Virtual Private Label Cloud Metadata Customization for Resellers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cloud infrastructure services are limited to a few players, necessitating a need to make them more widely available and customizable for resellers to offer branded cloud services without investing in infrastructure.
Innovation Solution
Creating virtual private label clouds (vPLCs) using CSP-provided infrastructure, allowing resellers to provide customized cloud services by partitioning and managing resources, and offering vPLC-specific metadata services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If cloud infrastructure services are provided by a few players, then service quality and reliability are maintained, but market accessibility and availability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the cloud infrastructure market by introducing virtual private label clouds that allow resellers to operate independent branded cloud services. The infrastructure is divided into isolated vPLC environments where each reseller can provide services under their own brand while using shared underlying infrastructure, thus expanding market accessibility while maintaining service quality through segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces resellers as intermediary entities between the cloud infrastructure provider and end customers. These resellers can create and manage vPLCs, acting as mediators who provide branded cloud services without requiring direct infrastructure investment, thereby expanding market reach while maintaining reliability through the intermediary management layer.
2Adaptability or versatility
If resellers invest in infrastructure to provide branded cloud services, then service customization and branding capability are improved, but capital investment and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables resellers to create virtual copies of cloud infrastructure environments through vPLCs. Instead of investing in physical infrastructure, resellers can replicate and brand cloud service environments virtually, allowing full branding customization without the complexity and cost of actual infrastructure investment and management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows resellers to customize vPLC parameters such as branding, service offerings, and configuration settings without changing the underlying infrastructure. By enabling parameter-level customization rather than infrastructure-level changes, resellers achieve branding capability while avoiding operational complexity associated with physical infrastructure management.
3Ease of operation
If standardized metadata services are provided, then system simplicity and maintenance ease are maintained, but customization capability for diverse customer segments is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic metadata services that can adapt to different customer segments and reseller requirements. The metadata service structure allows configuration and customization parameters to be modified based on customer needs while maintaining the core standardized framework, enabling both ease of maintenance through standardization and customization capability through dynamic configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables local customization of metadata services for different customer segments and resellers while maintaining standardized core functionality. Each vPLC can have customized metadata parameters tailored to its specific customer base, while the underlying standardized infrastructure ensures ease of maintenance and management through uniform core processes.
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AI summary
Novel techniques are disclosed for providing vPLC-specific metadata service including customized vPLC-specific metadata. In certain embodiments, each vPLC may generate a customized metadata using its corresponding vPLC-specific customization instructions. In some embodiments, a vPLC-specific metadata service may be performed using pre-generated customized vPLC-specific metadata, on-the-fly customized metadata, pre-generated CSP-format metadata, or combinations thereof.