Cloud Computing Abstraction Layer for Multi-Tier Policy Enforcement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Businesses face challenges in utilizing cloud infrastructure due to security, control, and manageability issues, preventing them from maximizing their use of cloud services, and they struggle to identify and deploy appropriate cloud resources that meet their technical, operational, and business needs.
Innovation Solution
A cloud computing abstraction layer system that provides a unified interface for accessing disparate public or private cloud resources, enabling self-service access, automated management, rapid provisioning, governance control, and secure access to cloud services, including infrastructure-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, and software-as-a-service, through a management module, adapter, cloud service bus, consumption module, planning module, and build module.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If businesses directly use cloud infrastructure from providers, then access to cloud resources is simple, but security, control, and manageability are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud computing abstraction layer as an intermediary between businesses and cloud infrastructure providers. This abstraction layer includes a policy management module that enforces security policies, a resource provisioning module that manages resource allocation, and a monitoring module that tracks resource usage. These components work together to provide secure, controlled, and manageable access to cloud resources while maintaining ease of use for businesses.
2Adaptability or versatility
If businesses use multiple cloud providers, then resource availability and scalability improve, but identifying and deploying appropriate resources becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal abstraction layer that can work with multiple cloud providers through standardized interfaces. The resource provisioning module provides unified resource identification and deployment capabilities across different cloud platforms, while the policy management module applies consistent security and management rules regardless of the underlying cloud provider. This multi-functional approach simplifies resource management while maintaining access to diverse cloud resources.
3Productivity
If businesses maximize cloud resource usage, then cost efficiency and scalability improve, but security risks and governance challenges increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a monitoring module that continuously tracks cloud resource usage and provides feedback to the policy management module. This feedback mechanism enables real-time detection of security risks and governance violations. When potential security issues are detected, the system can automatically adjust resource allocation or apply corrective policies, allowing businesses to maximize resource utilization while maintaining security through continuous monitoring and adaptive control.
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AI summary
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a virtualization environment adapted for development and deployment of at least one software workload, the virtualization environment having a metamodel framework that allows the association of a policy to the software workload upon development of the workload that is applied upon deployment of the software workload.