Inter-cloud broker for hybrid cloud networks
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- providing a cloud broker gateway that interfaces with an enterprise network and one or more public clouds, the one or more public clouds include at least a first public cloud and a second public cloud;
receiving, by the cloud broker gateway, a request from a tenant associated with the enterprise network for one or more computing resources;
directing, by the cloud broker gateway, the request to the first public cloud based on a brokerage policy for the tenant;
receiving, by the cloud broker gateway, a response indicating the first public cloud cannot provide the one or more computing resources;
redirecting, by the cloud broker gateway, the request to the second public cloud based on the brokerage policy for the tenant when the response indicates the first public cloud cannot provide the one or more computing resources; and
establishing, by the cloud broker gateway, a hybrid cloud that provides access to the one or more computing resources between the second public cloud and the enterprise network, the cloud broker gateway configured to act as a proxy for the tenant to dynamically secure the one or more computing resources.
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Abstract
A cloud broker gateway interfaces with an enterprise network and one or more public cloud networks, including a first public cloud and a second public cloud. The cloud broker gateway receives a request for one or more computing resources from a tenant associated with the enterprise network, and directs the request to the first public cloud based on a brokerage policy for the tenant. The cloud broker gateway receives a response indicating the first public cloud cannot provide the one or more computing resources, and redirects the request to the second public cloud based on the brokerage policy for the tenant. The cloud broker gateway also establishes a hybrid cloud that provides access to the one or more computing resources between the second public cloud and the enterprise network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a cloud broker gateway that interfaces with an enterprise network and one or more public clouds, the one or more public clouds include at least a first public cloud and a second public cloud; receiving, by the cloud broker gateway, a request from a tenant associated with the enterprise network for one or more computing resources; directing, by the cloud broker gateway, the request to the first public cloud based on a brokerage policy for the tenant; receiving, by the cloud broker gateway, a response indicating the first public cloud cannot provide the one or more computing resources; redirecting, by the cloud broker gateway, the request to the second public cloud based on the brokerage policy for the tenant when the response indicates the first public cloud cannot provide the one or more computing resources; and establishing, by the cloud broker gateway, a hybrid cloud that provides access to the one or more computing resources between the second public cloud and the enterprise network, the cloud broker gateway configured to act as a proxy for the tenant to dynamically secure the one or more computing resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cloud broker gateway device configured to act as a proxy for a tenant to dynamically secure one or more computing resources on behalf of the tenant, the device comprising:
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one or more network interfaces to communicate with an enterprise network and one or more public clouds, the one or more public clouds include at least a first public cloud and a second public cloud; a processor coupled to the network interfaces and adapted to execute one or more processes; and a memory configured to store a process executable by the processor, the process, when executed, is operable to; receive a request from the tenant associated with the enterprise network for the one or more computing resources; direct the request to the first public cloud based on a brokerage policy for the tenant; receive a response indicating the first public cloud cannot provide the one or more computing resources; redirect the request to the second public cloud based on the brokerage policy for the tenant when the response indicates the first public cloud cannot provide the one or more computing resources; and establish a hybrid cloud that provides access to the one or more computing resources between the second public cloud and the enterprise network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having software encoded thereon, the software, when executed by a processor, operable to:
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receive, by a cloud broker gateway that interfaces with an enterprise network and one or more public cloud networks, a request from a tenant associated with the enterprise network for one or more computing resources; direct the request to a first public cloud of the one or more networks based on a brokerage policy for the tenant; receive a response indicating the first public cloud cannot provide the one or more computing resources; redirect the request to a second public cloud of the one or more public clouds based on the brokerage policy for the tenant when the response indicates the first public cloud cannot provide the one or more computing resources; and establish a hybrid cloud that provides access to the one or more computing resources between the second public cloud and the enterprise network, the cloud broker gateway configured to act as a proxy for the tenant to dynamically secure the one or more computing resources. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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