Locality Tags for Remote Computing Resource Management
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote computing services lack efficient methods for tagging and managing resources based on locality, which hinders effective access control and resource utilization.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that uses locality tags to identify resources by network or geographic location, allowing users to categorize and filter resources, and generating a locality graph for dynamic access control and alarm configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If resources are managed without locality tags, then the system is simpler to operate, but access control and resource utilization are less effective
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates and applies locality tags to resources based on their physical or virtual location, eliminating the need for manual tagging operations. The resource management system self-services by detecting resource location and autonomously assigning appropriate tags, thereby improving access control effectiveness without increasing operational complexity for users.
Solution Approach 2:
Locality tags are assigned to resources at the time of resource creation or deployment, before access control decisions need to be made. This preliminary tagging action ensures that location information is already available in the system metadata, enabling effective access control and resource utilization without requiring additional manual intervention later.
2Productivity
If manual tagging of resources is performed, then users have control over tagging, but the process is time-consuming and less efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic tagging of resources based on their detected location, eliminating the need for manual tagging operations. The resource management system self-services by detecting resource location and autonomously assigning appropriate tags, thereby improving resource management efficiency without requiring user time investment.
Solution Approach 2:
Locality tags are assigned to resources at the time of resource creation or deployment, before access control decisions need to be made. This preliminary tagging action ensures that location information is already available in the system metadata, enabling effective access control and resource utilization without requiring additional manual intervention later.
3Reliability
If resources are not organized by locality, then the system structure is simpler, but access control and resource utilization are less effective
Solution Approach 1:
The locality tag system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides location identification, enables access control decisions, facilitates resource utilization optimization, and supports billing and accounting operations. By making the tagging system universal and multi-functional, the patent improves access control effectiveness without proportionally increasing system structure complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Locality tags act as an intermediary layer between the physical/virtual location of resources and the access control mechanisms. Rather than directly integrating complex location-aware access control into the system core, the patent uses locality tags as a simple intermediary data structure that mediates between location information and access control decisions, thereby improving reliability without excessive complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Certain embodiments of the systems and methods described herein are directed to tagging resources of a remote computing service based on locality. In some embodiments, the locality tags may be used to indicate a locality of the resource and/or to identify resources of the remote computing service based on a specified type of locality (e.g., network, geographic, etc.). A user may receive a listing of resources based on the specified locality, which may allow the user to more effectively or efficiently initiate or execute actions using the remote computing service. In some embodiments, the remote computing service may generate a locality graph using the listing of the resources and may provide services based on the locality graph, such as automatic access control of resources and/or configuration of dynamic alarms associated with the resources.