Unified Microservice Management Layer for Cloud Infrastructure
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Solution Overview
Problem
In cloud computing environments, managing different services for application platforms is overly complex due to separate systems handling various tasks with different interfaces and software, leading to unnecessary processing resource consumption.
Innovation Solution
A system and method unify the management infrastructure by analyzing and configuring infrastructure services as microservices, creating unified management of infrastructure and client microservices through a single software management layer, which performs tasks like data backup, monitoring, and load balancing across all services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate systems are used to manage different services (backup, SDS, SDN), then each service can be managed independently, but the overall management complexity increases and processing resources are consumed unnecessarily
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate management systems (backup management, SDS management, SDN management) into a single unified management system. The management software layer consolidates previously distributed management functions, allowing all services to be managed through a common interface and codebase, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining service independence.
Solution Approach 2:
The management software layer is designed as a universal system that can manage multiple different services (backup, storage, network) through a single unified interface. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate specialized management systems for each service type, reducing complexity while preserving adaptability.
2Reliability
If separate management systems are used for different services, then each service has dedicated management capabilities, but processing resources are consumed unnecessarily and management is overcomplicated
Solution Approach 1:
By combining multiple management systems into one unified management layer, the patent eliminates redundant processing resources that would otherwise be consumed by separate management systems. The consolidation maintains reliability by preserving all necessary management functions while reducing overall resource consumption through shared code and interfaces.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate systems manage different services, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but the management interface becomes fragmented and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The management software layer provides a universal interface that can manage diverse services (backup, storage, network) through a single unified codebase. This approach maintains comprehensive service coverage while simplifying the management interface, as operators interact with a single consistent interface rather than multiple fragmented systems.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing a platform for micro-service-based applications with unified management of infrastructure and client containers. An exemplary system may comprise the platform running on at least one computing device. The platform may comprise at least one client micro-service container and a plurality of infrastructure micro-service containers. Each infrastructure micro-service container may run infrastructure services for the at least one client micro-service container and for other infrastructure micro-service containers, wherein infrastructure micro-service containers are used by the platform to run client micro-service containers. The platform may also comprise a single unified management software layer that is responsible for unified management of the plurality of infrastructure micro-service containers and the at least one client micro-service container.