Patent ID: 8620865
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: storing a data entity in a network storage system; accepting both a file protocol and an object protocol to access the data entity, wherein the data entity includes a file representation and an object representation, and further wherein the file representation of the data entity is accessed via the file protocol, and the file representation has a first set of access characteristics comprising non-atomic file-based update and retrieval, and further wherein the object representation of the data entity is accessed via the object protocol, and the object representation has a second set of access characteristics comprising object-based atomic update and retrieval; if the file representation has been modified, copying the modified file representation to update the object representation; and if the object representation has been modified, copying the modified object representation to update the file representation, wherein modifications made via the file protocol are accessible by the object protocol, and wherein modifications made via the object protocol are accessible by the file protocol.