Cloud Resource Location Tracking via GPS Tagging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computing systems lack the ability to effectively locate and manage the geographic distribution of hardware and virtual resources across different geographic locations, particularly in cloud environments, which is crucial for compliance with varying data storage regulations such as GDPR, and fail to notify users when data is transferred between locations.
Innovation Solution
A system that utilizes GPS coordinates to tag and track the geographic location of hardware and virtual resources, allowing for the determination of resource locations and compliance with regional regulations by assigning metadata tags to resources, enabling users to identify and manage resource migration and compliance issues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If cloud resources are distributed across multiple geographic locations to improve service availability and performance, then system reliability and user access speed are improved, but the ability to locate and track resource locations deteriorates, making compliance with regional data storage regulations difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements continuous feedback by monitoring resource locations and automatically updating GPS coordinate tags when resources migrate between geographic locations. This feedback mechanism ensures that location information remains current despite resource movement, resolving the contradiction between service availability through distribution and accurate location tracking for compliance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces GPS coordinate tags as an intermediary element that bridges the gap between distributed cloud resources and compliance requirements. These tags serve as mediators that carry location information across the system, enabling both resource mobility for availability and traceability for regulatory compliance.
2Adaptability or versatility
If data is transferred between geographic locations to optimize resource utilization and comply with local regulations, then system adaptability and regulatory compliance are improved, but users are not notified of the transfers, leading to loss of information transparency
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs feedback mechanisms that monitor resource location changes and automatically notify relevant users when data transfers occur between geographic locations. This ensures transparency while maintaining the ability to adapt resources for compliance with regional regulations.
3Measurement precision
If GPS coordinate tags are assigned to all cloud resources to improve location tracking and compliance monitoring, then measurement precision of resource locations is improved, but device complexity and operational overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The GPS coordinate tagging system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides precise location measurement for compliance verification, enables automatic resource tracking, supports migration monitoring, and facilitates regulatory reporting. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate systems, thereby managing complexity while maintaining high measurement precision.
4Adaptability or versatility
If cloud resources are migrated between geographic locations to comply with data storage regulations, then regulatory compliance is improved, but service disruption may occur affecting user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-tagging resources with GPS coordinates and establishing migration monitoring before compliance issues arise. This allows for planned, controlled resource migrations that can be executed with minimal service disruption while ensuring continuous regulatory compliance.
Data Source
AI summary
Example implementations relate to locating cloud system resources. A system can comprise a processor and a non-transitory memory resource storing machine readable instructions to receive a global positioning system (GPS) coordinate for hardware resources positioned at a plurality of geographic locations, tag resources stored at each of the plurality of geographic locations with a corresponding GPS coordinate, and determine a corresponding geographic location of a portion of the tagged resources based on extracted GPS coordinates for the portion of the tagged resources.