IBM Assigned Patent

IBM Corp., Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,175,986) developed by Zorik Machulsky, Gesher HaZiv, Elad Yom-Tov, DN Hamovi, Aviad Zlotnick, Mitzpeh Netofah, Israel, for a "system, method and computer program product for evaluating a storage policy based on simulation."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer implemented method for generating a storage policy for a storage system based on simulation results associated with a state of the storage system is provided. The method comprises receiving a target function applicable to a storage system, wherein the target function represents a measure of values associated with storage parameters related to productivity and loss tolerance of the storage system; wherein the simulation results for a state of the storage system are calculated based on a least one of (a) the storage system simulated response to a set of simulated file-related storage operation requests generated based on one or more simulation rules, (b) the state of the storage system before responding to the set of simulated file-related storage operation requests, (c) the storage system target function; and (d) rules for simulating file-related storage operation requests."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 4, 2011 (12/983,900).