Dynamic identification of cloud storage destination for multi-user files

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11768801-B2
Application number	US-202117453347-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2021
Priority date	Nov 3, 2021
Publication date	Sep 26, 2023
Grant date	Sep 26, 2023

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for identifying cloud storage destination. The embodiment may include identifying content of a data file being created or updated. The embodiment may include identifying cloud storage criteria of the data file. The embodiment may include determining whether an existing storage solution within a cloud storage service provider (CSSP) knowledge corpus is applicable to the data file. In response to determining that an existing storage solution is not applicable to the data file, the embodiment may include creating a new storage solution for the data file based on the identified content and cloud storage criteria of the data file.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-based method of identifying cloud storage destination, the method comprising:
identifying content of a data file being created or updated;
identifying cloud storage criteria of the data file;
determining whether an existing storage solution within a cloud storage service provider (CSSP) knowledge corpus is applicable to the data file;
in response to determining that an existing storage solution is not applicable to the data file, creating a new storage solution for the data file based on the identified content and cloud storage criteria of the data file; and
displaying, within a header of the data file, a visualization comprising details of the new storage solution as options for a user to accept or modify, wherein the details comprise an identified available CSSP for storage of the data file, an identified storage folder location within the available CSSP, and one or more permissioned users of the identified storage folder location or the data file.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying on or more content types and attributes of previously created data files, and related metadata, stored in available CSSPs;
identifying existing storage hierarchies and corresponding permissioned users of the available CSSPs;
identifying, for each available CSSP, contextual correlations between identified content types and storage folder locations;
identifying, for each available CSSP, contextual correlations between identified content types and permissioned users;
identifying attributes of the available CSSPs; and
creating the CSSP knowledge corpus, wherein the CSSP knowledge corpus comprises, for each available CSSP, the identified one or more content types and attributes of stored previously created data files, the identified existing storage hierarchies and corresponding permissioned users, the identified contextual correlations, and the identified attributes.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to determining that an existing storage solution is applicable to the data file, displaying, within a header of the data file, a visualization comprising details of the existing storage solution as options for the user to accept or modify;
implementing an accepted existing storage solution or an accepted new storage solution for storage of the data file; and
updating the CSSP knowledge corpus with storage implementation information of the data file.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying content of the data file comprises performing natural language processing on text of the data file and on text of metadata of the data file.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether an existing storage solution within the CSSP knowledge corpus is applicable to the data file comprises determining a contextual similarity between the data file and a previously created data file stored within an available CSSP.

6. A computer system, the computer system comprising:
one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
identifying content of a data file being created or updated;
identifying cloud storage criteria of the data file;
determining whether an existing storage solution within a cloud storage service provider (CSSP) knowledge corpus is applicable to the data file;
in response to determining that an existing storage solution is not applicable to the data file, creating a new storage solution for the data file based on the identified content and cloud storage criteria of the data file; and
displaying, within a header of the data file, a visualization comprising details of the new storage solution as options for a user to accept or modify, wherein the details comprise an identified available CSSP, a storage folder location within the CSSP, and permissioned user(s) of the data file.

7. The computer system of claim 6 , further comprising:
identifying on or more content types and attributes of previously created data files, and related metadata, stored in available CSSPs;
identifying existing storage hierarchies and corresponding permissioned users of the available CSSPs;
identifying, for each available CSSP, contextual correlations between identified content types and storage folder locations;
identifying, for each available CSSP, contextual correlations between identified content types and permissioned users;
identifying attributes of the available CSSPs; and
creating the CSSP knowledge corpus, wherein the CSSP knowledge corpus comprises, for each available CSSP, the identified one or more content types and attributes of stored previously created data files, the identified existing storage hierarchies and corresponding permissioned users, the identified contextual correlations, and the identified attributes.

8. The computer system of claim 6 , further comprising:
in response to determining that an existing storage solution is applicable to the data file, displaying, within a header of the data file, a visualization comprising details of the existing storage solution as options for the user to accept or modify;
implementing an accepted existing storage solution or an accepted new storage solution for storage of the data file; and
updating the CSSP knowledge corpus with storage implementation information of the data file.

9. The computer system of claim 6 , wherein the identifying content of the data file comprises performing natural language processing on text of the data file and on text of metadata of the data file.

10. The computer system of claim 6 , wherein the determining whether an existing storage solution within the CSSP knowledge corpus is applicable to the data file comprises determining a contextual similarity between the data file and a previously created data file stored within an available CSSP.

11. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:
one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium, the program instructions executable by a processor capable of performing a method, the method comprising:
identifying content of a data file being created or updated;
identifying cloud storage criteria of the data file;
determining whether an existing storage solution within a cloud storage service provider (CSSP) knowledge corpus is applicable to the data file;
in response to determining that an existing storage solution is not applicable to the data file, creating a new storage solution for the data file based on the identified content and cloud storage criteria of the data file; and
displaying, within a header of the data file, a visualization comprising details of the new storage solution as options for a user to accept or modify, wherein the details comprise an identified available CSSP, a storage folder location within the CSSP, and permissioned user(s) of the data file.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:
identifying on or more content types and attributes of previously created data files, and related metadata, stored in available CSSPs;
identifying existing storage hierarchies and corresponding permissioned users of the available CSSPs;
identifying, for each available CSSP, contextual correlations between identified content types and storage folder locations;
identifying,

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Decrop Clement
• Rakshit Sarbajit K
• Keen Martin G
• Ganci Jr John M

Classifications

• G06F16/122 Primary

  using management policies (point-in-time backing up or restoration of persistent data G06F11/1446; file migration policies for HSM systems G06F16/185) · CPC title

• G06F16/164

  File meta data generation · CPC title

• G06F16/185

  Hierarchical storage management [HSM] systems, e.g. file migration or policies thereof (details of archiving G06F16/11) · CPC title

• G06F16/192

  Implementing virtual folder structures · CPC title

• G06F21/62

  Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules · CPC title