Multi-Cloud Management Module with Adapters

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing cloud computing tools lack standard methods for configuring and provisioning resources across different third-party services, requiring users to navigate varied billing arrangements and administrative interfaces, and fail to seamlessly integrate remote cloud resources with enterprise infrastructure.

Innovation Solution

A multi-cloud management module with cloud adapters provides a unified administrative interface for provisioning and managing cloud resources across heterogeneous environments, converting non-cloud-specific commands into cloud-specific ones and enabling resource suspension and resumption across different clouds with minimal user interaction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users provision and configure cloud resources through multiple third-party service interfaces, then resource access capability is improved, but operational complexity and time consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresource access capabilityVSAvoidoperational complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal cloud management platform that provides a single unified interface for provisioning and managing cloud resources across multiple third-party service providers. This multi-functional system eliminates the need for users to interact with multiple separate administrative interfaces, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining broad resource access capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary cloud management platform that sits between users and multiple cloud service providers. This mediator translates user requests into provider-specific commands and manages resource provisioning automatically, shielding users from the complexity of different service interfaces while enabling access to diverse cloud resources.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If users manually configure and provision cloud resources across different service providers, then resource control flexibility is improved, but time consumption and operational overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresource control flexibilityVSAvoidprovisioning time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements pre-configured resource templates and automated provisioning workflows that prepare resource configurations in advance. When users need cloud resources, the system automatically instantiates pre-defined configurations across multiple providers, eliminating manual configuration steps and significantly reducing provisioning time while maintaining control flexibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent enables automated self-service provisioning where the cloud management platform automatically configures and deploys resources based on user requests and predefined policies. The system autonomously handles resource allocation, configuration, and deployment across multiple cloud providers without requiring manual user intervention, thereby reducing both provisioning time and operational overhead.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If cloud resources are managed through multiple separate administrative interfaces, then service provider compatibility is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice provider compatibilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal cloud management platform that consolidates multiple provider-specific administrative interfaces into a single unified system. This platform maintains compatibility with various cloud service providers through standardized integration mechanisms, allowing users to manage diverse cloud resources through one interface without increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a modular architecture where the cloud management platform is segmented into independent adapter modules for different cloud providers. Each adapter handles provider-specific protocols and interfaces independently, allowing the system to maintain compatibility with multiple providers while keeping the overall system complexity manageable through clear separation of concerns.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS8250215B2Method and system for intelligently leveraging cloud computing resources

Publication Date: 2012.08.21 SAP SE

AI summary

In one embodiment the present invention includes a multi-cloud management module having a plurality of cloud adapters. The multi-cloud management module provides a unified administrative interface for provisioning cloud-based resources on any one of several clouds for which a cloud adapter is configured for use with the multi-cloud management module. Each cloud adapter converts non-cloud-specific commands to cloud-specific provisioning commands for the cloud to which the cloud adapter is associated.