US 10,853,475 B2 · Systems and methods for event delivery in a cloud storage system

Abstract

Cloud storage systems and methods are described for providing event-based user state synchronization among the various cloud elements. A global user directory is maintained on a remote cloud storage system. The global user directory includes a plurality of global user definitions associated with a plurality of user accounts, where each of the user accounts has access to at least one of a remote file system (RFS) hosted by the remote cloud storage system and a local file system (LFS) hosted by a local cloud storage system. As global user definition are altered on the remote cloud storage system, user events are generated and communicated to the local cloud storage system, where they are applied to synchronize the local user definitions with the global user definitions. The invention facilitates centralized control of user definitions, near real-time event delivery to local cloud storage systems, and separation of authentication processes from customers' active directory services.

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Dependent claims

A method for routing user events in a hybrid cloud storage system, said method comprising:

providing a wide area network interface configured to establish connections with a plurality of local cloud storage systems;
establishing a plurality of connections with said plurality of local cloud storage systems;
registering each of said connections in a connection registry storing connection information associated with each of said connections;
using said connection registry to identify at least one of said local cloud storage systems as a destination for a user event, said user event being indicative of a change made to a global user definition of a remote cloud storage system, said global user definition being synchronized with an associated local user definition stored on said at least one of said local cloud storage systems;
receiving said user event from said remote cloud storage system;
and
providing said user event to said destination.

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An event delivery system for routing events in a hybrid cloud storage system, said event delivery system comprising:

a local cloud interface configured to establish a plurality of network connections with a plurality of local cloud storage systems;
a remote cloud interface configured to establish a network connection with at least one remote cloud storage system;
a connection registry configured to store connection information associated with each of said connections with said plurality of local cloud storage systems;
a service locator configured to identify at least one of said local cloud storage systems as a destination for a user event based on said connection information stored in said connection registry, said user event being indicative of a change made to a global user definition on a remote cloud storage system, said global user definition being synchronized with an associated local user definition stored on at least one of said local cloud storage systems;
and
a message router operative to receive said user event from said remote cloud storage system and provide said user event to said at least one destination.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for event delivery in a cloud storage system

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Abstract

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