Distributed data protection management in multi-cloud computing environment
In a cloud computing environment associated with an enterprise comprising one or more cloud platforms with one or more respective data protection ecosystems, a method maintains a distributed ledger system with a plurality of nodes, wherein a given one of the data protection ecosystems is operatively coupled to a given one of the plurality of nodes of the distributed ledger system. Further, the method manages one or more data sets processed by the one or more data protection ecosystems in association with the distributed ledger system, wherein managing comprises storing transaction data associated with the processing of the one or more data sets on the distributed ledger system to enable an environment-wide view of the stored transaction data.
1. A method comprising:
in a multi-cloud computing environment associated with an enterprise comprising two or more cloud platforms with one or more respective data protection ecosystems, maintaining a distributed ledger system comprising a plurality of nodes operatively coupled in a peer-to-peer communications protocol, wherein a given one of the data protection ecosystems is operatively coupled to a given one of the plurality of nodes of the distributed ledger system;
managing one or more data sets processed by the one or more data protection ecosystems in association with the distributed ledger system, wherein managing comprises storing transaction data associated with the processing of the one or more data sets on the distributed ledger system; and
enabling a multi-cloud environment-wide view of the stored transaction data representing processing activities of the one or more data sets across the two or more cloud platforms;
wherein the one or more data protection ecosystems comprise first and second data protection ecosystems respectively associated with first and second cloud platforms;
wherein the first data protection ecosystem is operatively coupled to a first node of the distributed ledger system and wherein the second data protection ecosystem is operatively coupled to a second node of the distributed ledger system;
wherein managing the one or more data sets comprises at least the first and second nodes of the distributed ledger system accessing the stored transaction data;
wherein the first node is a local blockchain node for the first cloud platform and the second node is a local blockchain node for the second cloud platform;
wherein the first node is configured to receive event data associated with the processing of one or more data sets by the first data protection ecosystem and to convert the event data into transaction data for storage in the first node;
wherein the second node is configured to receive event data associated with the processing of one or more data sets by the second data protection ecosystem and to convert the event data into transaction data for storage in the second node;
wherein managing the one or more data sets comprises at least one of the first node accessing the stored transaction data of the second node and the second node accessing the stored transaction data of the first node; and
wherein the method is implemented via one or more processing devices each comprising a processor coupled to a memory.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more cloud platforms comprise at least one of one or more private cloud platforms and one or more public cloud platforms.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transaction data comprises at least one of metadata about one or more copied data sets, metadata about one or more restored data sets, and metadata about one or more deleted data sets.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the given one of the data protection ecosystems is operatively coupled to the given one of the plurality of nodes of the distributed ledger system via a local portal.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the local portal comprises logic configured to convert event data associated with the processing of one or more data sets by the given data protection ecosystem into transaction data for storage in the given node of the distributed ledger system.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the logic comprises a smart contract.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the local portal is configured to send the transaction data to other nodes of the distributed ledger system.
8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the local portal is configured to send the event data to other nodes of the distributed ledger system.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein enabling the multi-cloud environment-wide view includes coupling a dashboard to the distributed ledger system, the dashboard configured to present the multi-cloud environment-wide view of the stored transaction data.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the dashboard is configured to provide a view of transaction data representing at least one of a data set creation event, a data set copy event, and a data set deletion event.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the dashboard is configured to provide a search feature to locate one or more of the data set creation event, the data set copy event, and the data set deletion event.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein:
the dashboard is configured to initiate an operation on the one or more data sets associated with the one or more cloud platforms; and
wherein the operation comprises one or more of a delete operation and a move operation.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the dashboard is implemented on at least one of the first and second nodes.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the given one of the data protection ecosystems sends the transaction data associated with the one or more data sets processed thereby to the distributed ledger system for storage.
15. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by at least one processing device causes said at least one processing device to perform the steps of:
in a multi-cloud computing environment associated with an enterprise comprising two or more cloud platforms with one or more respective data protection ecosystems, maintaining a distributed ledger system comprising a plurality of nodes operatively coupled in a peer-to-peer communications protocol, wherein a given one of the data protection ecosystems is operatively coupled to a given one of the plurality of nodes of the distributed ledger system;
managing one or more data sets processed by the one or more data protection ecosystems in association with the distributed ledger system, wherein managing comprises storing transaction data associated with the processing of the one or more data sets on the distributed ledger system; and
enabling a multi-cloud environment-wide view of the stored transaction data representing processing activities of the one or more data sets across the two or more cloud platforms;
wherein the one or more data protection ecosystems comprise first and second data protection ecosystems respectively associated with first and second cloud platforms;
wherein the first data protection ecosystem is operatively coupled to a first node of the distributed ledger system and wherein the second data protection ecosystem is operatively coupled to a second node of the distributed ledger system;
wherein managing the one or more data sets comprises at least the first and second nodes of the distributed ledger system accessing the stored transaction data;
wherein the first node is a local blockchain node for the first cloud platform and the second node is a local blockchain node for the second cloud platform;
wherein the first node is configured to receive event data associated with the processing of one or more data sets by the first data protection ecosystem and to convert the event data into transaction data for storage in the first node;
wherein the second node is configured to receive event data associated with the processing of one or more data sets by the second data protection ecosystem and to convert the event data into transaction data for storage in the second node;
wherein managing the one or more data sets comprises at least one of the first node accessing the stored transaction data of the second node and the second node accessing the stored transaction data of the first node.
16. A system comprising:
one or more processing devices including a processor coupled to memory and configured to:
in a multi-cloud computing environment associated with an enterprise comprising two or more cloud platforms with one or more respective data protection ecosystems, maintain a distributed ledger system comprising a plurality of nodes operatively coupled in a peer-to-peer communications protocol, wherein a given one of the data protection ecosystems is operatively coupled to a given one of the plurality of nodes of the distributed ledger system;
manage one or more data sets processed by the one or more data protection ecosystems in association with the distributed ledger system, wherein managing comprises storing transaction data associated with the processing of the one or more data sets on the distributed ledger system; and
enable a multi-cloud environment-wide view of the stored transaction data representing processing activities of the one or more data sets across the two or more cloud platforms;
wherein the one or more data protection ecosystems comprise first and second data protection ecosystems respectively associated with first and second cloud platforms;
wherein the first data protection ecosystem is operatively coupled to a first node of the distributed ledger system and wherein the second data protection ecosystem is operatively coupled to a second node of the distributed ledger system;
wherein managing the one or more data sets comprises at least the first and second nodes of the distributed ledger system accessing the stored transaction data;
wherein the first node is a local blockchain node for the first cloud platform and the second node is a local blockchain node for the second cloud platform;
wherein the first node is configured to receive event data associated with the processing of one or more data sets by the first data protection ecosystem and to convert the event data into transaction data for storage in the first node;
wherein the second node is configured to receive event data associated with the processing of one or more data sets by the second data protection ecosystem and to convert the event data into transaction data for storage in the second node; and
wherein managing the one or more data sets comprises at least one of the first node accessing the stored transaction data of the second node and the second node accessing the stored transaction data of the first node.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more cloud platforms comprise at least one of one or more private cloud platforms and one or more public cloud platforms.
18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the transaction data comprises at least one of metadata about one or more copied data sets, metadata about one or more restored data sets, and metadata about one or more deleted data sets.
19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the distributed ledger system comprises a dashboard configured to present the environment-wide view of the stored transaction data.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the dashboard is implemented on at least one of the first and second nodes.