a storage manager. The first data block usage information is maintained by the storage manager. The method also includes synchronizing second data block usage information managed by a storage controller with the first data block usage information maintained by the storage manager. The storage manager maintains the first data block usage information separate from second data block usage information managed by the storage controller.

Abstract: Archiving may be integrated into an organization's existing data management systems instead of being configured as a separate system. This integration may occur by adding an archiving table to an existing database of the organization containing data that is to be archived. The archiving table may include multiple records, each record storing a binary large object representing a complete, self-contained archive of the organization's data at a preselected time. Incorporating archiving and archived data into the organization's existing data management systems in this manner may eliminate the need for a dedicated archiving system and may eliminate synchronization and interconnectivity issues with an independent archiving system.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for cooperative tiering between an application and a storage device. One method can include receiving information from the application where the information identifies a storage object and identifies a location in a storage device. The location identifies one or more tiers of a plurality of tiers included in the storage device, and the storage object is assigned to the one or more tiers. The method also involves detecting whether the storage object is stored in the one or more tiers. If not, the storage device copies the storage object to the identified location. The information can also include an instruction by the application to move the storage object from a first tier to a second tier.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is presented for network video management and recording of video signals and video analytics generated by a network of IP-enabled cameras. A set of IP cameras are connected in a LAN to a network video recorder further connected by LAN or WAN to a set of client stations. The client station operates a hybrid program including a web-browser and a native application operating on a computer. The network video recorder operates a media recorder to store video streams from the IP cameras into a media database and further operates a relational database for storing camera configuration data, device drivers, event information and alarms. The network video recorder includes a zero configuration networking discovery service for automatically detecting and downloading default configurations to the cameras. Client stations can stream video directly from IP cameras, receive recorded video streams and query the relational database for cameras and events.

Abstract: A method is described that comprises executing a non distributed transaction by reading persistent data from a database and performing executions with the persistent data. A prepare command is sent to the database after a change to be made to the persistent data as a consequence of the non distributed transaction's execution is confirmed. A commit command is sent to the database to cause the database to commit the change to the database.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided that aggregates data in a way that permits data to be deleted efficiently, while minimizing the overhead necessary to support bulk deletion of data. A request is received for automatic deletion of segments in a container and a waterline is determined for the container. A determination is made if at least one segment in the container falls below the waterline. Finally, in response to one segment falling below the waterline, the segment from the container is deleted. Each object has an associated creation time, initial retention value, and retention decay curve (also known as a retention curve). At any point, based on these values and the current time, the object's current retention value may be computed. The container system continually maintains a time-varying waterline: at any point, objects with a retention value below the waterline may be deleted.

Abstract: A method for product for archival management of business processes in a cloud environment is provided. In one aspect, the method comprises archiving managed pool including one or more versions of a business process instance or business process execution in a cloud computing environment. The method further comprises a provisioning manager of the cloud computing environment that requests or tasks provisioning, deprovisioining, decommissioning or deleting the one or more versions of a business process instance or business process execution. For each of the requests or tasks, a restore manager of the cloud environment determines, if the managed pools of virtual instances contain a business process management environment or a business process archive manager environment. The restore manager further recreates a previous version of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business process execution based on the determination.

Abstract: A method and system for preventing duplicate file uploads in a remote content management system is described. The user device receives a hash value list associated with the files stored in the remote content management system. The user device calculates a hash value associated with new files to be uploaded. The system then compares the hash value(s) associated with the new file(s) to be uploaded with the hash value list received from the remote file storage system. If the hash values of any of the new files to be uploaded match a hash value on the hash value list, then the system prevents the new files from being uploaded to the remote file storage system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and program product for transferring document attributes. Specifically, under the present invention, a change to an attribute corresponding to a document archived in a content storage system is received on an indexing system. In response to the change, an archival date corresponding to storage of the document in the content storage system is set to a current date. Also, a start date and an end date in an index transfer tool is set to the current date. Thereafter, the changed attribute is transferred to the content storage system based on a matching of the newly changed archival date with the set start and end dates.

Abstract: A digital archive system includes a plurality of digital files and a user interface that allows a user to designate any one of the files as an anchor file and to link other ones of the files to a designated anchor file. The user interface allows a user to annotate each file linked to an anchor file with information describing the respective file and any relationship between the anchor file and the respective linked file. The content of an anchor file and all files linked thereto can be displayed via the user interface.

Abstract: A document archiving and retrieval system enables third parties to verify that an electronic document had been archived on a particular date and time. For each document to be archived, a hash function generates a digital fingerprint of the document, and inserts it into a hash list file, together with an indicator of the location of the file in the archive. The hash list file is submitted to an electronic time stamping authority to obtain a corresponding digital time stamp. Upon request, authentication of the hash list file with the digital time stamp, and verification that the current hash of the file matches that in the hash list file proves that the document was archived on the date indicated by the digital time stamp, and had not subsequently been altered.

Abstract: A method of summarizing data files includes implementing, at a server, a storage event for a data file, analyzing the data file and creating a summary of the data file, and storing the summary linked to the data file.

Abstract: There is provided a map information providing technology that can keep map information very fresh at all times.

Abstract: A novel structurally-embedded construction, design, and maintenance record data management system and a related method of operation provide immediate and on-the-property access to construction, design, and maintenance records that are electronically stored and updated in an electronic archive of the structurally-embedded construction, design, and maintenance record data management system. An authorized personnel who is physically on the property of a building, a bridge, a monument, or another construction structure for maintenance or improvement work, even after a natural disaster event, can readily access and update a history of construction, design, and maintenance records on-site. The extensive time, efforts, and expenses in tracking down various documents and information associated with a particular construction structure (i.e.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for reliable asynchronous solid-state device based de-duplication. Responsive to receiving a write request to write data to the file system, the mechanism sends the write request to the file system, and in parallel, computes a hash key for the write data. The mechanism looks up the hash key in a de-duplication table. The de-duplication table is stored in a memory or a solid-state storage device. Responsive to the hash key not existing in the de-duplication table, the mechanism writes the write data to a storage device, writes a journal transaction comprising the hash key, and updates the de-duplication table to reference the write data in the storage device.

Abstract: A system for automatically monitoring and controlling an infrastructure or process includes a plurality of remote clients installed along various portions of an industrial infrastructure or an infrastructure performing a process. Each of the remote clients collects data. A plurality of server replicas is in communication with the plurality of remote clients. The server replicas receive the collected data from the remote clients and process the received data. The plurality of remote clients and the plurality of server replicas communicate across an electronic network. The plurality of server replicas includes a state machine replication system that is tolerant of a failure of one or more of the server replicas.

Abstract: A disclosed method includes distinguishing static and dynamic persistent data, copying the static persistent data at the source data store to the destination data store on a basis of frequencies of updates, copying the dynamic persistent data to the destination data store, updating a bitmap data structure during the copying of the dynamic persistent data to indicate which blocks of the dynamic persistent data have been modified during the copying step, identifying the blocks that have been modified during the copying step using the bitmap data structure, and iteratively copying the identified blocks to the destination data store. The method may further include determining when the number of the identified blocks is below a predetermined threshold and suspending the virtual machine prior to the next copying step.

Abstract: The application relates to a method for the electronic archiving of data objects by means of a data processing device, wherein the method comprises the following steps: receipt of a hash value tuple comprising one or a plurality of hash values, wherein each hash value is assigned to a data object, receipt of time information on the hash value tuple indicating a time period within which the hash values of the hash value tuple should be electronically archived and comparison of the time information with a predetermined time specification, wherein archiving steps are carried out if the time information specifies a time period for electronic archiving that is shorter than the predetermined time specification. The application furthermore relates to a computer program product.

Abstract: A method for distributed storage and retrieval of interactions comprises registering a plurality of temporary storage endpoints and a plurality of permanent storage endpoints with a storage manager; capturing one of the interactions in one of the temporary storage endpoints; determining one of the plurality of permanent storage endpoints to which the captured interaction should be transferred; transferring the interaction to the determined one of the plurality of permanent storage endpoints; and maintaining a location of the transferred interaction and making the transferred interaction available for retrieval and analysis.

Abstract: A file server stores storage management information and migration policy information. The storage management information includes information that indicates a storage attribute for each storage apparatus. The migration policy information includes a plurality of information sets. Each of the information sets includes information that indicates a condition of a file attribute and information that indicates a condition of a storage attribute of a storage apparatus that is a migration destination. The file server specifies a migration target file, specifies a storage apparatus that conforms to the storage attribute condition indicated by the information set that includes the information indicating a condition of a file attribute that conforms to that of a file attribute of a target file based on the storage management information, and migrates a target file from a storage apparatus that has stored the target file to the storage apparatus that has been specified.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for archiving information includes: executing a first application in a first process; determining that the first application is an archiving application configured to archive information stored in a transactional system; assigning, based on the determination, an archiving mode to the first process; receiving, from the first process and after assigning the archiving mode, a request to delete information; and processing the request to delete information according to the archiving mode.

Abstract: A computing system includes at least one source data center that generates data and a plurality of recovery groups, coupled to the at least one source data center, where each of the recovery groups includes a synchronous data center that receives synchronous data from the at least one source data center and includes an asynchronous data center that receives asynchronous data from the at least one source data center. Cycle switching for asynchronous data transfer is coordinated by the at least one source data center for a first subset of recovery groups containing at least two of the recovery groups. The computing system may also include a second subset of the recovery groups, different from the first subset, where cycle switching for asynchronous data transfer is coordinated by the at least one source data center for the second subset.

Abstract: A method, system, and program product for data replication comprising, building a virtual image of a point in time in a Data Protection Appliance (DPA), taking a storage array based snapshot of a current image, creating a hot pull session and exposing a LUN containing the point in time image at the DPA.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium for backing up and/or restoring user-specific settings for one or more IP telecommunications terminals. A backup process is initiated through a user interface of the IP telecommunications terminal. A file name and a backup file are supplied from the telecommunication terminal during a backup process. The backup file is transferred to an HTTP server and the backup file is transferred to the IP telecommunications terminal or other terminals in response to an HTTP GET message received from an IP telecommunications terminal connected to the HTTP server. Accordingly, multiple users can enjoy customized user-interfaces at multiple locations and across multiple platforms.

Abstract: A system comprises a first component creating an Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) data set storage object, a second component identifying data to be extracted from a first HTML document by the data set storage object, and a third component inserting the data set storage object into a second HTML document and structuring the second HTML document so that the extracted data is arranged when the second HTML document is rendered.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a source database table associated with a source system is received. Further, one or more fields of the received source database table are mapped with one or more fields in an archive file associated with a destination system using a pre-constructed template. One or more entries corresponding to the one or more fields of the source database table is generated in the archive file based on the mapped one or more fields. Furthermore, the source system is decommissioned upon generating the one or more entries in the archive file.

Abstract: A cue point data structure is maintained independent of a recorded time-varying content file. Embodiments of the present invention enable cue point data structures to be defined and then saved and independently recalled for application to any recorded time-varying content file. An authoring tool includes an interface to enable an author to, once having defined one or more cue points for a first recorded time-varying content file, save data structure(s) defining such one or more cue points independent of the first recorded time-varying content file. The authoring tool may further include an interface that enables an author to recall previously-saved cue point data structures. In this manner, the author may save and reuse cue point data structures. Further, a plurality of cue points may be saved together as a cue point scenario. Additionally, the data structure may be in a non-proprietary format, such as an extensible mark-up language (XML) format.

Abstract: The invention provides instructions to a retention-base archiving application or other enterprise content management application (such as EMC Documentum) for identifying which data objects should share the same retention policy based upon content and context, even if the retention policies for each data object was originally selected by different archiving applications. By matching together data objects with the same retention interval, and/or matching together data objects with the same policy name (i.e., policy ID), a single retention policy can be assigned to related data objects, no matter the source of each related data object or which application selected the particular retention policy for each data object.

Abstract: An information processor may include a command receiving unit that receives an immediate processing command in which a deletion target to be deleted from the database is conditioned, and a registration processing unit that registers information defining the deletion target into a management data unit. In addition, the information processor may include a deletion processing unit that deletes the deletion target from a database, and deregisters the deleted deletion target from the management data unit. The information processor can also include a data manipulation command processing unit, which, in the case where a data manipulation command having a manipulation target that coincides with a table of the deletion target registered in the management data unit is received, processes the data manipulation command in a state where a condition to exclude the deletion target from the manipulation target is added to the data manipulation command.

Abstract: Metadata is stored in non-volatile storage. The metadata is associated with files in a directory. A shadow directory and virtual files that correspond to the files of the directory are formed. The virtual files contain the metadata.

Abstract: A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for protecting data, comprising receiving a changed block, reading a previous backup to get a file list in change block tracking, checking a file in a modified master file table list for a reference flag, wherein the modified master file table list is based on the changed block, and modifying a database entry based on the reference flag.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to selecting data nodes in a distributed storage system. A server may be provided in a distributed storage system including a plurality of data nodes for providing a storage service. The server may include a receiver configured to receive a replication request and a control unit configured to select data nodes based on at least one of evaluation results and real-time service statuses of the plurality of data nodes. An evaluation result of each data node may be a sum of points of at least one evaluation item assigned to each data node from evaluation of each data node according to at least one evaluating item.

Abstract: A Cooperative Grid Based Picture Archiving and Communication System (Grid PACS for short) is a multimedia (imaging) medical information archiving, communication and application system used in hospitals. Based on the existing PACS servers, workstations, or other networked multimedia image management systems, it adds and integrates grid-based network functionality into the existing image systems to form new grid-based image communication and management system. It uses service-oriented and event-driven concepts and methods to design and implement a new grid-based image communication and management system to solve the problems encountered in distributing archived image information, coordinating work and managing in a virtually centralized way (Virtual Super-PACS) of different PACS or archiving systems under varied operating environments.

Abstract: A computerized system and method are presented that provide access to a research archive for researching fundamental texts of a variety of spiritual and religious domains. The research archive is oriented around ideas having snippets from the fundamental texts. Each idea is associated with a single life issue tag and a religious or spiritual domain. Each idea is further associated with a fixed number of commentaries that comment on the snippet from the point of view of the religious domain and its relationship to the associated life issue tag. The fixed number of commentaries are each written with respect to a particular role.

Abstract: A computerized system and method are presented that provide access to three data collections that can form the foundations of a spiritual journey, namely a research archive for researching fundamental texts of a variety of spiritual and religious domains, a personal reflection data collection for reflecting upon a personal life journey, and a community conversation data collection that provides users with an opportunity to explore the research archive and their personal reflections in a social community setting. The research archive is oriented around ideas having snippets from the fundamental texts. The various elements in the data collections are associated with life issue tags and religious or spiritual domains. By analyzing a user's selected domain or the domain of displayed content, and by analyzing the life issue tag associated with displayed content, the system and method can suggest related content from elsewhere in the data collections.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for providing recognized offline modification of a virtual asset are provided. A virtual asset that includes parameters that each have intrinsic significance within a virtual environment defined exclusively by a central server is identified. Qualitative rules including characteristics of the parameters are defined. The virtual asset is stored on storage media offline from the central server. Proposed changes to at least one of the parameters of the virtual asset applied by a client application are maintained and are stored on the storage media The virtual asset is authenticated on behalf of the central server through an asset authority. When authenticated, each proposed change is evaluated against the characteristics of the parameters as defined in the qualitative rules and only those proposed changes that are satisfactory are accepted.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a scalable content streaming system that performs server-side archiving. The content streaming system includes a set of streaming server clusters, a remote storage server, and a set of distributed servers. Each streaming server cluster includes at least one streaming server and a local storage server. Each streaming server of a particular cluster distributes a content stream that is uploaded to the streaming server while also recording the content stream to the local storage server of that particular cluster. The remote storage server stores files from the local storage servers that are transferred when recording to those files is complete. The set of distributed servers distribute a live stream of content from a particular streaming server when the content is being uploaded to the particular streaming server and distribute a recorded stream of the content from the remote storage server when the upload is complete.

Abstract: In some aspects, at least two different probes are applied to datafeed archives to derive information based on data in the archives. The probes are part of a probe plan to determine a result based on the derived information. The result is determined based on the derived information.

Abstract: A remote file server managing a remote storage device and a local file server managing a local storage device are coupled to a communication network (e.g. the Internet). The local file server (A) replicates a file in the local storage device to the remote file server and, (B) if a first condition is satisfied, manages the replicated file which is the file from which the data is replicated as a migration target file. The local file server, even if the (B) is completed, does not delete the migration target file from the local storage device and, if the second condition is satisfied, deletes the migration target file from the local storage device.

Abstract: Embodiments provide data storage of object and action data for use in media content development applications. For example, a data storage scheme may make information available to a user interface specifying, for a particular object type, which actions can be performed by objects of that type, as well as default values for objects of that type. Embodiments involve data storage techniques that are adaptable for use with new and changing object and media types.

Abstract: A system includes a goal state repository, a goal state repository instance and management tools. The goal state repository stores goals for a managed system. The goal state repository instance stores a subset of the goals applicable to a current state of the managed system. The goal state repository instance is created by comparing the current state of the managed system to the goals stored in the goal state repository. The management tools modify the managed system to be in compliance with the subset of goals stored in the goal state repository instance.

Abstract: A file backup apparatus and method estimates whether a file has been changed in a directory based on directory property information, and backs up the directory which includes a changed file according to the estimation result.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, at least a portion of data from a first processing system is archived onto a second processing system based on partitions of the data. A query received at the first processing system is processed at the second processing system to retrieve archived data satisfying the received query in response to determining at the first processing system that the received query encompasses archived data. Embodiments of the present invention further include methods, systems, and computer program products for archiving and accessing data in substantially the same manner described above.

Abstract: The present subject matter discloses a system and a method for data archival. A data archiving system comprises a processor and a compression module coupled to the processor and configured to compress an original data file to generate, for each level of lossy compression, a compressed base file and a patch file. The base file is generated using a lossy compression technique. The patch file for a particular level of lossy compression is generated using information lost at the particular level of lossy compression. The data archiving system further comprises a data archiving module coupled to the processor. The data archiving system is configured to save a last base file and a plurality of patch files corresponding to each level of lossy compression, where the last base file is the base file corresponding to a last level of lossy compression.

Abstract: Program code determines whether a retention base, defined as a property within a disposition schedule has a value, wherein the disposition schedule defines additional properties and instructions for disposal of a record, and wherein the additional properties include a retention period. The program code identifies a change to at least one of the retention base and the retention period. The program code generates a point in time to perform the disposal of the record based on the change that is identified, wherein the disposal is an action defined for a phase of the disposition schedule.

Abstract: When a file system manager responds to a request to write data to a specified number of blocks of a file, the file system manager determines that corresponding file system data block allocations exist and determines that the file is fragmented over the corresponding file system data block allocations. In response to determining that the file is fragmented over the corresponding file system data block allocations, the file system manager allocates and substitutes a single extent of contiguous file system data blocks for the corresponding file system data block allocations, and writes data to the newly allocated contiguous file system data blocks. For example, the file system manager compares a spread and a count of extent fragments of the file system data block allocations to appropriate thresholds to trigger the defragmentation upon file over-write.