Dynamic route requests for multiple clouds

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention include a method of dynamically routing requests within multiple cloud computing networks. The method includes receiving a request for an application from a user device, forwarding the request to an edge server within a content delivery network (CDN), and analyzing the request to gather metrics about responsiveness provided by the multiple cloud computing networks running the application. The method further includes analyzing historical data for the multiple cloud computing networks regarding performance of the application, based on the performance metrics and the historical data, determining an optimal cloud computing network within the multiple cloud computing networks to route the request, routing the request to the optimal cloud computing network, and returning the response from the optimal cloud computing network to the user device.

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CROSS-REFERENCES[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 245,582, filed Sep. 26, 2011, entitled “DYNAMIC ROUTE REQUESTS FOR MULTIPLE CLOUDS,” which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.RELATED APPLICATION[0002]This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 245,601, filed Sep. 26, 2011, entitled “EDGE-BASED RESOURCE SPIN-UP FOR CLOUD COMPUTING”, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety for any and all purposes.BACKGROUND[0003]Presently, compute resources (i.e., applications, etc.) within a cloud provider's network are spun-up in a cluster (e.g., servers which are aggregated in a centralized location, a datacenter, etc.). All requests are load-balanced back to that cluster. Unfortunately, such an implementation does not necessarily provide the best performance or experience for end users who may, for example, be located far away from the centralized cluster.[0004]This problem is furthe...

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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a method for improving the user experience in cloud computing environments by distributing new resources closer to the end-users who need them. This means adding more virtual machines in servers that are physically near to the network equipment. The method also allows for dynamic routing of requests for applications, which can be based on criteria set by the application owner. This helps ensure quality of service, uninterrupted access to the application in case of failure, and better performance overall.

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, such an implementation does not necessarily provide the best performance or experience for end users who may, for example, be located far away from the centralized cluster.

This problem is further compounded by the fact that applications provided within the “cloud” are becoming more robust and require additional resources and computing power as well as faster response times. Accordingly, the computations being preformed over the web are becoming increasingly more intensive.

As such, with the centralized cluster approach, many of these computations are being routed away from the user which adds to or even causes delays and an unacceptable user experience.

Unfortunately, if the cloud provider is experiencing difficulties (either regionally or globally), the customer has no way to re-route requests to another cloud, and thus performance is dramatically impacted.

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