Cloud Service Management System Automating Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual deployment of cloud services in cloud computing systems is time-consuming and requires extensive administrative effort, as it involves complex sequences of steps that demand knowledge of the underlying infrastructure.
Innovation Solution
A cloud service management system integrates with a continuous delivery system to automate the deployment and publication of cloud services, allowing users to design, deploy, and publish services without needing to know the implementation details of the hardware or software, using a user portal to manage infrastructure and application requirements through a service design system and adapter system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual deployment is used, then users have full control over infrastructure provisioning, but deployment time and administrative effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud service management system as an intermediary layer between users and the continuous delivery system. This management system provides automated service provisioning and infrastructure linking without requiring users to directly interact with complex infrastructure details, thereby reducing deployment time while maintaining operational control through standardized interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automated service provisioning where the cloud service management system automatically handles infrastructure provisioning, service instantiation, and linking based on service definitions. This self-service automation eliminates manual administrative steps while maintaining full control over the deployment process through predefined service models and automated workflows.
2Ease of operation
If manual deployment with full infrastructure knowledge is required, then deployment control is maintained, but device complexity and difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts infrastructure complexity from the user interaction model by separating service provisioning logic from infrastructure management details. The cloud service management system encapsulates complex infrastructure linking and provisioning operations within automated workflows, allowing users to deploy services without needing to understand or manually configure underlying infrastructure complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The management system acts as an intermediary that translates high-level service provisioning requests into detailed infrastructure configuration operations. This abstraction layer handles the complexity of linking services to infrastructure resources automatically, reducing the perceived system complexity for users while maintaining full control over deployment processes.
3Loss of time
If automated deployment is implemented, then deployment time is reduced, but adaptability to different infrastructure configurations may be limited
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud service management system implements universal service provisioning capabilities that can automatically adapt to different infrastructure configurations. The system uses service definitions and automated workflows that can be configured to work with various infrastructure types and cloud platforms, maintaining both automation efficiency and infrastructure adaptability through a unified management interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs dynamic service provisioning where automated workflows can be configured and adapted to different infrastructure scenarios. The management system dynamically adjusts provisioning parameters and linking strategies based on the target infrastructure configuration, enabling automated deployment across diverse environments without sacrificing adaptability.
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AI summary
A system includes a cloud computing system. The cloud computing system includes a continuous delivery system to enable design and deployment of a cloud service in the cloud computing system. The cloud computing system also includes a cloud services system to enable access and consumption of a service offering associated with the cloud service by a user. The cloud computer system further includes a cloud service management system that is executed on a non-transitory computer readable medium. The cloud service management system can integrate the continuous delivery system and the cloud services system over the cloud computing system to provide the design and the deployment of the cloud service and publication of the cloud service to the cloud services system.