OPTIMIZING CLOUD SERVICE DELIVERY WITHIN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

• US 20110138050A1
• Filed: 12/03/2009
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kendzierski, Michael D., Dawson, Christopher J., Seaman, James W., Diluoffo, Vincenzo V.
• Granted Patent: US 9,274,848 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5015 Service provider selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

This invention provides a system or method to provide dynamically packaged Cloud services to customers via a Cloud services registry. The Cloud services registry is dynamic and operates by polling different Cloud service providers and Cloud service databases to ensure that the Cloud services registry is up to date with the latest available Cloud services. The Cloud services registry is available for queries from Cloud customers and abstracts multiple Cloud service providers. By abstracting the Cloud services, the dynamic Cloud services registry creates a modular package of different services from different Cloud service providers based on the query and requested priority for services. The dynamic Cloud registry is dynamically updated based on the level of services that the provider has available. The dynamic registry determines what service best matches the requirements from a Cloud service request (CSR) and returns a personalized set of matching services.

Claims

1. A method for optimizing Cloud service delivery within a Cloud computing environment, comprising:

receiving a request for Cloud services from a Cloud customer in the Cloud computing environment;

building a Cloud service package to fulfill the request based on a Cloud services registry and a set of requirements set forth by the Cloud customer; and

making the Cloud service package available to the Cloud customer.

2. The method of claim 1, the Cloud service package comprising at least one Cloud service available from at least one Cloud provider.

3. The method of claim 1, the determining comprising determining a best match between a set of available Cloud services and the set of requirements.

4. The method of claim 1, the Cloud services registry comprising a plurality of services provided by a plurality of Cloud providers and a capability of each of the plurality of Cloud providers in providing the plurality of Cloud services.

5. The method of claim 4, the Cloud services registry being based on a provider profile associated with each of the plurality of Cloud providers.

6. The method of claim 1, the set of requirements being set forth in the request.

7. The method of claim 1, the set of requirements being set forth in a customer profile associated with the Cloud customer.

8. A system for optimizing Cloud service delivery within a Cloud computing environment, comprising:

a memory medium comprising instructions;

a bus coupled to the memory medium; and

a processor coupled to the bus that when executing the instructions causes the system to;

receive a request for Cloud services from a Cloud customer in the Cloud computing environment;

build a Cloud service package to fulfill the request based on a Cloud services registry and a set of requirements set forth by the Cloud customer; and

make the Cloud service package available to the Cloud customer.

9. The system of claim 9, the Cloud service package comprising at least one Cloud service available from at least one Cloud provider.

10. The system of claim 9, the system further being caused to determine a best match between a set of available Cloud services and the set of requirements.

11. The system of claim 9, the Cloud services registry comprising a plurality of services provided by a plurality of Cloud providers, and a capability of each of the plurality of Cloud providers in providing the plurality of Cloud services.

12. The system of claim 11, the Cloud services registry being based on a provider profile associated with each of the plurality of Cloud providers.

13. The system of claim 9, the set of requirements being set forth in the request.

14. The system of claim 9, the set of requirements being set forth in a customer profile associated with the Cloud customer.

15. A computer readable medium containing a program product for optimizing Cloud service delivery within a Cloud computing environment, the computer readable medium comprising program code for causing a computer system to:

receive a request for Cloud services from a Cloud customer in the Cloud computing environment;

build a Cloud service package to fulfill the request based on a Cloud services registry and a set of requirements set forth by the Cloud customer; and

make the Cloud service package available to the Cloud customer.

16. The computer readable medium containing the program product of claim 15, the Cloud service package comprising at least one Cloud service available from at least one Cloud provider.

17. The computer readable medium containing the program product of claim 15, the computer readable medium further comprising program code for causing the computer system to determine a best match between a set of available Cloud services and the set of requirements.

18. The computer readable medium containing the program product of claim 15, the Cloud services registry comprising a plurality of services provided by a plurality of Cloud providers, and a capability of each of the plurality of Cloud providers in providing the plurality of Cloud services.

19. The computer readable medium containing the program product of claim 18, the Cloud services registry being based on a provider profile associated with each of the plurality of Cloud providers.

20. The computer readable medium containing the program product of claim 15, the set of requirements being set forth in the request.

21. The computer readable medium containing the program product of claim 15, the set of requirements being set forth in a customer profile associated with the Cloud customer.

22. A method for deploying a system for optimizing Cloud service delivery within a Cloud computing environment, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

receive a request for Cloud services from a Cloud customer in the Cloud computing environment;

build a Cloud service package to fulfill the request based on a Cloud services registry and a set of requirements set forth by the Cloud customer; and

make the Cloud service package available to the Cloud customer.