Cloud Control Module for Compliance and Security Constraints

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Cloud computing adoption is hindered by legal, indemnity, and compliance issues, as well as security, reliability, and performance concerns, exacerbated by the complexity of cloud-based application architecture and varying vendor offerings.

Innovation Solution

A cloud management system comprising a cloud control module that receives constraints and filters cloud service provider capabilities to identify suitable providers, outputs instructions for resource provisioning, and dynamically scales resources to meet performance and availability guarantees, using a layered architecture that transforms user inputs into cloud-compatible formats and automates provisioning and scaling.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If enterprises adopt cloud computing to gain on-demand utility computing, then productivity and scalability are improved, but security, reliability, and compliance issues worsen

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveon-demand utility computingVSAvoidsecurity and compliance

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a cloud control module as an intermediary layer between enterprises and cloud service providers. This module receives constraints from enterprises, filters cloud service provider capabilities, and outputs instructions for resource provisioning, thereby mediating security and compliance concerns while maintaining productivity benefits

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the cloud computing architecture into distinct layers: enterprise constraints layer, cloud control module layer, and cloud service provider capabilities layer. This segmentation allows each layer to address specific concerns independently, enabling productivity improvement without compromising security and reliability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If cloud-based application architecture is simplified for easier adoption, then ease of operation is improved, but the ability to handle complex compliance and security requirements worsens

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecloud architecture navigationVSAvoidcompliance and security handling

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The cloud control module serves as an intermediary that shields enterprises from cloud architecture complexity while simultaneously ensuring compliance and security requirements are met. It translates enterprise constraints into appropriate cloud resource provisioning without exposing users to underlying complexities

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service by automatically filtering cloud service provider capabilities based on enterprise constraints and autonomously provisioning resources. This eliminates the need for enterprises to navigate complex cloud architectures manually while ensuring compliance and security are handled appropriately

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If cloud service provider capabilities are expanded to meet diverse enterprise needs, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity and difficulty of selection worsen

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecloud service provider capabilitiesVSAvoidcloud architecture complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the complexity of evaluating and selecting from diverse cloud service provider capabilities out of the enterprise's decision-making process. The cloud control module performs this extraction by automatically filtering capabilities based on enterprise constraints, leaving enterprises with simplified resource provisioning decisions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The cloud control module provides universal functionality by handling diverse enterprise constraints and matching them with appropriate cloud service provider capabilities through a single unified interface. This multi-functional approach maintains adaptability while reducing the perceived complexity for individual enterprises

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10069907B2Control layer for cloud computing environments

Publication Date: 2018.09.04 ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LTD

AI summary

A computing system implemented method, in one embodiment, can include a cloud control module receiving a constraint for cloud architecture. In addition, the method can include the cloud control module receiving a plurality of cloud service provider capabilities. Furthermore, the method can include the cloud control module filtering the plurality of cloud service provider capabilities to identify a cloud service provider capable of satisfying the constraint. Moreover, the method can include the cloud control module outputting an instruction for a resource from the cloud service provider.