Data retrieval in a hybrid cloud

Abstract

A cloud environment is provided generally having at least one private data center possessing a controller / routing system and nonvolatile mass storage, a plurality of data objects retained in the nonvolatile mass storage, and a public cloud storage service provider linked to the controller / routing system. The public cloud storage service provider possessing a database containing policy decisions and metadata of the plurality of data objects. When data objects are uploaded to the cloud environment, the private data center is in possession of the data objects, the public cloud is not in possession of the data objects. The private data center is not in possession of the policy decisions and the metadata for the plurality of data objects, rather the public cloud storage service provider is. The public cloud storage service provider adapted to be communicatively linked to an end-user computing system by way of the controller / routing system. The end-user able to retrieve data objects from the cloud environment via the private data center that ascertains location information of one or more target data objects from one or more private data centers. The data objects retrieved do not pass through the public cloud service provider, but rather over data pathways independent of the public cloud service. The data center is independent of the public cloud storage provider.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a non-provisional application which claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62 / 398,267, entitled Hybrid Cloud filed Sep. 22, 2016, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present embodiments are directed to on-premise storage and cloud databases aligned in a hybrid storage arrangement that takes advantage of access flexibility of a public cloud with cost and performance advantages of private cloud storage.DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART[0003]Cloud storage is becoming as ubiquitous as the computers that use it. Whether backup storage for a person's private cell phone, a laptop computer, or for a large company, cloud storage is changing the way people store and retrieve data. Cloud storage generally comprises one or more data servers, networks, storage, applications and services, etc. that pool storage resources accessible by...

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Benefits of technology

The patent is about a private cloud system that combines the benefits of public cloud storage with those of a traditional private cloud system. The result is a more scalable and flexible solution that allows for easier use and better performance at a lower cost.

Problems solved by technology

Though often public cloud storage providers offer a few gigabytes of storage in the cloud for free, their intention is to gain customers that desire to purchase larger amounts of storage capacity, hassle free.

In contrast to public cloud private cloud, implementations usually require an upfront cost associated with the purchasing of the on-premises equipment and a yearly charge associated with the maintenance of that equipment.

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