Hybrid Cloud Storage Profile via Dynamic Confidence Method

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Solution Overview

Problem

Managing hybrid cloud environments is complex due to network latency, data transfer concerns, and changing business requirements, making it difficult to detect and adapt to changes in storage category/genre, which can lead to security issues like private data leakage.

Innovation Solution

A method using a deep learning model to generate a hybrid cloud storage profile by incorporating hybrid cloud environment factors, performing dynamic confidence methods, and optimizing models to predict storage category and genre, thereby improving confidence and handling environment changes without retraining.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional storage management methods are used in hybrid cloud environments, then implementation is simple, but the system cannot adapt to changing business requirements and environment factors, leading to security issues and chaotic storage

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to environment changesVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic weight adjustment for different storage features based on environment factors. The system continuously updates the importance weights of storage features (such as security, cost, performance) according to changing business requirements and environmental conditions, enabling the storage management system to adapt dynamically without complete retraining. This resolves the contradiction by making the system flexible and adaptive while maintaining a relatively simple underlying architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameters of the deep learning model by adjusting feature weights rather than retraining the entire model. When environment factors change, the system modifies the weight parameters of existing features to reflect new priorities, allowing the model to adapt to new conditions while preserving the learned patterns from historical data. This approach maintains adaptability while avoiding the complexity of complete model retraining.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If deep learning models are retrained frequently to adapt to environment changes, then prediction accuracy improves, but training time and computational resources increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprediction accuracyVSAvoidmodel training time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary training of the deep learning model on historical storage data to learn general patterns and relationships. Once trained, the model maintains these learned patterns while only adjusting feature weights in response to environment changes. This preliminary action establishes a solid foundation that reduces the need for frequent complete retraining, thereby maintaining prediction accuracy while minimizing training time and computational overhead.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of performing full model retraining when environment factors change, the patent applies partial action by only adjusting the weight parameters of relevant features. This selective adjustment maintains prediction accuracy for the affected features while avoiding the computational expense of retraining the entire model, thus resolving the contradiction between accuracy and training time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Reliability

If storage categories and genres are not accurately detected, then management is easier, but data security is compromised and chaotic storage occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata securityVSAvoidstorage category detection difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the deep learning model continuously predicts storage category and genre classifications, and these predictions are used to update the system's understanding of storage patterns. The model receives feedback from actual storage operations and environment factor changes, adjusting its predictions and feature weights accordingly. This feedback loop improves detection accuracy over time while maintaining system reliability and data security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses a composite approach by combining multiple storage features (security requirements, performance characteristics, cost factors, capacity requirements) into a unified deep learning model that predicts storage category and genre. This composite model integrates diverse information sources to improve detection accuracy and reliability, making the detection process more robust despite the increased complexity of analyzing multiple features simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

4Productivity

If files are allocated without considering environment factors, then allocation is faster, but security risks increase and resource costs are not optimized

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefile allocation efficiencyVSAvoidsecurity risks
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary prediction of storage category and genre using the trained deep learning model before actual file allocation. This preliminary action provides advance guidance on where files should be allocated based on their characteristics and current environment factors, enabling fast allocation decisions that already account for security requirements and resource optimization. The model's pre-trained knowledge allows rapid classification without compromising security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent dynamically adjusts the weight parameters of storage features based on environment factors before file allocation. When security concerns are elevated in the current environment, the model increases the weight of security-related features in its predictions, automatically prioritizing secure storage locations. This parameter adjustment enables the system to maintain high allocation efficiency while adapting to changing security requirements and resource conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11797492B2Cognitive method to perceive storages for hybrid cloud management
Publication Date: 2023.10.24 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for hybrid cloud management. The mechanism generates hybrid cloud storage features and hybrid cloud environment factors. The mechanism performs a dynamic confidence method on the hybrid cloud features based on the hybrid cloud environment factors using a deep learning model to generate a hybrid cloud storage profile. The mechanism performing model optimization on the deep learning model and generating a files-storage matrix. The mechanism generates a hybrid cloud file profile based on the hybrid cloud storage profile and the files-storage matrix. The mechanism generates a target file matrix based on the hybrid cloud storage profile and the hybrid cloud file profile. The mechanism stores files based on the target file matrix.