Optimizing content management

• US 8,296,429 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2012
• Issued: 10/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Baumback, Mark S., Bettis, David William, Jenkins, Jonathan A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang, Jungwon
• Application Number:
  US13/372,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20120166633A1
• Time in Patent Office: 253 Days
• Field of Search: 709/224, 709/203, 709/219, 709/217, 707/10, 704/246, 718/100, 717/103
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3409 for performance assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3495 for systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/86 Event-based monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/875 Monitoring of systems including the internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/046 comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/04 Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/08 Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0811 by checking connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning

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 CDN service provider for alternatively hosting 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 CDN service providers. Aspects of systems and methods for generating recommendations associated with monitoring the operation and performance of CDN 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:

a client computing device, wherein the client computing device is operable to determine performance data associated with processing a resource request, wherein the resource request corresponds to one or more resources; and

a processing component operable to;

obtain, from the client computing device, the performance data associated with processing the resource request;

identify one or more content delivery networks to be utilized in conjunction with a subsequent resource request, wherein the one or more content delivery networks host content on behalf of a content provider and wherein the subsequent resource request corresponds to at least one of the one or more resources;

for each identified content delivery network;

cause an initiation of the subsequent resource request associated with the identified content delivery network; and

obtain, from the client computing device, performance data related to processing of the subsequent resource request using the identified content delivery network; and

dynamically determine a content delivery network at least based on the performance data related to processing the subsequent resource request using each of the one or more identified content delivery networks.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the processing component is further operable to generate a recommendation to use the determined content delivery network to process a further subsequent request for at least one of the one or more resources.

3. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the processing component is further operable to generate code for at least one of the one or more resources to be processed using the determined content delivery network.

4. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein dynamically determining a content delivery network, by the processing component, is further based on content delivery network selection criteria.

5. The system as recited in claim 4, wherein the content delivery network selection criteria includes content delivery network quality of service information.

6. The system as recited in claim 4, wherein the content delivery network selection criteria includes cost information associated with processing the subsequent resource request.

7. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the processing component is further operable to obtain content delivery network selection criteria from the content provider.

8. 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 host 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

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

dynamically determining a service provider from the identified one or more service providers at least in part based on the obtained performance data corresponding to processing the same at least one resource using each identified service provider; and

providing a recommendation to the content provider to use the determined service provider to process a subsequent request for the same at least one resource,

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

9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the at least one resource corresponds to a first resource and one or more embedded resources.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the request is for the first resource and the one or more embedded resources.

11. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the at least one resource corresponds to an embedded resource of another resource.

12. The method as recited in claim 8 further comprising generating code for the at least one resource to be processed using the determined service provider.

13. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein dynamically determining a service provider is further based on service provider selection criteria.

14. The method as recited in claim 8 further comprising obtaining, from the content provider, service provider selection criteria.

15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein dynamically determining a service provider is further based on the service provider selection criteria provided by the content provider.

16. 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 host 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;

dynamically determine a service provider from the identified one or more service providers at least in part based on the performance data corresponding to processing the same at least one resource using each identified service provider; and

provide a recommendation to the content provider to use the determined service provider to process a subsequent request for the same at least one resource.

17. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein the at least one resource corresponds to a first resource and one or more embedded resources.

18. The system as recited in claim 17, wherein the request is for the first resource and the one or more embedded resources.

19. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein the at least one resource corresponds to an embedded resource of another resource.

20. The system as recited in claim 16, 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.

21. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein dynamically determining a service provider is further based on service provider selection criteria.

22. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein the at least one processing device is further operable to obtain, from the content provider, service provider selection criteria.

23. The system as recited in claim 22, wherein dynamically determining a service provider is further based on the service provider selection criteria provided by the content provider.