The Data Management Applications Programming Interface

Many data management applications such as hierarchical storage management, file backup, and others often require special hooks in the operating system to function. Most third-party vendors of these applications have had no choice but to modify the OS kernel on each platform they wish to support. To address this problem, the Data Management Interfaces Group (DMIG), a collection of OS, filesystem, and third-party application vendors, has been working to develop the Data Management Applications Programming Interface (DMAPI). The DMAPI is designed to enhance the portability of applications across different platforms.