Patent ID: 8938457
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a computer system that stores data objects, a method for providing information management for data objects, the method comprising: at a processor of a computer system, automatically collecting information describing data objects in the computer system, the information including first metadata collected from each data object, applying first rules to the data objects, wherein application of the first rules to the data objects causes the generation of second metadata relating to the data objects, wherein each data object is associated with its own generated metadata, wherein applying the first rules further comprises ignoring some of the rules based on a particular data object, wherein the first rules includes ignore rules, hash rules, content rules, and external classifier rules; applying second rules to at least the first metadata and the second metadata of each data object to assign at least one category of information management to each of the data objects, wherein each category assigned to a particular data object is based at least in part on the collected metadata and the generated metadata relating to that particular data object; identifying one or more service level objectives for each data object based on the assigned categories of each data object such that each data object is associated with service level objectives that are determined from the service level objectives of other data objects, the one or more service level objectives of each data object corresponding to one or more services to be provided to each data object, wherein the one or more service level objectives concern control of one or more aspects relating to the use of each of the data objects; and mapping the one or more service level objectives of each data object to a service level available in the computer system, wherein the service level for each data object includes a bundle of services that are provided to the data object and such that each data object receives customized services.