Service Controller Compliance via Intermediary Design Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cloud service controllers face increased costs and development complexity when providing compliance and monitoring services, as they need to be modified to support new services, which is inefficient and resource-intensive.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of a compliance/monitoring service that can be invoked without modifying the service controller, using service design content that includes sequences of machine-readable instructions to perform provisioning and lifecycle management actions, allowing the service controller to utilize compliance/monitoring services without being designed for them, and enabling remediation and notification tasks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the service controller is modified to support compliance and monitoring services, then the functionality and service capability are improved, but the development complexity and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces service design content as an intermediary layer between the service controller and compliance/monitoring services. This service design content includes machine-readable instructions that enable the service controller to invoke compliance and monitoring services without requiring modifications to the controller's core code. The service design content acts as a mediator that translates service requirements into actionable instructions, thereby enhancing service capability while avoiding the complexity and costs associated with modifying the service controller itself.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the service controller is modified to support compliance and monitoring services, then the functionality and service capability are improved, but the resource consumption and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The service design content serves as a resource-efficient intermediary that enables the service controller to access compliance and monitoring services without requiring costly modifications. By using pre-defined machine-readable instructions in the service design content, the system avoids the resource consumption associated with code modification, compilation, testing, and deployment. This approach allows the service controller to leverage existing services efficiently while minimizing additional resource requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If compliance and monitoring services are integrated into the service controller, then the service functionality is improved, but the time and effort required for implementation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs preliminary action by pre-defining service design content that includes machine-readable instructions for invoking compliance and monitoring services. This service design content is prepared in advance and can be directly applied when needed, eliminating the need for time-consuming modifications to the service controller. The pre-prepared instructions enable rapid deployment of compliance and monitoring capabilities, significantly reducing implementation time and effort.
4Ease of operation
If the service controller uses compliance/monitoring services without being designed for them, then the ease of operation is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The service design content acts as an intermediary that simplifies the operation of the service controller by providing ready-to-use machine-readable instructions. This intermediary layer abstracts the complexity of integrating compliance and monitoring services, allowing the service controller to operate easily without requiring deep understanding or modification of the underlying system architecture. The service design content manages the system complexity internally while presenting a simple interface to the service controller.
Data Source
AI summary
In some examples, a service controller provisions an instance of a cloud service in response to receiving a request, where the service controller is provided with content including a call to be issued by the service controller to a compliance/monitoring service that performs a task selected from among monitoring the provisioned instance and determining compliance of the provisioned instance. The service controller issues the call to the compliance/monitoring service, the call including information regarding the provisioned instance, wherein the information is useable by the compliance/monitoring service in performing the task.