Assessment of best fit cloud deployment infrastructures

Abstract

A system configured to facilitate selling hybrid cloud services comprises a plurality of user interface structures each coupled to an information processor. A first user interface structure is configured to request information characterizing deployment of an application within a current operational infrastructure. A second user interface structure is configured to display a recommended deployment infrastructure supporting migration of the application thereto. A third user interface structure is configured to display information characterizing migration of the application to the recommended deployment infrastructure. The information processor is configured to receive the current application deployment characterizing information from the first user interface structure, to determine the recommended deployment infrastructure using at least a portion of the current application deployment characterizing information, and to determine the information characterizing migration of the application to the recommended deployment infrastructure using at least a portion of the current application deployment.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This non-provisional patent application claims priority from the co-pending United States provisional patent application having Ser. No. 61 / 789,865 filed Mar. 15, 2013 entitled “SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMS FOR IMPLEMENTING CLOUD SERVICE BROKERAGE PLATFORM FUNCTIONALITIES”, having a common applicant herewith, and being incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.[0002]This non-provisional patent application claims priority from the co-pending United States provisional patent application having Ser. No. 61 / 790,536 filed Mar. 15, 2013 entitled “CLOUD SERVICE BROKERAGE (CSB) PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE / PORTAL USE CASE IMPLEMENTATIONS”, having a common applicant herewith, and being incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.[0003]This non-provisional patent application claims priority from the co-pending United States provisional patent application having Ser. No. 61 / 792,998 filed Mar. 15, 2013 entitled “CLOUD SERVICE B...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention relates to a method and system for enhancing cloud services through a cloud services brokerage platform. This platform allows a centralized resource within a cloud service consumer to manage all aspects of transactions associated with their cloud service providers and cloud services in an efficient and effective manner. The CSB platform provides valuable benefits over traditional cloud management models such as offering operations modeling and planning intelligence, serving as a governance center, and acting as a common financial model for different cloud configurations. Additionally, the CSB platform allows for choice and cost comparisons for determining whether to take a service to the public cloud or keep it internal based on risk / value profile, and enables a rapidly changing IT service supply chain of cloud services through on-boarding and off-boarding new cloud services while minimizing disruption to end customers.

Problems solved by technology

These actions are creating a significant threat to IT management whom are worried about considerations such as, for example, managing costs, chargeback, capacity and resources from the result of unrestrained / unplanned cloud expansion.

There are numerous challenges and limitations in regard to implementing and managing cloud services that arise from the traditional cloud management model 100 discussed above in reference to FIG. 1.

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