SERVICE PROVIDER OPTIMIZATION OF CONTENT MANAGEMENT

• US 20130054796A1
• Filed: 09/15/2012
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David William Bettis, Jonathan A. Jenkins, Mark S. Baumback
• Original Assignee: David William Bettis, Jonathan A. Jenkins, Mark S. Baumback
• Inventors: Baumback, Mark S., Bettis, David William, Jenkins, Jonathan A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,631,129 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/501 Performance criteria
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5027 the resource being a machine, e.g. CPUs, Servers, Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring the performance associated with fulfilling resource requests and determining optimizations for improving such performance are provided. A processing device obtains and processes performance metric information associated with processing a request for an original resource and any embedded resource. The processing device uses the processed performance metric information to determine a set of service providers for alternatively hosting, processing, and/or transmitting at least a portion of the original resource and/or any embedded resources. In some embodiments, in making such a determination, the processing device assesses performance metric information collected and associated with subsequent resource requests for the original resource and any embedded resources using each of a variety of alternative set(s) of service providers. Aspects of systems and methods for generating recommendations associated with monitoring the operation and performance of service providers with respect to specific resource requests are also provided.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring performance associated with processing a resource request, the system comprising:

at least one processing device operable to;

identify one or more service providers to be utilized in conjunction with processing a request for at least one resource, wherein the one or more service providers at least one of host or process content on behalf of a content provider;

for each identified service provider;

cause an initiation of a request for the at least one resource to the identified service provider; and

responsive to processing the request, obtain performance data corresponding to the processing of the'"'"'request using the identified service provider; and

dynamically determine a service provider for the at least one resource at least based in part on the performance data corresponding to processing the same at least one resource using each identified service provider.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one resource corresponds to a first resource and one or more embedded resources.

3. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the request is for the first resource and the one or more embedded resources.

4. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one resource corresponds to an embedded resource of another resource.

5. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is further operable to generate code for the at least one resource to be processed using the determined service provider.

6. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more service providers include one or more storage service providers.

7. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more service providers include one or more application service providers.

8. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more service providers include one or more CDN service providers.

9. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is further operable to provide a recommendation to the content provider to use the determined service provider to at least one of host or process the at least one resource on behalf of the content provider.

10. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is further operable to generate a recommendation to use the determined service provider to at least one of host or process the at least one resource on behalf of the content provider.

11. A method comprising:

identifying one or more service providers to be utilized in conjunction with processing a request for at least one resource, wherein the one or more service providers at least one of host or process content on behalf of a content provider;

for each identified service provider;

causing an initiation of a request for the at least one resource to the identified service provider; and

responsive to processing the request, obtaining performance data corresponding to the processing of the request using the identified service provider; and

dynamically determining a service provider for the at least one resource at least based in part on the performance data corresponding to processing the same at least one resource using each identified service provider,

wherein the method is implemented by at least one processing device.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the at least one resource corresponds to a first resource and one or more embedded resources.

13. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the request is for the first resource and the one or more embedded resources.

14. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the at least one resource corresponds to an embedded resource of another resource.

15. The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising generating code for the at least one resource to be processed using the determined service provider.

16. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the one or more service providers include one or more application service providers.

17. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the one or more service providers include one or more CDN service providers.

18. The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising providing a recommendation to the content provider to use the determined service provider to at least one of host or process the at least one resource on behalf of the content provider.

19. The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising generating a recommendation to use the determined service provider to at least one of host or process the at least one resource on behalf of the content provider.

20. A system for monitoring performance associated with processing a request for at least one resource, the system comprising:

at least one processing device operable to;

identify one or more service providers to be utilized in conjunction with processing a request for at least one resource, wherein the one or more service providers at least one of host or process content on behalf of a content provider;

for each identified service provider;

cause an initiation of a request for the at least one resource to the identified service provider; and

obtain performance data related to processing of the request using the identified service provider; and

dynamically determine a service provider to process a subsequent request for the at least one resource at least based in part on the performance data corresponding to processing the at least one resource using each identified service provider.

21. The system as recited in claim 20, wherein the at least one processing device is further operable to provide a recommendation to the content provider to use the determined service provider to process a subsequent request for the at least one resource.

22. The system as recited in claim 20, wherein the at least one processing device is further operable to generate a recommendation to use the determined service provider to process a subsequent request for the at least one resource.

23. A method comprising:

identifying one or more service providers to be utilized in conjunction with processing a request for at least one resource, wherein the one or more service providers at least one of host or process content on behalf of a content provider;

for each identified service provider;

causing an initiation of a request for the at least one resource to the identified service provider; and

responsive to processing the request, obtaining performance data corresponding to the processing of the request using the identified service provider; and

dynamically determining a service provider to process a subsequent request for the at least one resource at least based in part on the performance data corresponding to processing the at least one resource using each identified service provider,

wherein the method is implemented by at least one processing device.

24. The system as recited in claim 23 further comprising providing a recommendation to the content provider to use the determined service provider to process a subsequent request for the at least one resource.

25. The system as recited in claim 23 further comprising generating a recommendation to use the determined service provider to process a subsequent request for the at least one resource.