Method and system for parallel data transmission and cooperating backups

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a client protection agent, which when executed by the processor performs a method, the method comprising:
• detecting a first trigger event for a first backup operation targeting a user asset of a client device of client devices, wherein the first trigger event specifies first metadata associated with the first backup operation;
• acquiring a first byte-range lock associated with a backup type specified in the first metadata in an asset lock file associated with the user asset;
• acquiring a second byte-range lock of the asset lock file that is associated with a storage mounting operation;
• after acquiring the first byte-range lock and the second byte-range lock, mounting a backup storage to the client device using the first metadata;
• unlocking the second byte-range lock;
• and
• performing, after unlocking the second byte-range lock, the first backup operation on the user asset.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• detecting a first trigger event for a first backup operation targeting a user asset of a client device of client devices, wherein the first trigger event specifies first metadata associated with the first backup operation;
• acquiring a first byte-range lock associated with a backup type specified in the first metadata in an asset lock file associated with the user asset;
• acquiring a second byte-range lock of the asset lock file that is associated with a storage mounting operation;
• after acquiring the first byte-range lock and the second byte-range lock, mounting a backup storage to the client device using the first metadata;
• unlocking the second byte-range lock;
• and
• performing, after unlocking the second byte-range lock, the first backup operation on the user asset.