Service Provisioning Templates for Automated Configuration Handoffs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Setting up computing services is a time-consuming, technically oriented manual task that requires specialized knowledge, often leading to bottlenecks, resource waste, and human errors due to the inability of existing programs to communicate directly, necessitating manual intervention by a small group of engineers.
Innovation Solution
A services provisioning and configuration system (SPS) that automates and simplifies the provisioning and configuration of computing services using a template to bridge the communication gap between provisioning and configuring engines, allowing for user customization and policy enforcement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual setup process is used with specialized engineers, then service configuration accuracy is improved, but productivity deteriorates and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service through automated provisioning engines that can configure services independently without requiring specialized engineers. The provisioning engine reads configuration files and automatically performs service setup, eliminating the need for manual intervention while maintaining configuration accuracy through structured templates and validation mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a communication intermediary that bridges the gap between provisioning tools and configuration tools. This intermediary layer enables automated data exchange and coordination between previously incompatible systems, allowing high-speed automated provisioning while maintaining the configuration precision that previously required human expertise.
2Productivity
If automated provisioning tools are used, then productivity is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to communication failures between tools
Solution Approach 1:
The communication intermediary serves as a reliable mediator between provisioning and configuration tools, ensuring accurate data transmission and coordination. It handles data formatting, validation, and error management, thereby maintaining high provisioning speeds while eliminating the reliability issues caused by direct tool communication failures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the provisioning engine receives status information and error reports from the configuration process. This feedback loop enables automated error correction, process adjustment, and validation, ensuring that high-speed automated provisioning maintains high reliability through continuous monitoring and adjustment.
3Manufacturing precision
If manual setup by engineers is used, then service configuration accuracy is improved, but loss of time increases and resource waste occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The automated provisioning engine performs service configuration independently by reading structured configuration files and executing setup procedures automatically. This eliminates the time-consuming manual setup process while maintaining configuration accuracy through validated templates and automated verification mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses pre-defined configuration templates and patterns that contain best practices and validated settings. These preliminary configurations are prepared in advance and automatically applied during provisioning, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual configuration decisions while ensuring accurate and consistent service setup.
4Stability of the object's composition
If repetitive manual setup is performed, then service consistency is improved, but productivity deteriorates and human error risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses configuration templates and patterns that can be copied and applied repeatedly across multiple service provisioning instances. These templates encode consistent configuration standards and best practices, enabling automated replication of proven configurations at high speed without the risk of human error while maintaining service consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated provisioning engine consistently applies the same configuration templates and procedures across all service setups without variation. This self-service automation eliminates human inconsistency while maintaining the service consistency that previously required repetitive manual processes, thereby increasing provisioning throughput.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for provisioning and configuring a computing service. An embodiment operates by receiving a request for the provisioning and configuration of the computing service. A template corresponding to setting up the computing service is identified. A first portion of a template file is generated based on the template, and the first portion is applied as input to a provisioning engine to generate one or more provisioned values as a result provisioning the computing service. A second portion of the template file is generated based on the template, and the second portion of the template file is applied as input to a configuring engine to configure the computing service. It is determined that the service has been configured, and the computing service is provided for use by one or more users.