Unified Hybrid Cloud Management Interface for Service Redeployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing services in a hybrid cloud environment is inefficient due to the need to log into and utilize multiple cloud service providers' management interfaces, leading to logistical challenges and time consumption.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for managing services in a hybrid cloud environment, where a computing device receives and compares service parameters from different cloud service providers, including cost, security, resource availability, performance, and geographical location, to determine whether to recommend redeployment of applications across providers, using weighted values to make informed decisions and display recommendations to users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cloud service providers are used in a hybrid cloud environment, then flexibility and service options are improved, but management complexity and time consumption increase due to needing to access multiple separate management interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple cloud service provider management interfaces into a single unified management interface. This interface aggregates services from different providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.) allowing users to manage all cloud resources through one consolidated dashboard, thereby reducing management complexity while preserving the flexibility of using multiple providers
Solution Approach 2:
The management interface is designed to be universal, supporting multiple cloud service providers simultaneously. It provides multi-functional capabilities to handle diverse cloud services (compute, storage, networking, etc.) from different providers through a single system, eliminating the need to switch between provider-specific interfaces
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cloud service providers are used in a hybrid cloud environment, then service options and flexibility are improved, but time consumption increases due to logging into and utilizing all corresponding management interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple provider-specific management interfaces into one unified interface, the system eliminates the time required to log into and switch between multiple separate interfaces. Users can access and manage all cloud services from different providers through a single login and dashboard, significantly reducing time consumption
3Productivity
If service parameters from multiple cloud service providers are compared and analyzed, then optimization of resource utilization and cost-effectiveness are improved, but computational complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The unified management interface acts as an intermediary that automatically collects, normalizes, and compares service parameters (cost, performance, security, resource availability) from multiple cloud providers. It employs algorithms to analyze these parameters and generate optimization recommendations, reducing the computational burden on user systems while delivering sophisticated resource utilization optimization
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for managing applications in a hybrid cloud environment are provided. The methods include obtaining first parameter values based on information that relates to a first cloud service provider; obtaining second parameter values based on information that relates to a second cloud service provider; and using the first parameter values and the second parameter values to determine whether to recommend a redeployment of the first application from the first cloud service provider to the second cloud service provider.