Distributed computing management links

• US 10,097,399 B1
• Filed: 01/11/2013
• Issued: 10/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Pillay, Suvenderan
• Primary Examiner(s): Avellino, Joseph E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hackenberg, Rachel J
• Application Number:
  US13/739,948
• Time in Patent Office: 2,097 Days
• Field of Search: 709223, 709217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1453 using de-duplication of the data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5019 Ensuring fulfilment of SLA
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5096 wherein the managed service relates to distributed or central networked applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1004 Server selection for load balancing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72

Abstract

Customized action links may be provided to users to cause performance of computing resource jobs that may include more than one resource operation. For example, resource operations associated with performing a job or action of a distributed system may be determined. One or more instructions may then be formulated for performing at least a subset of the determined resource operations. A link to replay the formulated instructions may then be provided to another system or one or more users.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for managing resource operation instructions of a distributed computing system, comprising:

under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,

providing one or more computing services of the distributed computing system to a user of the distributed computing system;

determining a job to perform with respect to data stored by the distributed computing system;

determining a plurality of computing resource operations to be executed by the distributed computing system to perform the job;

generating a set of instructions configured to perform the plurality of computing resource operations;

generating a macro based at least in part on the set of instructions;

generating a link to the macro;

providing, to a device of the user of the distributed computing system, the link to the macro;

receiving, from the device, an indication of a selection of the link;

identifying, based at least partly on the selection of the link, an instance of the distributed computing system being operated to provide one of the one more computing services on behalf of the user;

causing performance, at least partly by the instance of the distributed computing system, of the plurality of computing resource operations of the job with respect to a portion of the data stored on the distributed computing system that is associated with the user;

providing, to an additional device of an additional user of the distributed computing system, an additional link to the macro;

receiving, from the additional device, an indication of a selection of the additional link; and

replaying, based at least partly on the selection of the additional ink, the macro to cause performance of the plurality of computing resource operations of the job with respect to an additional portion of data stored on the distributed computing system that is associated with the additional user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising performing the macro by a workflow engine, wherein the workflow engine fetches data at a configurable time interval.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising providing a user interface configured to provide a graphical preview of the set of instructions to the of the user, wherein the graphical preview includes visual representations of the plurality of computing resource operations.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising deleting the link after a period of time.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the link includes metadata that includes information to display visual images of at least a portion of the computing resource operations performed to complete the job.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 23, wherein:

the plurality of computing resource operations are performed in a sequence to complete the job; and

the metadata includes first information related to a first visual image of a first computing resource operation of the sequence and second information related to a second visual image of a second computing resource operation of the sequence.

5. A computer-implemented method for managing resource operation instructions of a distributed computing system, comprising:

under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,

determining a plurality of computing resource operations for performing a computing resource job to accomplish a first goal of a user of the distributed computing system;

generating a set of instructions configured to cause performance of the plurality of computing resource operations;

generating a macro based at least in part on the set of instructions;

providing, to a computing device of the user, a link, wherein the link is configured to cause performance of the plurality of computing resource operations for performing the computing resource job based at least in part on the set of instructions;

monitoring the distributed computing system to collect operational information associated with an instance of the distributed computing system operating on behalf of the user;

determining, based at least partly on the operational information, that a condition occurred with respect to data of the user stored on the distributed computing system;

accessing, based at least partly on the condition occurring, an account of the user to identify the goal, wherein the condition corresponds to the first goal;

causing performance, at least partly by the instance of the distributed computing system and based at least partly on identifying the first goal, of the plurality of computing resource operations to perform the computing resource job with respect to the data of the user stored on the distributed computing system; and

replaying the macro, based at least partly on identifying a second goal in an additional account of an additional user of the distributed computing system, to cause performance of the plurality of computing resource operations to perform the computing resource job with respect to additional data of the additional user stored on the distributed computing system, the second goal being a same goal as the first goal.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein monitoring the distributed computing system and causing the performance of the plurality of computing resource operations are performed based at least partly on identifying selection of the link by the user.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein monitoring the distributed computing system and causing the performance of the plurality of computing resource operations are performed based at least partly on a configuration setting in the account of the user indicating utilization of the link at specified time intervals.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising receiving, from a third-party computing system, at least a second link for performing a second computing resource job, the second link configured to cause performance of the second computing resource job based at least in part on a second set of instructions.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving, from the computing device, a request to perform the second computing resource job; and

providing the second link to the computing device.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising providing, to the third-party computing system, a portion of revenue received from utilization of the distributed computing system based at least in part on the computing device utilizing the second link to perform the second computing resource job.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising providing a marketplace of links including at least one of the link for performing the computing resource job, the second link for performing the second computing resource job, or one or more additional links for performing one or more respective additional computing resource jobs of the distributed computing system.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein:

the computing resource job is associated with a computing resource provided to the computing device; and

causing performance of the plurality of computing resource operations for performing the computing resource job includes at least changing a configuration corresponding to the computing resource.

12. A system for managing resource operation instructions of a distributed computing system, comprising:

at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to collectively at least;

determine a computing resource job to perform with respect to data stored by the distributed computing system;

determine a plurality of computing resource operations for performing the computing resource job;

generate a set of instructions configured to cause performance of the computing resource operations;

generate a macro based at least in part on the set of instructions;

provide, to a computing device of a user of the distributed computing system, a link to the macro;

receive, from the computing device, an indication of selection of the link;

identify, based at least partly on the selection of the link, an instance of the distributed computing system being operated to provide a service of the distributed computing system on behalf of the user;

cause performance, at least partly by the instance of the distributed computing system, of the computing resource operations with respect to a portion of the data stored by the distributed computing system that is associated with the user;

providing, to an additional device of an additional user of the distributed computing system, an additional link to the macro;

receiving, from the additional device, an indication of a selection of the additional link; and

replaying, based at least partly on the selection of the additional ink, the macro to cause performance of the plurality of computing resource operations of the job with respect to an additional portion of data stored on the distributed computing system that is associated with the additional user.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein a computing resource associated with the computing resource job is managed on behalf of an account of the user, and the computing resource job comprises at least changing a configuration corresponding to the account.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to further provide a gallery, wherein the gallery includes at least the computing resource job or one or more additional computing resource jobs identified by a third-party.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to further provide a graphical representation of the computing resource job, the graphical representation including visual representations of the computing resource operations.

16. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions for managing resource operation instructions of a distributed computing system that, when executed by one or more computer systems, configure the one or more computer systems to perform operations comprising:

determining resource operations associated with performing a job to accomplish a first resource operation goal of a user of the distributed computing system;

generating instructions configured to cause performance of the resource operations;

generating a macro based at least in part on the set of instructions;

generating a link that, when selected, causes performance of the resource operations associated with performing the job based at least in part on the instructions;

providing, to a computing device of the user, the link;

monitoring the distributed computing system to collect operational information associated with an instance of the distributed computing system operating on behalf of the user;

determining, based at least partly on the operational information, that a condition occurred with respect to data of the user stored on the distributed computing system;

accessing, based at least partly on the condition occurring, an account of the user to identify the first resource operation goal, wherein the condition corresponds to the first resource operation goal;

causing performance, at least partly by the instance of the distributed computing system operating on behalf of the user and based at least partly on identifying the first resource operation goal, of the resource operations to perform the job with respect to the data of the user stored on the distributed computing system; and

replaying the macro, based at least partly on identifying a second resource operation goal in an additional account of an additional user of the distributed computing system, to cause performance of the resource operations to perform the computing resource job with respect to additional data of the additional user stored on the distributed computing system, the second resource operation goal being a same resource operation goal as the first resource operation goal.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the link includes metadata associated with displaying a sequence of visual images that correspond to at least a portion of the resource operations.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise determining the first resource operation goal based at least partly on receiving, from the computing device, the first resource operation goal.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise determining the first resource operation goal based at least in part on operating procedures of the distributed computing system associated with a resource that is controllable by the resource operations.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the instructions configured to cause performance of the resource operations include at least an instruction to perform a remotely generated application programming interface method call.

21. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 20, wherein the instructions are performed using a workflow configured to perform the remotely generated application programming interface method call.