Displaying interactive topology maps of cloud computing resources
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving performance data related to performance of a plurality of computing resources and relationship data related to relationships among the plurality of computing resources, wherein the plurality of computing resources are hosted by one or more cloud computing services, wherein the one or more cloud computing services enable access to the plurality of computing resources to users who subscribe to services provided by the one or more cloud computing services, wherein the users access the plurality of computing resources over a network,wherein the performance data and relationship data are derivable from event data associated with the plurality of computing resources, and wherein each event of the event data includes raw machine data generated by a respective cloud computing resource;
generating, using the performance data and the relationship data, topology map data, the topology map data providing instructions for displaying the performance data and the relationship data; and
outputting the topology map data for display in a graphical user interface, wherein, upon receiving the topology map data, the graphical user interface uses the topology map data to display a topology map, the topology map including a plurality of nodes representing the plurality of computing resources and one or more edges between the plurality of nodes, the one or more edges representing the relationships among the plurality of computing resources, and wherein respective information from the performance data is displayed with each of the plurality of nodes.
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Abstract
Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed that enable collection of various types of data from cloud computing services and the generation of various dashboards and visualizations to view information about collections of cloud computing resources. A user can configure collection of data from one or more cloud computing services and view visualizations using an application platform referred to herein as a cloud computing management application. A cloud computing management application further may be configured to generate and cause display of interactive topology map representations of cloud computing resources based on the collected data, where an interactive topology map enables users to view an intuitive visualization of a collection of computing resources, efficiently cause performance of actions with respect to various resources displayed in the topology map, and analyze the collection of resources in ways that are not possible using conventional cloud computing service management consoles.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving performance data related to performance of a plurality of computing resources and relationship data related to relationships among the plurality of computing resources, wherein the plurality of computing resources are hosted by one or more cloud computing services, wherein the one or more cloud computing services enable access to the plurality of computing resources to users who subscribe to services provided by the one or more cloud computing services, wherein the users access the plurality of computing resources over a network, wherein the performance data and relationship data are derivable from event data associated with the plurality of computing resources, and wherein each event of the event data includes raw machine data generated by a respective cloud computing resource; generating, using the performance data and the relationship data, topology map data, the topology map data providing instructions for displaying the performance data and the relationship data; and outputting the topology map data for display in a graphical user interface, wherein, upon receiving the topology map data, the graphical user interface uses the topology map data to display a topology map, the topology map including a plurality of nodes representing the plurality of computing resources and one or more edges between the plurality of nodes, the one or more edges representing the relationships among the plurality of computing resources, and wherein respective information from the performance data is displayed with each of the plurality of nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of:
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receiving performance data related to performance of a plurality of computing resources and relationship data related to relationships among the plurality of computing resources, wherein the plurality of computing resources are hosted by one or more cloud computing services, wherein the one or more cloud computing services enable access to the plurality of computing resources to users who subscribe to services provided by the one or more cloud computing services, wherein the users access the plurality of computing resources over a network, wherein the performance data and relationship data are derivable from event data associated with the plurality of computing resources, and wherein each event of the event data includes raw machine data generated by a respective cloud computing resource; generating, using the performance data and the relationship data, topology map data, the topology map data providing instructions for displaying the performance data and the relationship data; and outputting the topology map data for display in a graphical user interface, wherein, upon receiving the topology map data, the graphical user interface uses the topology map data to display a topology map, the topology map including a plurality of nodes representing the plurality of computing resources and one or more edges between the plurality of nodes, the one or more edges representing the relationships among the plurality of computing resources, and wherein respective information from the performance data is displayed with each of the plurality of nodes.
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30. A system comprising one or more computers and computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
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receiving performance data related to performance of a plurality of computing resources and relationship data related to relationships among the plurality of computing resources, wherein the plurality of computing resources are hosted by one or more cloud computing services, wherein the one or more cloud computing services enable access to the plurality of computing resources to users who subscribe to services provided by the one or more cloud computing services, wherein the users access the plurality of computing resources over a network, wherein the performance data and relationship data are derivable from event data associated with the plurality of computing resources, and wherein each event of the event data includes raw machine data generated by a respective cloud computing resource; generating, using the performance data and the relationship data, topology map data, the topology map data providing instructions for displaying the performance data and the relationship data; and outputting the topology map data for display in a graphical user interface, wherein, upon receiving the topology map data, the graphical user interface uses the topology map data to display the topology map including a plurality of nodes representing the plurality of computing resources and one or more edges between the plurality of nodes, the one or more edges representing the relationships among the plurality of computing resources, and wherein respective information from the performance data is displayed with each of the plurality of nodes.
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