Patent ID: 8719264

Claim:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions for execution by a processor, the instructions comprising: a search component, wherein the search component is configured to search data within a data store of a storage cell to identify a set of data that satisfies first search criteria, wherein the data store is a secondary or tertiary storage device of the storage cell that stores backup copies of production data generated by at least one client device, wherein the secondary or tertiary storage device is remotely located from the at least one client device, wherein the storage cell does not contain a primary storage device that stores the production data generated by the at least one client device, such that a search of the data store of the storage cell excludes a search of the primary storage device, wherein the search component is configured to identify additional data that satisfies second search criteria and is associated with the set of data and that does not satisfy the first search criteria, wherein the second criteria include a business entity relationship with the set of data and include information about subsidiary business entities with respect to one or more business entities identified in the set of data; a copy component, wherein the copy component is configured to create a secondary copy of the identified set of data that satisfies the first search criteria and of the additional data, wherein the secondary copy of the identified set of data is one of a backup copy, a snapshot copy, and an archive copy; wherein the secondary copy of the identified set of data and of the additional data is created from the backup copies of production data stored on the secondary or tertiary storage device; and a transfer component, wherein the transfer component is configured to store the secondary copy of the identified set of data and the additional data to the secondary or tertiary storage device.