Cloud Data Depopulation via Dedicated Staging Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cloud data migration methods over public Internet connections are inefficient, taking days or weeks due to narrow bandwidth and lack of security, making it impractical for large-scale data transfers, especially for sensitive data, and there is a need for efficient de-population of cloud data stores when data becomes obsolete or unsupported.
Innovation Solution
A cloud data distribution service that configures high-bandwidth connections and manages data formatting, transfer, and security using selectable commands, allowing for efficient transportation of data from cloud-hosted storage to on-premise databases or servers, utilizing dedicated staging and transport connections for secure and timely data migration and de-population.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If data is transported over public Internet connections using standard protocols, then connectivity and accessibility are improved, but transfer speed and efficiency deteriorate due to narrow bandwidth
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a dedicated transport connection as an intermediary between the cloud data store and the destination. This dedicated connection acts as a specialized mediator that provides high-bandwidth, direct communication path, resolving the contradiction by maintaining connectivity through the intermediary while achieving high transfer speeds that public Internet connections cannot provide.
2Adaptability or versatility
If data is transported over public Internet connections, then accessibility is improved, but security deteriorates due to exposure to network threats
Solution Approach 1:
The dedicated transport connection serves as a secure intermediary that isolates the data transfer from the public Internet. This intermediary provides controlled, authenticated access while maintaining security through dedicated resources, thus resolving the contradiction between accessibility and security by enabling secure communication without public Internet exposure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If standard TCP/IP or FTP connections are used for data migration, then compatibility is improved, but transfer time deteriorates to days or weeks for large data sets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent fundamentally changes the bandwidth parameter of the transport connection by using dedicated high-capacity connections instead of standard public Internet connections. This parameter change enables massive parallel data transfer while maintaining protocol compatibility, resolving the contradiction by achieving both compatibility and dramatically reduced transfer time through upgraded connection parameters.
4Adaptability or versatility
If narrow-bandwidth connections are used for cloud storage access, then resource availability is improved, but data management capability deteriorates due to inability to perform error correction and encryption
Solution Approach 1:
The dedicated transport connection acts as an intermediary that enables advanced data management functions. This intermediary provides sufficient bandwidth and controlled environment to perform error correction, encryption, and other data management operations that are impossible over narrow-bandwidth public connections, thus resolving the contradiction between resource availability and operational capability.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for de-populating a cloud data store. In one method, an identification of a set of cloud-populated data to be transported from a set of host storage clouds to at least one target data store is received. The method identifies a data transport pathway from the set of host storage clouds to the at least one target data store, the data transport pathway including a dedicated reverse staging connection between the set of host storage clouds and the at least one target data store. The method initiates the transport of the set of cloud-populated data to the at least one target data store in view of a set of de-population commands.