US Patent No: 8,229,904

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Storage pools for information management

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Abstract

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for managing an object are disclosed. In an embodiment, this comprises managing an object having content, in a system having a dynamic policy selector configured with at least one analytic policy applied to evaluate the content of the object. The object is associated to an information management policy. Classification levels may be used, in which classification levels are associated to information management policies and objects are associated with classification levels. Objects containing certain elements or related elements may be associated to form an information group, to which information management policies may be applied as a group. Storage pools may be used for managing objects with similar classification levels or information protection policies.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
EMC CORPORATIONHOPKINTON, MA3478

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Andruss, William Dale - 18 12
Claudatos, Christopher Hercules San Jose, CA 53 235
Rambacher, Mark Littleton, MA 9 80
Urmston, Richard Westborough, MA 23 155

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