Integrated cloud service brokerage (CSB) platform functionality modules

Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium has tangibly embodied thereon and accessible therefrom instructions interpretable by at least one data processing device. The instructions are configured for causing the at least one data processing device to perform a method for enabling a user thereof to select one or more cloud service providers that offer cloud service resources fulfilling cloud service resource requirements of a cloud service solution, to procure the cloud service resources from the one or more cloud service providers and to provision the cloud service resources in accordance with the service resource requirements of the cloud service solution.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This non-provisional patent application claims priority from the co-pending U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. provisional patent application having Ser. No. 61 / 792,998 filed Mar. 15, 2013 entitled “CLOUD SERVICE BROKERAGE (CSB) PLATFORM POR...

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Benefits of technology

[0013]Embodiments of the present invention relate to methodologies and systems for enhancing cloud services through use of a cloud services brokerage (CSB) platform. The CSB platform enables a centralized resource within a cloud service consumer (e.g., personnel within an IT department of a business) to implement and manage all aspects of transactions associated with their cloud service providers and cloud services (e.g., payments, governance, data movement, customization, enrichment, etc) in an effective and efficient manner. In doing so, the CSB platform provides the centralized resource...

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.

Accordingly, underlying problems that exists in cloud computing is that the need for intermediaries to aggregate, integrate or customize cloud services and that this need grows significantly as the number of cloud services and the rate of consumer adoption grows.

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