Cloud Intermediary for Data Policy Enforcement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cloud service providers do not account for individual client needs, leading to challenges in data retention, access, and compliance with varying data retention laws and security protocols across different cloud service providers.
Innovation Solution
A cloud intermediary system that intercepts and processes data communication between users and cloud service providers, applying user-defined policies to manage data retention, access, and security, allowing for independent storage and retrieval of data according to specific user requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If cloud service providers use a unified data management approach, then service delivery efficiency is improved, but individual client needs and compliance requirements cannot be met
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the cloud service architecture by introducing a cloud intermediary that separates data management functions into two layers: the service provider's unified infrastructure and the individual user's policy-controlled data. This allows the service provider to maintain efficient unified service delivery while users retain control over their specific data retention and access policies through the intermediary layer.
Solution Approach 2:
The cloud intermediary acts as a mediator between users and cloud service providers, enabling users to impose their own data policies without requiring changes to the service provider's infrastructure. The intermediary intercepts data communications, applies user-defined policies for retention and access control, and forwards data to the appropriate service provider, thus resolving the conflict between unified service efficiency and individualized compliance needs.
2Reliability
If cloud service providers implement individualized data policies for each client, then compliance with data retention laws is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud intermediary serves as a policy enforcement layer that handles individualized data policies without requiring the service provider's system to become complex. Users define their retention and access policies through the intermediary, which then automatically enforces these policies by intercepting and managing data communications. This keeps the service provider's system simple while ensuring compliance with various data retention laws.
3Speed
If data is stored directly by cloud service providers, then data access speed is improved, but data security and user control are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud intermediary maintains user control and security by intercepting data communications between users and service providers. Users can define access control policies that determine who can access their data and under what conditions. The intermediary enforces these policies while allowing fast data access through the service provider's infrastructure, thus maintaining both speed and security.
Data Source
AI summary
A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for processing data. In some embodiments, this includes determining a policy, intercepting communication between a user and a cloud service provider, applying the determined policy to the intercepted communication, storing at least a portion of the intercepted communication in an intermediary. In some embodiments, information stored in the intermediary may be retrieved without the cloud service provider.