Vault to object store

1. A computerized method of enabling a service level agreement to specify interactions between an application and a remotely located object store that manages data as objects, the computerized method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device, first data associated with a first request to write application data to an object store according to a first schedule, wherein the first data is file system data;

creating, by the computing device, a first snapshot associated with the first requested application at a snapshot pool at a primary site;

creating, by the computing device, first metadata associated with the first snapshot, the first metadata comprising an application type including at least one of a file-system type and a database type;

transmitting, by the computing device, first instructions to a cloud formatting engine to create a first virtual disk at a storage pool at the primary site associated with an object store separate from the primary site, the first disk being structured to accept file system data;

copying, by the computing device, the first snapshot from the snapshot pool to the first virtual disk, the first snapshot comprising file system data;

transmitting, by the computing device, instructions to the cloud formatting engine to:

convert the copied snapshot on the virtual disk into an object, and

move the converted object from the first virtual disk to the object store; and

storing, by the computing device, the first metadata at the primary site separate from the object on the object store;

thereby enabling a service level agreement to specify interactions between an application and a remotely located object store that manages data as objects.

2. The computerized method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, second data associated with a second request from a requesting application to read application data from the object store at a first time;

transmitting, by the computing device, second instructions to the cloud formatting engine to:

mount a second snapshot, the snapshot associated with the second data, and

present the second snapshot as a second virtual disk on the storage pool associated with the object store; and

presenting, by the computing device, the second virtual disk to the requesting application at a second time.

3. The computerized method of claim 2 , further comprising:

providing, by the computing device, a scratch disk to cache writes associated with the second snapshot, the cache writes including identification information associated with the second snapshot.

4. The computerized method of claim 2 , wherein a difference between the first time and the second time is approximately 2 minutes.

5. The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein the object store is associated with a long-term storage of the application data.

6. The computerized method of claim 1 , further comprising creating, by the computing device, a directory structure associated with the object store, the directory structure comprising a logical representation of the object store.

7. The computerized method of claim 6 , wherein the first instructions include data associated with the directory structure.

8. A computerized system for enabling a service level agreement to specify interactions between an application and a remotely located object store that manages data as objects, comprising a processor configured to run a module stored in memory that is configured to cause the processor to:

receive first data associated with a first request to write application data to an object store separate from a primary site according to a first schedule, wherein the first data is file system data;

create a first snapshot associated with the first requested application at a snapshot pool at the primary site;

create, by the computing device, first metadata associated with the first snapshot, the first metadata comprising an application type including at least one of a file-system type and a database type;

transmit first instructions to a cloud formatting engine to create a first virtual disk at a storage pool at the primary site associated with an object store, the first disk being structured to accept file system data;

copy the first snapshot from the snapshot pool to the first virtual disk, the first snapshot comprising file system data;

transmit instructions to the cloud formatting engine to:

convert the copied snapshot on the virtual disk into an object, and

move the converted object from the first virtual disk to the object store; and

storing, by the computing device, the first metadata at the primary site separate from the object on the object store;

thereby enabling a service level agreement to specify interactions between an application and a remotely located object store that manages data as objects.

9. The computerized system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further caused to:

receive second data associated with a second request from a requesting application to read application data from the object store at a first time;

transmit second instructions to the cloud formatting engine to:

mount a second snapshot, the snapshot associated with the second data, and

present the second snapshot as a second virtual disk on the storage pool associated with the object store; and

present the second virtual disk to the requesting application at a second time.

10. The computerized system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further caused to:

provide a scratch disk to cache writes associated with the second snapshot, the cache writes including identification information associated with the second snapshot.

11. The computerized system of claim 9 , wherein a difference between the first time and the second time is approximately 2 minutes.

12. The computerized system of claim 8 , wherein the object store is associated with a long-term storage of the application data.

13. The computerized system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further caused to create a directory structure associated with the object store, the directory structure comprising a logical representation of the object store.

14. The computerized method of claim 13 , wherein the first instructions include data associated with the directory structure.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having executable instructions operable to cause an apparatus to:

receive first data associated with a first request to write application data to an object store separate from a primary site according to a first schedule, wherein the first data is file system data;

create a first snapshot associated with the first requested application at a snapshot pool at the primary site;

create, by the computing device, first metadata associated with the first snapshot, the first metadata comprising an application type including at least one of a file-system type and a database type;

transmit first instructions to a cloud formatting engine to create a first virtual disk at a storage pool at the primary site associated with an object store, the first disk being structured to accept file system data;

copy the first snapshot from the snapshot pool to the first virtual disk, the first snapshot comprising file system data;

transmit instructions to the cloud formatting engine to:

convert the copied snapshot on the virtual disk into an object, and

move the converted object from the first virtual disk to the object store; and

storing, by the computing device, the first metadata at the primary site separate from the object on the object store;

thereby enabling a service level agreement to specify interactions between an application and a remotely located object store that manages data as objects.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive second data associated with a second request from a requesting application to read application data from the object store at a first time;

transmit second instructions to the cloud formatting engine to:

mount a second snapshot, the snapshot associated with the second data, and

present the second application image as a second virtual disk on the storage pool associated with the object store; and

present the second virtual disk to the requesting application at a second time.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

provide a scratch disk to cache writes associated with the second snapshot, the cache writes including identification information associated with the second snapshot.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein a difference between the first time and the second time is approximately 2 minutes.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the object store is associated with a long-term storage of the application data.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to create a directory structure associated with the object store, the directory structure comprising a logical representation of the object store.