Methods and devices for managing a cloud computing environment

US 9,043,751 B2
Filed: 08/10/2012
Issued: 05/26/2015
Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2008
Status: Active Grant

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1. A method comprising:

sending, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information, the initialization event causing an N-tier cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application, wherein the cloud environment comprises a plurality of distinct cloud configurations, each cloud configuration provided by a unique cloud provider, and multiple tiers of computing facilities, each tier being characterized by logical groupings of components directed to a general type of functionality, wherein each cloud provider'"'"'s cloud configuration contributes all, a portion, or none of each individual tier of the N-tier cloud environment, and the initialization event includes information specifying different cloud configurations of each of the different cloud providers to launch in each tier; and

subsequently sending, by the computer system, software application data to the N-tier cloud environment configuration, which, upon receipt, causes the software application to begin execution in available tiers of the N-tier cloud environment configuration,wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data.

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Methods, devices, and systems for management of a cloud computing environment for use by a software application. The cloud computing environment may be an N-tier environment. Multiple cloud providers may be used to provide the cloud computing environment.

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1. A method comprising:
- sending, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information, the initialization event causing an N-tier cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application, wherein the cloud environment comprises a plurality of distinct cloud configurations, each cloud configuration provided by a unique cloud provider, and multiple tiers of computing facilities, each tier being characterized by logical groupings of components directed to a general type of functionality, wherein each cloud provider'"'"'s cloud configuration contributes all, a portion, or none of each individual tier of the N-tier cloud environment, and the initialization event includes information specifying different cloud configurations of each of the different cloud providers to launch in each tier; and
  
  subsequently sending, by the computer system, software application data to the N-tier cloud environment configuration, which, upon receipt, causes the software application to begin execution in available tiers of the N-tier cloud environment configuration,wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data.
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- - 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the computer system, monitoring environment data that represents a current cloud environment state.
  - 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising sending a cloud environment adjustment event in response to receipt of the monitoring environment data.
  - 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the provisioning information further comprises service level agreement data.

5. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer usable program code executable to perform operations comprising:
- sending, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information, the initialization event causing an N-tier cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application, wherein the cloud environment comprises a plurality of distinct cloud configurations, each cloud configuration provided by a unique cloud provider, and multiple tiers of computing facilities, each tier being characterized by groupings of components directed to a general type of functionality, wherein each cloud provider'"'"'s cloud configuration contributes all, a portion, or none of each individual tier of the N-tier cloud environment, and the initialization event includes information specifying different cloud configurations of each of the different cloud providers to launch in each tier; and
  
  subsequently sending, by the computer system, software application data to the N-tier cloud computing environment, which, upon receipt, causes the software application to begin execution in available tiers of the N-tier cloud computing environment,wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data.
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- - 6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 5, further having computer usable program code executable to perform operations comprising receiving, by the computer system, monitoring environment data that represents a current cloud environment state, and sending a cloud environment adjustment event in response to receipt of the monitoring environment data.
  - 7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein the provisioning information further comprises service level agreement data.

8. A system for managing a cloud computing environment for use by a software application, the system comprising a processor in communication with a memory, where:
- the memory stores processor-executable program code; and
  
  the processor is configured to be operative in conjunction with the processor executable program code to;
  
  send, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information, the initialization event causing an N-tier cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application, wherein the cloud environment comprises a plurality of distinct cloud configurations, each cloud configuration provided by a unique cloud provider, and multiple tiers of computing facilities, each tier being characterized by logical groupings of components directed to a general type of functionality, wherein each cloud provider'"'"'s cloud configuration contributes ail, a portion, or none of each individual tier of the N-tier cloud environment, and the initialization event includes information specifying different cloud configurations of each of the different cloud providers to launch in each tier; and
  
  subsequently send software application data to the cloud computing environment, which, upon receipt, initiates execution of the software application in available one or more tiers of the N-tier cloud computing environment,wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data.
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- - 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to be operative in conjunction with the processor executable program code to receive, by the computer system, monitoring environment data that represents a current cloud environment state, and sending a cloud environment adjustment event in response to receipt of the monitoring environment data.
  - 10. The system of claim 8, wherein the provisioning information further comprises service level agreement data.

11. A method comprising:
- sending, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information in a single file, the initialization event causing two or more tiers of a cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application; and
  
  subsequently sending, by the computer system, software application data to the cloud environment configuration, which, upon receipt, causes the software application to begin execution in the available tiers of the cloud environment configuration,wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data.
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- - 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving, by the computer system, monitoring environment data that represents a current cloud environment state.
  - 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising sending a cloud environment adjustment event in response to receipt of the monitoring environment data.
  - 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the provisioning information further comprises service level agreement data.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer usable program code executable to perform operations comprising:
- sending, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information in a single file, the initialization event causing two or more tiers of a cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application; and
  
  subsequently sending, by the computer system, software application data to the cloud computing environment, which, upon receipt, causes the software application to begin execution in the available tiers of the cloud computing environment,wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data.
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- - 16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, further having computer usable program code executable to perform operations comprising receiving, by the computer system, monitoring environment data that represents a current cloud environment state, and sending a cloud environment adjustment event in response to receipt of the monitoring environment data.
  - 17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the provisioning information further comprises service level agreement data.

18. A system for managing a cloud computing environment for use by a software application, the system comprising a processor in communication with a memory, where:
- the memory stores processor-executable program code; and
  
  the processor is configured to be operative in conjunction with the processor executable program code to;
  
  send, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information in a single file, the initialization event causing two or more tiers of a cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application; and
  
  subsequently send software application data to the cloud computing environment, which, upon receipt, initiates execution of the software application in the available one or more tiers of the cloud computing environment,wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data.
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- - 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to be operative in conjunction with the processor executable program code to receive, by the computer system, monitoring environment data that represents a current cloud environment state, and sending a cloud environment adjustment event in response to receipt of the monitoring environment data.
  - 20. The system of claim 18, wherein the provisioning information further comprises service level agreement data.

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Current Assignee
Jamal Mazhar
Original Assignee
Kaavo Inc.
Inventors
Mazhar, Jamal, Pervez, Muhammad Shahzad
Primary Examiner(s)
DAO, THUY CHAN

Application Number

US13/572,537
Publication Number

US 20120311012A1
Time in Patent Office

1,019 Days
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US Class Current

717/120
CPC Class Codes

G06F 9/5088   involving task migration

H04L 41/0806   for initial configuration o...

H04L 41/5054   Automatic deployment of ser...

H04L 41/5064   Customer relationship manag...

H04L 41/5077   wherein the managed service...

H04L 43/10   Active monitoring, e.g. hea...

H04L 47/70   Admission control; Resource...

H04L 47/83   based on usage prediction

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