Method and system for cascaded flashcopy zoning and algorithm and/or computer program code and method implementing the same

Providing a reliable backing store for block data storage

Computer System and Method of Managing Backup of Data

Snapshot system

Storage controller and storage control method for copying a snapshot using copy difference information

Data restoration in a storage system using multiple restore points

STORAGE SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING STORAGE SYSTEM, AND STORAGE DEVICE

Systems and methods for performing backup operations of virtual machine files

Data transfer and recovery system

Continuous data protection over intermittent connections, such as continuous data backup for laptops or wireless devices

Backup system and method

Distributed indexing system for data storage

Transparent checkpointing and process migration in a distributed system

System and method for resuming backup of a volume after a backup operation prematurely terminates

Multitenant hosted virtual machine infrastructure

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING A POINT-IN-TIME COPY AMONG MULTIPLE DATA PROVIDERS

Database snapshot management

Systems and methods of event driven recovery management

Optimising Remote Mirroring Resynchronisation

Flexible remote data mirroring

Snapshot preserved data cloning

Snapshot storage and management system with indexing and user interface

Consistent snapshots of dynamic heterogeneously managed data

Generation of database deltas and restoration

Virtual disk drive system and method

Ranking and prioritizing point in time snapshots

Multitenant hosted virtual machine infrastructure

Storage system creating a recovery request enabling execution of a recovery and comprising a switch that detects recovery request point events

Extensible application backup system and method

Storage system, data processing method and storage apparatus

Method, system, and program for personal data management using content-based replication

Storage controller and data management method

Mirror Consistency Checking Techniques For Storage Area Networks And Network Based Virtualization

Techniques for Improving Mirroring Operations Implemented In Storage Area Networks and Network Based Virtualization

Storage apparatus and volume restoration method

Method and system for generating consistent snapshots for a group of data objects

Storage controller and duplicated data detection method using storage controller

AUTOMATION FOR VIRTUALIZED IT ENVIRONMENTS

Apparatus and method for controlling copying

System and method for performing an image level snapshot and for restoring partial volume data

Method and apparatus for synchronizing applications for data recovery using storage based journaling

Mirroring mechanisms for storage area networks and network based virtualization

METHOD, APPARATUS AND STORAGE DEVICE FOR DATA PROTECTION

System and method for virtualizing backup images

Methods, systems, and computer program products for taking a snapshot of installed software on a data processing system as part of a software update process

Systems and methods for incremental restore

COMPUTER SYSTEM, STORAGE SUBSYSTEM, AND DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL TRANSITION OF BACKUP DATA

Tag based backup and recovery

Storage control device and method for managing snapshot

CACHE THAT STORES DATA ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH STICKY INDICATORS

Systems and methods for probabilistic data classification

Distributed backup and retrieval system

Method of improving replica server performance and a replica server system

System and method for performing a snapshot and for restoring data

Optimizing reclamation of data space

Apparatus and method for managing data storage

System and method for managing a plurality of snapshots

Snapshot management apparatus and method, and storage system

STORAGE DEVICE AND DATA BACKUP METHOD

Backing-up apparatus, backing-up method, and backing-up program

Concurrent execution of a first instance and a cloned instance of an application

Backup apparatus, backup method, and file reading apparatus

Determining whether to use a full volume or repository for a logical copy backup space

Method and system thereof for restoring virtual desktops

Virtual disk drive system and method

DATA BACKUP SYSTEM FOR LOGICAL VOLUME MANAGER AND METHOD THEREOF

Virtual disk drive system and method

BACKUP SYSTEM AND METHOD

Backup executability judging system

Database recovery method applying update journal and database log

Storage system having a first computer, a second computer connected to the first computer via a network, and a storage device system that is accessed by the second computer

Transparent memory-mapped emulation of I/O calls

Transparent VMM-assisted user-mode execution control transfer

Method, system, and apparatus for providing alert synthesis in a data protection system

Cryptographic multi-shadowing with integrity verification

Storage system group

Storage system group

SECURE IDENTIFICATION OF EXECUTION CONTEXTS

Providing VMM access to guest virtual memory

BACKING UP A PROTOCOL ORDER

Processing requests in virtual computing environments

Managing entities in virtual computing environments

File aggregation in a switched file system

System and method to protect data stored in a storage system

Storage controller and data management method

Virtual disk drive system and method

SYSTEM OF CREATING LOGICAL VOLUME AND METHOD THEREOF

Restoring a database using fuzzy snapshot techniques

Data recovery method in differential remote backup for a NAS system

Storage system and method for acquisition and utilization of snapshots

Managing snapshots using messages

Recovery method using CDP

Techniques for storing system images in slices on data storage devices

PREVENTIVE MEASURE AGAINST DATA OVERFLOW FROM DIFFERENTIAL VOLUME IN DIFFERENTIAL REMOTE COPY

Systems and methods for adaptive copy on write

Systems and methods for portals into snapshot data

Techniques for snapshotting

Clustered snapshots in networks

Method for rolling back from snapshot with log

Method for performing a snapshot in a distributed shared file system

Online virtual machine disk migration

Method and system for copying a snapshot tree

Creating Backups in Storage Systems

System and method for non-disruptive check of a mirror

Failure management method for a storage system

Recoverability of a dataset associated with a multi-tier storage system

Systems and methods for providing a modification history for a location within a data store

Method and apparatus for data recovery system using storage based journaling

Backup archive management

Accessing snapshot data image of a data mirroring volume

Directory Snapshot Browser

Methods of determining and searching for modified blocks in a file system

Coordinated storage management operations in replication environment

Snapshot reset method and apparatus

Computer and method for configuring data backup environment used by plurality of associatively operated applications

Application-Based Backup-Restore of Electronic Information

User interface for electronic backup

Deletion in electronic backups

System setup for electronic backup

Computer system, management computer, storage system, and backup management method

Searching and Restoring of Backups

Storage, organization and searching of data stored on a storage medium

Electronic backup of applications

System, method and program product for backing up data

Storage system and storage system management method

Managing a snapshot stored within a file system space for efficient detection of in-use blocks

Method and system for offline indexing of content and classifying stored data

Storage system

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO BACKUP AND RESTORE DATA FOR VIRTUALIZED STORAGE AREA

Automatic triggering of backing store re-initialization

System and method for generating consistent images of a set of data objects

Method and system for efficient snapshot operations in mass-storage arrays

DATA RECOVERY IN AN ENTERPRISE DATA STORAGE SYSTEM

Snapshot preserved data cloning

Method and apparatus for separating snapshot preserved and write data

Method for replicating snapshot volumes between storage systems

Storage system and storage control method

Generating and indicating incremental backup copies from virtual copies of a data set

Snapshot format conversion method and apparatus

Consistent snapshots of dynamic heterogeneously managed data

Retaining disk identification in operating system environment after a hardware-driven snapshot restore from a snapshot-LUN created using software-driven snapshot architecture

Providing storage control in a network of storage controllers

Providing storage control in a network of storage controllers

Mapping apparatus for backup and restoration of multi-generation recovered snapshots

Near instantaneous backup and restore of disc partitions

Methods and apparatus for adjusting a journal area for continuous data protection

Storage system with multiple copy targeting

Management device and management method

Snapshot system

Tape backup method

Disk snapshot method using a copy-on-write table in a user space

Snapshots in distributed storage systems

Maintenance of valid volume table of contents

System and method for generating and managing quick recovery volumes

Apparatus and method for controlling data recovery

Systems and methods for detecting and mitigating storage risks

Systems and methods for storage modeling and costing

Deletion of rollback snapshot partition

Apparatus, system, and method for volume-level restoration of cluster server data

Storage system management based on a backup and recovery solution embedded in the storage system

Backup system with continuous data protection

DATA STORAGE SYSTEM AND PROCESS

Method and apparatus for data rollback

Protection and Recovery System for Automatic Disk Recovery

STORAGE SYSTEM, DATA PROTECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Techniques for data replication with snapshot capabilities

System and method for file system snapshot of a virtual logical disk

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STORAGE SYSTEM GENERATION AND USE OF DIFFERENTIAL BLOCK LISTS USING COPY-ON-WRITE SNAPSHOTS

Apparatus and storage system for controlling acquisition of snapshot

Storage subsystem and storage system

Storage system and data management method

Semiconductor memory system having a snapshot function

Optimized rollback of copy-on-write snapshot volumes

Event notification management

Method and apparatus for transferring snapshot data

INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD

Method and system for executing and undoing distributed server change operations

System for automatically recovering a computer memory using shadowed data and file directory structures

System for automatically shadowing data and file directory structures that are recorded on a computer memory

SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SHADOWING ENCRYPTED DATA AND FILE DIRECTORY STRUCTURES FOR A PLURALITY OF NETWORK-CONNECTED COMPUTERS USING A NETWORK-ATTACHED MEMORY WITH SINGLE INSTANCE STORAGE

METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR BACKUP OF NETWORKED COMPUTERS

Managing snapshots in storage systems

System for automatically shadowing data and file directory structures for a plurality of network-connected computers using a network-attached memory

Method and system for offline indexing of content and classifying stored data

Method and system for shrinking a set of data using a differential snapshot, a watch-list structure along with identifying and retaining updated blocks

System, method and computer program product for managing data versions

Method and apparatus for master volume access during volume copy

Database management system to reduce capacity of storage volume

Recovery method using CDP

Conflict resolution in recovery of electronic data

Storage apparatus and method of managing data using the storage apparatus

Computer system with data recovering, method of managing data with data recovering and managing computer for data recovering

Storage system, method of controlling storage system, and storage device

Method of and system for controlling attributes of a plurality of storage devices

Storage device and information management system

Storage system, method of controlling storage system, and storage device

Computer system and snapshot creation method thereof, delaying snapshot creation until pending transfer between volumes is complete

Application-based backup-restore of electronic information

System for multi-device electronic backup

Restoring electronic information

System and method for backup by splitting a copy pair and storing a snapshot

Systems and methods for continuous data replication

Method and an Apparatus for Controlling Executables Running on Blade Servers

Computer system and a method of replication

Concurrent virtual machine snapshots and restore

Data transfer and recovery process

Storage system and method for managing data using the same

Snapshot expansion system and method thereof

Clustered filesystem with interruptible token acquisition

Storage array virtualization using a storage block mapping protocol client and server

System and method for managing data deduplication of storage systems utilizing persistent consistency point images

Clustered filesystem with membership version support

System and method for reconfiguring continuous data protection system upon volume size change

Storage system and method of managing data using the same

Method, system, and database archive for enhancing database archiving

Recovery point data view shift through a direction-agnostic roll algorithm

Transparent checkpointing and process migration in a distributed system

Method and apparatus for managing backup data and journal

System method and circuit for differential mirroring of data

Creating frequent application-consistent backups efficiently

Method and apparatus for managing backup data and journal

Snapshot mechanism and method thereof

Storage system and method of producing recovery volume

Buffer updates and data evacuation in a storage system using differential snapshots

Storage system and back-up method for storage system

Methods of prefetching data in data storage systems

Storage controller and data management method

Method and system for providing high availability to distributed computer applications

Persistent Snapshot Methods

System and method for processing a plurality kinds of event markers of a continuous data protection

Storage system and data management method

Concurrent data restore and background copy operations in storage networks

Creating host-level application-consistent backups of virtual machines

Apparatus for performing storage virtualization

Virtual disk drive system and method

Virtual disk drive system and method

Virtual disk drive system and method

Method of maintaining a plurality of snapshots, server apparatus and storage apparatus

Systems and methods of unified reconstruction in storage systems

Rolling cache configuration for a data replication system

Storage system and recovery method thereof

Managing backup solutions with light-weight storage nodes

Cross tagging to data for consistent recovery

Continuous data protection of block-level volumes

Storage system issuing optimum I/O command to allocation-on-use enabled volume and controlling method therefor

Method and apparatus for backup and recovery using storage based journaling

Method for backing up data in a clustered file system

Storage system

Managing set of target storage volumes for snapshot and tape backups

Snapshot management device and snapshot management method

Network redirector systems and methods for performing data replication

Storage system and control method thereof

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN IMAGE LEVEL SNAPSHOT AND FOR RESTORING PARTIAL VOLUME DATA

Database recovery method applying update journal and database log

Log based data replication system with disk swapping below a predetermined rate

System, method and circuit for mirroring data

Method and system for resynchronizing data between a primary and mirror data storage system

Virtual disk drive system and method

Mapping apparatus for backup and restoration of multi-generation recovered snapshots

Storage system for data encryption

Preventive measure against data overflow from differential volume in differential remote copy

Storage system, data processing method and storage apparatus

Storage system creating a recovery request point enabling execution of a recovery

Method for restoring snapshot in a storage system

Method of managing data snapshot images in a storage system

Storage system, storage control device and recovery point detection method for storage control device

Data protection in storage systems

Storage controller and data management method

Method and system for managing core configuration information

Snapshot mechanism in a data processing system and method and apparatus thereof

Snapshot format conversion method and apparatus

Incremental data storage method, apparatus, interface, and system

Dynamic bulk-to-brick transformation of data

Replication of a consistency group of data storage objects from servers in a data network

Method and apparatus for efficiently storing and managing historical versions and replicas of computer data files

Filesystem snapshot enhancement to improve system performance

Disk array with capacity management

Failure management method for a storage system

Storage remote copy system

System and method to protect data stored in a storage system

System and method to protect data stored in a storage system

Computer system, storage system, management computer, and backup management method

Computer system, management computer, storage system, and backup management method

Distributed snapshot process

System recovery method and computer system using the same

Method and apparatus for avoiding journal overflow on backup and recovery system using storage based journaling

Method for rolling back from snapshot with log

Techniques for improving mirroring operations implemented in storage area networks and network based virtualization

Mirroring mechanisms for storage area networks and network based virtualization

Mirror consistency checking techniques for storage area networks and network based virtualization

Technique for timeline compression in a data store

Techniques for time-dependent storage management with a portable application programming interface

Technique for remapping data in a storage management system

Storage control system and method

Tracking incremental changes in a mass storage system

Back-up storage for home network

Snapshot management apparatus and method, and storage system

Systems and methods for automatic database or file system maintenance and repair

Instant copy of data in a cache memory via an atomic command