Granted Patent B2

US 11,520,833 · App. 17/039,996 · Granted Dec 6, 2022

Inventors: Bing Liu (Tianjin, CN); Ming Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Min Liu (Shanghai, CN); Yun Zhang (Chengdu, CN)

Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC

G06F16/9035G06F11/1402G06F16/907G06F16/90335

Abstract

Claims (83)

1. A method for data item recommendation, comprising:

receiving a request for a data item from a terminal device, the request comprising an identifier for identifying the data item and a type of use of the data item;

determining an application type at least based on the type of use of the data item, wherein the type of use is determined as being either related to disaster recovery or data analysis;

determining, based on the application type, a recommendation criterion type matching the request;

determining a plurality of data items associated with the identifier, the plurality of data items being located in a plurality of storage devices, wherein at least some of the plurality of storage devices are located in a different geographic location; and

determining, based on the recommendation criterion type, a recommended data item from the plurality of data items as a response to the request,

wherein if the recommendation criterion type is determined as a performance-sensitive type, determining, based on where the plurality of data items are located, a plurality of network performances or a plurality of system performances associated with the plurality of storage devices, and determining, based on the plurality of network performances or the plurality of system performances, the recommended data item from the plurality of data items; and

wherein a network performance of the plurality of network performances comprises at least one of delay, throughput, and a data packet loss rate, and the system performance of the plurality of system performances comprises at least one of input and output performance, processor performance, and memory performance.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the recommendation criterion type comprises:

determining that the recommendation criterion type is a performance-sensitive type, if it is determined that the application type is related to the disaster recovery type of use; and

determining that the recommendation criterion type is a cost-sensitive type, if it is determined that the application type is related to the data analysis type of use.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the recommended data item comprises:

if the recommendation criterion type is determined as a performance-sensitive type,

acquiring a first position of the terminal device from the request;

acquiring a plurality of second positions of the plurality of storage devices where the plurality of data items are located from metadata associated with the plurality of data items;

determining a plurality of distances between the first position and the plurality of second positions; and

determining, based on the plurality of distances, the recommended data item from the plurality of data items.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the recommended data item comprises:

if the recommendation criterion type is determined as a cost-sensitive type, acquiring at least one of:

a plurality of sizes of the plurality of data items;

a plurality of storage object numbers associated with the plurality of data items from metadata associated with the plurality of data items, the plurality of data items being divided into a plurality of storage objects for storage;

acquiring a plurality of payment strategies, associated with data acquisition, of the plurality of storage devices where the plurality of data items are located;

determining, based on the plurality of sizes or the plurality of storage object numbers, a plurality of expenses associated with the plurality of data items according to the plurality of payment strategies; and

determining, based on the plurality of expenses, the recommended data item from the plurality of data items.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein acquiring the plurality of payment strategies comprises:

acquiring a first position of the terminal device from the request;

acquiring a plurality of second positions of the plurality of storage devices where the plurality of data items are located from metadata associated with the plurality of data items; and

acquiring a plurality of payment strategies, associated with data acquisition between the first position and the plurality of second positions, of the plurality of storage devices where the plurality of data items are located.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

searching a user profile associated with the terminal device for a configuration item associated with the recommendation criterion type;

determining, if the configuration item is found in the user profile, the recommendation criterion type based on the configuration item; and

determining, if the configuration item is not found in the user profile, the recommendation criterion type based on the application type.

7. An electronic device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor, wherein

the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, and when executed by the at least one processor, the instructions enable the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a request for a data item from a terminal device, the request comprising an identifier for identifying the data item and a type of use of the data item;

determining an application type at least based on the type of use of the data item, wherein the type of use is determined as being either related to disaster recovery or data analysis;

determining, based on the application type, a recommendation criterion type matching the request;

determining a plurality of data items associated with the identifier, the plurality of data items being located in a plurality of storage devices, wherein at least some of the plurality of storage devices are located in a different geographic location; and

determining, based on the recommendation criterion type, a recommended data item from the plurality of data items as a response to the request,

wherein if the recommendation criterion type is determined as a performance-sensitive type, determining, based on where the plurality of data items are located, a plurality of network performances or a plurality of system performances associated with the plurality of storage devices, and determining, based on the plurality of network performances or the plurality of system performances, the recommended data item from the plurality of data items; and

wherein a network performance of the plurality of network performances comprises at least one of delay, throughput, and a data packet loss rate, and the system performance of the plurality of system performances comprises at least one of input and output performance, processor performance, and memory performance.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein determining the recommendation criterion type comprises:

determining that the recommendation criterion type is a performance-sensitive type, if it is determined that the application type is related to the disaster recovery type of use; and

determining, that the recommendation criterion type is a cost-sensitive type, if it is determined that the application type is related to the data analysis type of use.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein determining the recommended data item comprises:

if the recommendation criterion type is determined as a performance-sensitive type,

acquiring a first position of the terminal device from the request;

acquiring a plurality of second positions of the plurality of storage devices where the plurality of data items are located from metadata associated with the plurality of data items;

determining a plurality of distances between the first position and the plurality of second positions; and

determining, based on the plurality of distances, the recommended data item from the plurality of data items.

10. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein determining the recommended data item comprises:

if the recommendation criterion type is determined as a cost-sensitive type, acquiring at least one of:

a plurality of sizes of the plurality of data items, or

a plurality of storage object numbers associated with the plurality of data items from metadata associated with the plurality of data items, the plurality of data items being divided into a plurality of storage objects for storage;

acquiring a plurality of payment strategies, associated with data acquisition, of the plurality of storage devices where the plurality of data items are located;

determining, based on the plurality of sizes or the plurality of storage object numbers, a plurality of expenses associated with the plurality of data items according to the plurality of payment strategies; and

determining, based on the plurality of expenses, the recommended data item from the plurality of data items.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein acquiring the plurality of payment strategies comprises:

acquiring a first position of the terminal device from the request;

acquiring a plurality of second positions of the plurality of storage devices where the plurality of data items are located from metadata associated with the plurality of data items; and

acquiring a plurality of payment strategies, associated with data acquisition between the first position and the plurality of second positions, of the plurality of storage devices where the plurality of data items are located.

12. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

searching a user profile associated with the terminal device for a configuration item associated with the recommendation criterion type;

determining, if the configuration item is found in the user profile, the recommendation criterion type based on the configuration item; and

determining, if the configuration item is not found in the user profile, the recommendation criterion type based on the application type.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions are used to enable a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving a request for a data item from a terminal device, the request comprising an identifier for identifying the data item and a type of use of the data item;

determining an application type at least based on the type of use of the data item, wherein the type of use is determined as being either related to disaster recovery or data analysis;

determining, based on the application type, a recommendation criterion type matching the request;

determining a plurality of data items associated with the identifier, the plurality of data items being located in a plurality of storage devices, wherein at least some of the plurality of storage devices are located in a different geographic location; and

determining, based on the recommendation criterion type, a recommended data item from the plurality of data items as a response to the request,

wherein if the recommendation criterion type is determined as a performance-sensitive type, determining, based on where the plurality of data items are located, a plurality of network performances or a plurality of system performances associated with the plurality of storage devices, and determining, based on the plurality of network performances or the plurality of system performances, the recommended data item from the plurality of data items; and

wherein a network performance of the plurality of network performances comprises at least one of delay, throughput, and a data packet loss rate, and the system performance of the plurality of system performances comprises at least one of input and output performance, processor performance, and memory performance.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein determining the recommendation criterion type comprises:

determining that the recommendation criterion type is a performance-sensitive type, if it is determined that the application type is related to the disaster recovery type of use; and

determining that the recommendation criterion type is a cost-sensitive type, if it is determined that the application type is related to the data analysis type of use.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein determining the recommended data item comprises:

if the recommendation criterion type is determined as a performance-sensitive type, acquiring a first position of the terminal device from the request;

acquiring a plurality of second positions of the plurality of storage devices where the plurality of data items are located from metadata associated with the plurality of data items;

determining a plurality of distances between the first position and the plurality of second positions; and

determining, based on the plurality of distances, the recommended data item from the plurality of data items.

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