Patent ID: 7636764
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: in a network of interconnected computer system nodes comprising at least one central server, wherein the at least one central server is configured to communicate with a cloud resource, receiving a request from a source system to store at least one data item; directing the at least one data item to a node; in response to the request from the source system, continuously forwarding the at least one data item among the nodes in the network of interconnected computer system nodes without storing the forwarded at least one data item on any fixed storage medium in the network, the forwarded at least one data item being constantly routed within the network from node to node, and each of the forwarded at least one data item being available for retrieval if a request to retrieve the data is received; and supporting, under control of the at least one central server, one or more functions of the network of interconnected computer system nodes using the cloud resource.