Fecha de publicación: 27/10/2022 Fuente: WIPO "swarm" A multi-platform data storage system that facilitates sharing of containers including one or more virtual storage resources. The multi-platform data storage system can, for example, include a storage interface configured to enable access to a plurality of storage platforms that use different storage access and/or management protocols, the plurality of storage platforms storing data objects in physical data storage; and a storage mobility and management layer providing virtual management of virtual storage resources corresponding to one or more data objects stored in the plurality of storage platforms, the storage mobility and management layer including at least a transfer module coupled to at least one network and configured to transfer at least one of the data objects. The transfer module can transfer the at least one of the data objects between the multi-platform data storage system and another data storage system.