Cloud Gateway Extending Enterprise Security Membrane
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Solution Overview
Problem
Businesses face challenges in utilizing cloud infrastructure due to lack of security, control, and manageability, as the enterprise network membrane does not extend to cloud infrastructure providers, preventing optimal use of virtual server instances, storage, and Internet bandwidth.
Innovation Solution
A cloud gateway system and cloud hypervisor system that extend the security and manageability membrane of a corporate enterprise network into cloud infrastructure provider networks, allowing existing enterprise systems management tools to manage cloud infrastructure as if it were on-premises, using virtual private networks and emulating server hypervisor APIs to interface with cloud management systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If businesses use cloud infrastructure providers to rent virtual computer, storage, and Internet connectivity services, then costs are reduced and scalability is improved, but security and control are compromised because the enterprise network membrane does not extend to cloud infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud gateway as an intermediary component that extends the enterprise network membrane into the cloud infrastructure provider's network. This gateway acts as a mediator between the enterprise network and cloud resources, enabling security policies, quality of service controls, and management capabilities to be enforced in the cloud environment without requiring direct access or trust relationships with the cloud provider's internal systems.
2Reliability
If businesses extend their enterprise network membrane into cloud infrastructure provider networks to maintain security and control, then security and manageability are improved, but system complexity increases due to the need for gateways and hypervisors
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud gateway and hypervisor system are designed to automatically establish and manage the extended network membrane without requiring manual configuration or ongoing administrator intervention. The system self-configures security policies, manages virtual private network connections, and maintains management capabilities through automated processes that operate independently once deployed.
3Ease of operation
If existing enterprise systems management tools are used to manage cloud infrastructure through emulated hypervisor APIs, then control and familiarity are maintained, but compatibility and integration challenges arise
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud hypervisor emulates standard server hypervisor APIs and interfaces, changing the parameter space of the cloud infrastructure to match familiar enterprise management tool expectations. This emulation layer translates cloud-specific management interfaces into standard hypervisor API calls, allowing existing enterprise systems management tools to manage cloud infrastructure without modification while maintaining full control and familiarity.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention provide a cloud gateway system, a cloud hypervisor system, and methods for implementing same. The cloud gateway system extends the security, manageability, and quality of service membrane of a corporate enterprise network into cloud infrastructure provider networks, enabling cloud infrastructure to be interfaced as if it were on the enterprise network. The cloud hypervisor system provides an interface to cloud infrastructure provider management systems and infrastructure instances that enables existing enterprise systems management tools to manage cloud infrastructure substantially the same as they manage local virtual machines via common server hypervisor APIs.