Systems and methods for storing data

A system for storing data, the system comprising:

• an identification module, stored in memory, that identifies a request to backup a set of data according to a storage-as-a-service configuration that stores data into cloud storage;
• a dividing module, stored in memory, that:
• divides the set of data to be backed up into chunks of data;
• divides, for each of the chunks of data, a respective chunk into blocks of data;
• a generation module, stored in memory, that generates, for each of the chunks of data, at least one block of parity bits for the respective chunk of data based on applying an erasure code to the blocks of data;
• a splitting module, stored in memory, that splits, during backing up the chunks of data according to the storage-as-a-service configuration, the respective blocks of data and the generated block of parity bits into heterogeneous storage media targets;
• and
• at least one physical processor configured to execute the identification module, the dividing module, the generation module, and the splitting module.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• identify a request to backup a set of data according to a storage-as-a-service configuration that stores data into cloud storage;
• divide the set of data to be backed up into chunks of data;
• divide, for each of the chunks of data, a respective chunk into blocks of data;
• generate, for each of the chunks of data, at least one block of parity bits for the respective chunk of data based on applying an erasure code to the blocks of data;
• and
• split, during backing up the chunks of data according to the storage-as-a-service configuration, the respective blocks of data and the generated block of parity bits into heterogeneous storage media targets.