# US 12,001,300 B2 · Assessing protection for storage resources > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,001,300 B2 - Document ID: US12001300B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/568,385 - Filed: 2022-01-04 - Published: 2023-07-06 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2022-01-04 - Assignees: Pure Storage, Inc. - Applicants: Pure Storage, Inc. - Inventors: Payal Jauhar Srivastava; Prakash Darji - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12001300B2 ## CPC - G06F 11/1076: {Parity data used in redundant arrays of independent storages, e.g. in RAID systems} - G06F 11/1469: {Backup restoration techniques} - G06F 11/108: {Parity data distribution in semiconductor storages, e.g. in SSD} - G06F 11/1446: Point-in-time backing up or restoration of persistent data - G06F 12/14: Protection against unauthorised use of memory {or access to memory} - G06F 11/1461: {Backup scheduling policy} - G06F 11/2089: {Redundant storage control functionality} - G06F 2201/84: Using snapshots, i.e. a logical point-in-time copy of the data - G06F 2212/1052: Security improvement - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Assessing protection for storage resources, including: identifying a set of active data protection features for one or more storage resources; generating a data protection assessment based on the set of active data protection features; and reporting the data protection assessment. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: identifying a set of active data protection features for one or more storage resources of a storage system, the identifying including accessing at least one third-party backup provider that applies one or more active data protection features to the storage system; selecting a corresponding classification from a plurality of classifications for the one or more storage resources based on an amount of active data protection features included in the set of active data protection features; generating a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a data protection assessment for the storage system based on the identified set of active data protection features and the corresponding classification for the one or more storage resources; and reporting the data protection assessment via the GUI. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising reporting a suggested next step for improving the data protection assessment. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the one or more third-party backup providers is facilitated by one or more plugins implemented in the one or more third-party backup providers. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the set of active data protection features comprises a snapshot policy comprising a frequency at which snapshots are created, one or more triggering events for generating a snapshot, and a duration of time for retaining snapshots. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the set of active data protection features comprises a replication policy for data that is unable to be captured by a snapshot, the replication policy comprising a frequency at which the data is replicated and a target storage location for the replicated data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the data protection assessment is further based on one or more of a recovery time objective (RTO) or a recovery point objective (RPO). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising reporting a carbon footprint assessment based on a configuration of the one or more storage resources. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the carbon footprint assessment comprises a suggested reconfiguration for the one or more storage resources to reduce a carbon footprint of the storage system. ### Claim 9 An apparatus comprising: a memory; and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, configured to: identify a set of active data protection features for one or more storage resources, the identifying including accessing at least one third-party backup provider that applies one or more active data protection features to the one or more storage resources; selecting a corresponding classification from a plurality of classifications for the one or more storage resources based on an amount of active data protection features included in the set of active data protection figures; generate a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a data protection assessment for the storage system based on the identified set of active data protection features and the corresponding classification for the one or more storage resources; and report the data protection assessment via the GUI. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processing device is further configured to: report a suggested next step for improving the data protection assessment. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein accessing the one or more third-party backup providers is facilitated by one or more plugins implemented in the one or more third-party backup providers. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the set of active data protection features comprises a snapshot policy comprising a frequency at which snapshots are created, one or more triggering events for generating a snapshot, and a duration of time for retaining snapshots. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the set of active data protection features comprises a replication policy for data that is unable to be captured by a snapshot, the replication policy comprising a frequency at which the data is replicated and a target storage location for the replicated data. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the data protection assessment is further based on one or more of a recovery time objective (RTO) or a recovery point objective (RPO). ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processing device is further configured to: report a carbon footprint assessment based on a configuration of the one or more storage resources. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the carbon footprint assessment comprises a suggested reconfiguration for the one or more storage resources to reduce a carbon footprint of the storage system.