System and method for accelerated data access

1. A backup storage, comprising:

a persistent storage for storing:

backups of entities, and

a global application data map; and

a backup manager programmed to:

obtain a restoration request for restoration of an application hosted by an entity of the entities;

make a determination to accelerate the restoration based, at least in part, on the application;

in response to the determination:

identify a virtual disk level backup of the entity that is associated with the application using the global application data. map;

obtain the virtual disk level backup from the backups of the entities;

mount the virtual disk level backup in a backup storage;

provide a virtual machine that is hosted by a production host and that hosts a copy of the application remote access to the mounted virtual disk level backup;

using the remote access, instantiate a new virtual disk that only includes data from the virtual disk level backup and associated with the application in the production host; and

restore the application using the new virtual disk.

2. The backup storage of claim 1 , wherein identifying the virtual disk level backup of the entity that is associated with the application using the global application data map comprises:

searching the global application data map using an identity of the application as a key to obtain a unique identifier associated with the virtual disk level backup.

3. The backup storage of claim 2 , wherein obtaining the virtual disk level backup from the backups of the entities comprises:

identifying, using the unique identifier associated with the virtual disk level backup,

a plurality of segments that are:

stored in the persistent storage, and

associated with the virtual disk level backup; and

combining the plurality of segments to obtain the virtual disk level backup.

4. The backup storage of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of segments is stored in a containerized format.

5. The backup storage of claim 1 , wherein a backup of the backups of the comprises:

the virtual disk level backup; and

a second virtual disk level backup,

wherein the virtual disk level backup is associated with a first virtualized disk of an entity of the entities,

wherein the second virtual disk level backup is associated with a second virtualized disk of the entity.

6. The backup storage of claim 5 , wherein the global application data map specifies that:

the application is associated with the virtual disk level backup; and

the application is not associated with the second virtual disk level backup.

7. The backup storage of claim 1 , wherein the data from the virtual disk level backup and associated with the application is a portion of all data of the virtual disk level backup.

8. A method for restoring an application to a previous state using backups of entities and a global application data map, comprising:

obtaining a restoration request for restoration of the application hosted by an entity of the entities;

making a. determination to accelerate the restoration based, at least m part, on the application;

to response to the determination:

identifying a virtual disk level backup of the entity that is associated with the application using the global application data map;

obtaining the virtual disk level backup from the backups of the entities;

mounting the virtual disk level backup in a backup storage;

providing a virtual machine that is hosted by a production host and that hosts a copy of the application remote access to the mounted virtual disk level backup;

using the remote access, instantiating a new virtual disk that only includes data from the virtual disk level backup and associated with the application in the production host; and

restoring the application using the new virtual disk.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein identifying the virtual disk level backup of the entity that is associated with the application using the global application data map comprises:

searching the global application data map using an identity of the application as a key to obtain a unique identifier associated with the virtual disk level backup.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein obtaining the virtual disk level backup from the backups of the entities comprises:

identifying, using the unique identifier associated with the virtual disk level backup, a plurality of segments that are:

stored in persistent storage, and

associated with the virtual disk level backup; and

combining the plurality of segments to obtain the virtual disk level backup.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of segments is stored in a containerized format.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein a backup of the backups of the entities comprises:

the virtual disk level backup; and

a second virtual disk level backup,

wherein the, virtual disk level backup is associated with a first virtualized disk of an entity of the entities,

wherein the second virtual disk level backup is associated with a second virtualized disk of the entity.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the global application data map specifies that:

the application is associated with the virtual disk level backup; and

the application is not associated with the second virtual disk level backup.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the data from the virtual disk level backup and associated with the application is a portion of all data of the virtual disk level backup.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for restoring an application to a previous state using backups of entities and a global application data map, the method comprising:

obtaining a restoration request for restoration of the application hosted by an entity of the entities;

making a determination to accelerate the restoration based, at least in part, on the application;

in response to the determination:

identifying a virtual disk level backup of the entity that is associated with the application using the global application data map;

obtaining the virtual disk level backup from the backups of the entities;

mounting the virtual disk level backup in a backup storage;

providing a virtual machine that is hosted by a production host and that hosts a copy of the application remote access to the mounted virtual disk level backup;

using the remote access, instantiating a new virtual disk that only includes data from the virtual disk level backup and associated with the application in the production host; and

restoring the application using the new virtual disk.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein identifying the virtual disk level backup of the entity that is associated with the application using the global application data. map comprises:

searching the global application data map using an identity of the application as a key to obtain a unique identifier associated with the virtual disk level backup.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein obtaining the virtual disk level backup from the backups of the entities comprises:

identifying, using the unique identifier associated with the virtual disk level backup, a plurality of segments that are:

stored in persistent storage, and

associated with the virtual disk level backup; and

combining the plurality of segments to obtain the virtual disk level backup.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of segments is stored in a containerized format.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein a backup of the backups of the entities comprises:

the virtual disk level backup; and

a second virtual disk level backup,

wherein the virtual disk level backup is associated with a first virtualized disk of an entity of the entities,

wherein the second virtual disk level backup is associated with a second virtualized disk of the entity.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the data from the virtual disk level backup and associated with the application is a portion of all data of the virtual disk level backup.