Cloud Environment Versioning via Universal Template Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users, especially those with limited programming knowledge, face challenges in versioning and migrating cloud computing environments due to the need for intimate knowledge of deployment protocols and APIs, making it difficult to manage and revert cloud infrastructure without manual intervention.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to create snapshots of cloud environments, enabling versioning and migration between different cloud providers by using a generic template that maps deployment protocols and APIs, allowing automatic deployment and resource management without requiring detailed knowledge of specific cloud provider details.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional versioning system with cloud provider-specific templates is used, then version control capability is provided, but the system requires extensive knowledge of deployment protocols and APIs, increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer between the user and cloud provider-specific deployment systems. This intermediary translates high-level user intentions into provider-specific deployment protocols and APIs, shielding users from complexity while maintaining version control functionality. The intermediary acts as an adapter that handles the conversion between generic environment descriptions and provider-specific implementation details.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal environment description format that can represent cloud environments across multiple providers without being tied to any specific provider's template system. This universal format enables version control to work generically across different cloud platforms, eliminating the need for users to learn provider-specific template syntax and deployment protocols.
2Reliability
If cloud environment versioning is implemented using provider-specific templates, then environment history can be tracked, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to manual template conversion requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automated conversion of environment templates between different cloud providers. Instead of requiring manual intervention, the patent implements automatic translation mechanisms that convert environment descriptions from one provider's format to another's, allowing users to migrate and version environments without hands-on template manipulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediary component automatically performs template conversion between cloud providers, eliminating manual conversion tasks. It translates environment descriptions from the universal format into provider-specific templates on-demand, making the versioning and migration process as simple as issuing high-level commands without dealing with template syntax.
3Manufacturing precision
If direct interaction with cloud provider APIs is required for versioning, then precise control over deployment is achieved, but the ease of operation decreases for users with limited programming knowledge
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates abstract copies or representations of cloud environments in a universal format that capture the essential deployment parameters without requiring direct API interactions. These environment models serve as simplified proxies that users can manipulate through high-level operations, while the system handles the precise API-level control in the background.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of direct API interaction with an automated translation and execution system. Instead of users manually constructing and executing API calls, the system automatically translates high-level environment descriptions into provider-specific deployment commands, substituting the manual mechanical process with an automated intelligent system.
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AI summary
Disclosed embodiments describe systems and methods for versioning a cloud environment for a device. A versioning system can store a snapshot of a first version of an environment of a device for using a cloud provider of a plurality of cloud providers. The environment can include one or more resource template files and one or more deployment application programming interfaces (APIs) for the cloud provider. The versioning system can receive a request to automatically deploy a second version of the environment for the device. A snapshot of the second version of the environment can include at least one second resource template file different than the one or more resource template files of the snapshot of the first version of the environment. The versioning system can automatically deploy the second version of the environment responsive to the request.