Automated association of computing resources with resource creators for usage allocation
First Claim
1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
- invoking a resource creation application programming interface (API) to create a computing resource to be executed within a network-based services platform on behalf of a customer having a customer account with the network-based services platform, the customer account specifying a plurality of customer entities;
creating the computing resource in response to the invoking of the resource creation API;
identifying a customer entity of the plurality of customer entities that is associated with the invoking of the resource creation API;
at least partly in response to identifying the customer entity, automatically associating the customer entity with the computing resource by specifying the customer entity as a creator of the computing resource, wherein the automatically associating comprises automatically persisting a creator tag for the computing resource, the creator tag comprising a tag name and a tag value, wherein the tag value identifies the customer entity and the tag name indicates that the computing resource was created by the customer entity identified by the tag value;
metering the computing resource as it executes within the network-based services platform;
determining a usage of the computing resource over a period of time based at least in part on the metering;
determining, based at least in part on the creator tag, that the customer entity is associated with the computing resource as the creator of the computing resource;
retrieving one or more entity tags associated with one or more business dimensions of the customer entity, wherein the one or more business dimensions comprises an organizational sub-group within the customer entity;
allocating the usage to the one or more business dimensions of the customer entity based at least in part on the determining that the customer entity is associated with the computing resource; and
reporting the usage to the customer in association with the customer entity.
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Abstract
In a network-based services platform, customer resources may be automatically associated with a resource creator. Upon receipt of a request to create a computing resource, the computing resource may be created and thereafter executed within the network-based services platform. In response to the request, an entity associated with the request may be identified. In response to the identification of the entity, the computing resource may be automatically associated with the identified entity specifying the entity as the creator of the computing resource. In some embodiments, a cost of operating the resource over a period of time may be calculated, and the cost allocated to the identified entity based at least in part on the creator-to-resource association that was automatically generated upon creation of the resource. In this manner, a usage allocation report may be provided to the customer that shows the cost associated with the entity.
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19 Claims
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1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
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invoking a resource creation application programming interface (API) to create a computing resource to be executed within a network-based services platform on behalf of a customer having a customer account with the network-based services platform, the customer account specifying a plurality of customer entities; creating the computing resource in response to the invoking of the resource creation API; identifying a customer entity of the plurality of customer entities that is associated with the invoking of the resource creation API; at least partly in response to identifying the customer entity, automatically associating the customer entity with the computing resource by specifying the customer entity as a creator of the computing resource, wherein the automatically associating comprises automatically persisting a creator tag for the computing resource, the creator tag comprising a tag name and a tag value, wherein the tag value identifies the customer entity and the tag name indicates that the computing resource was created by the customer entity identified by the tag value; metering the computing resource as it executes within the network-based services platform; determining a usage of the computing resource over a period of time based at least in part on the metering; determining, based at least in part on the creator tag, that the customer entity is associated with the computing resource as the creator of the computing resource; retrieving one or more entity tags associated with one or more business dimensions of the customer entity, wherein the one or more business dimensions comprises an organizational sub-group within the customer entity; allocating the usage to the one or more business dimensions of the customer entity based at least in part on the determining that the customer entity is associated with the computing resource; and reporting the usage to the customer in association with the customer entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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maintaining a customer account on behalf of a customer of a network-based services platform, the customer account specifying a plurality of customer entities; creating, by one or more computing devices of the network-based services platform, a resource in response to a request to create the resource, the resource to be executed within the network-based services platform; identifying, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, a first customer entity of the plurality of customer entities that is associated with the request to create the resource; at least partly in response to the identifying of the first customer entity, generating, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, a first association between the first customer entity and the resource, the first association specifying the first customer entity as a creator of the resource; receiving, from a computing device of the customer, a request to allocate future usage of the resource to a second customer entity of the plurality of customer entities; at least partly in response to the receiving of the request to allocate the future usage, generating, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, a second association between the second customer entity and the resource, the second association superseding the first association; determining a total usage of the resource over a predetermined period of time after the creating of the resource; retrieving one or more entity tags associated with one or more business dimensions of the customer entity, wherein the one or more business dimensions comprises an organizational sub-group within the customer entity; apportioning a first portion of the total usage that occurred prior to the receiving of the request to allocate the future usage to the one or more business dimensions of the first customer entity based at least in part on the first association; apportioning a second portion of the total usage that occurred after the receiving of the request to allocate the future usage to the second customer entity based at least in part on the second association superseding the first association; and reporting the first portion of the total usage and the second portion of the total usage to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A network-based services platform comprising:
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one or more computing devices including one or more processors; and memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to; create a resource in response to a request to create the resource, the resource to be executed within the network-based services platform; operate the resource on behalf of a customer having a customer account specifying a plurality of customer entities; identify a first customer entity of the plurality of customer entities that is associated with the request to create the resource; at least partly in response to identifying the first customer entity, generate a first association between the first customer entity and the resource, the first association specifying the first customer entity as a creator of the resource; receive, from a computing device of the customer during a predetermined period of time after the resource is created, a request to allocate future usage of the resource to a second customer entity of the plurality of customer entities; at least partly in response to receiving the request to allocate the future usage, generate a second association between the second customer entity and the resource, the second association superseding the first association; determine a total usage of the resource over the predetermined period of time; retrieve one or more entity tags associated with one or more business dimensions of the customer entity, wherein the one or more business dimensions comprises an organizational sub-group within the customer entity; apportion a first portion of the total usage to the one or more business dimensions of the first customer entity based at least in part on the first association; apportion a second portion of the total usage to the second customer entity; and report the first portion of the total usage and the second portion of the total usage to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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