Content aware dynamic data pool allocation

A system for matching a data pool to a data asset backed up in data protection system, comprising:

• a backup agent first generating an asset list listing an asset to be backed up, and second generating a pool list listing a plurality of data pools available in the data protection system to store the asset;
• a first classifier component classifying and analyzing the listed asset with respect to one or more data features to generate a respective classified asset data element and tagging the classified asset data element with a first tag encoding first features comprising at least data criticality, confidentiality, encryption, availability, and access control to generate a tagged asset data element;
• a second classifier component classifying and analyzing each listed pool with respect to one or more storage features to generate a respective classified pool data element and tagging the classified pool data element with a second tag encoding second features comprising at least storage type, criticality, capacity, availability, and performance to generate a tagged pool data element;
• a comparator comparing the tagged asset data element to the tagged pool element to identify a pool appropriate to store the asset based on the respective data features and storage features based on a similarity match between the first tag and second tag;
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• a data ranking component assigning a relative rank to the compared tagged asset data element and tagged pool element relative to other compared and tagged asset data elements and pool elements, and selecting a pool having a highest relative rank for backup of the asset by the data protection system.

A tangible computer program product having stored thereon program instructions that, when executed by a process, cause the processor to perform a method matching a data pool to a data asset backed up in data protection system, comprising:

• first generating an asset list listing an asset to be backed up;
• second generating a pool list listing a plurality of data pools available in the data protection system to store the asset;
• first classifying and analyzing the listed asset with respect to one or more data features to generate a respective classified asset data element;
• first tagging the classified asset data element with a first tag encoding first features comprising at least data criticality, confidentiality, encryption, availability, and access control to generate a tagged asset data element;
• second classifying and analyzing each listed pool with respect to one or more storage features to generate a respective classified pool data element;
• second tagging the classified pool data element with a second tag encoding second features comprising at least storage type, criticality, capacity, availability, and performance to generate a tagged pool data element;
• comparing the tagged asset data element to the tagged pool element to identify a pool appropriate to store the asset based on the respective data features and storage features based on a similarity match between the first tag and second tag;
• assigning a relative rank to the compared tagged asset data element and tagged pool element relative to other compared and tagged asset data elements and pool elements;
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• selecting a pool having a highest relative rank for backup of the asset by the data protection system.