Patent ID: 8719263
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for providing information management for objects in a computer system, the method comprising: classifying objects in a computing system using at least metadata associated with the objects to assign at least one category to each of the objects, wherein the objects include at least data stored in the computer system, wherein the metadata includes both existing metadata that is collected from the objects, as well as generated metadata that is generated from the objects in the computer system, wherein classifying objects includes: determining service level objectives for each of the objects based on the categories assigned to each of the objects; tagging one or more categories based on logic generated in view of criteria set forth by a user or an entity; identifying specific objects that are associated with the tagged categories; persisting metadata for the specific objects associated with the tagged categories in a metadata database, wherein the persisted metadata includes at least some of the generated metadata that is generated from the objects associated with the particular category; discarding metadata from the metadata database for at least some of the objects that are not associated with the tagged categories; and providing services to each of the objects based on each object's service level objectives.