Patent ID: 7937393
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for accessing data associated with a first computing device using a second computing device, comprising: accessing data associated with a first computing device; receiving metadata associated with the accessed data, wherein the received metadata includes metadata other than file system metadata and other than metadata identifying logical locations of the data; storing the received metadata at a second computing device that is distinct from the first computing device; analyzing the metadata stored at the second computing device to identify a set of the accessed data, wherein the set of the accessed data is less than the accessed data; based on the analysis of the metadata, associating one or more data classifications with a subset of the accessed data, wherein— receiving a data management request, wherein the data management request includes one or more criteria and comprises a request to— performing the data storage operation requested by the data management request on the identified subset of the accessed data.