Cloud service monitoring system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for cloud services monitoring (CSM), comprising:
- identifying, with a processor, a service level agreement (SLA) rule to execute to meet a SLA requirement for a user of cloud resources provided by a cloud computing environment, the SLA rule being accessed by the processor using a network, where the SLA rule is further configured to comprise;
a time-to-request, wherein the time-to-request is an amount of time in advance of a request for a selected cloud resource to request the selected cloud resource among the cloud resources, anda time-to-start for a computing instance, wherein the time-to-start is an amount of time in advance of a request for the computing instance to start the computing instance that executes in the cloud computing environment;
observing, using the processor connected to the network, the cloud computing environment to collect state information;
identifying a mathematical model that models the behavior of the observed cloud computing environment by using the processor to apply the model to the collected state information;
determining, using the processor to apply the model to the collected state information, when the state information indicates that the cloud computing environment is at risk of not meeting the SLA requirement, andbased on a determination of a risk of not meeting the SLA requirement, adjusting the SLA rule to improve the probability that the cloud computing environment will meet the SLA requirement, wherein adjusting the SLA rule includes adjusting the time-to-request, the time-to-start or both.
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Abstract
A cloud services monitoring system (CSMS) helps a consumer of cloud computing resources determine the state of the cloud computing resources available to the consumer. The CSMS is particularly effective for cloud models where the consumer of the cloud computing resources is not the same as the provider of the cloud resource. The CSMS 102 also provides mechanisms for adjusting operations actions to preserve service guarantees for the consumer. In that regard, the CSMS dynamically adjusts operations actions in response to the state of the cloud, rather than executing fixed pre-determined operations actions that are not tailored to the monitored conditions.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for cloud services monitoring (CSM), comprising:
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identifying, with a processor, a service level agreement (SLA) rule to execute to meet a SLA requirement for a user of cloud resources provided by a cloud computing environment, the SLA rule being accessed by the processor using a network, where the SLA rule is further configured to comprise; a time-to-request, wherein the time-to-request is an amount of time in advance of a request for a selected cloud resource to request the selected cloud resource among the cloud resources, and a time-to-start for a computing instance, wherein the time-to-start is an amount of time in advance of a request for the computing instance to start the computing instance that executes in the cloud computing environment; observing, using the processor connected to the network, the cloud computing environment to collect state information; identifying a mathematical model that models the behavior of the observed cloud computing environment by using the processor to apply the model to the collected state information; determining, using the processor to apply the model to the collected state information, when the state information indicates that the cloud computing environment is at risk of not meeting the SLA requirement, and based on a determination of a risk of not meeting the SLA requirement, adjusting the SLA rule to improve the probability that the cloud computing environment will meet the SLA requirement, wherein adjusting the SLA rule includes adjusting the time-to-request, the time-to-start or both. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A product for cloud services monitoring (CSM), comprising:
a computer readable memory with processor executable instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to; identify a service level agreement (SLA) rule configured to execute in order to meet a SLA requirement for a user of cloud resources provided by a cloud computing environment, where the SLA rule is further configured to comprise; a time-to-request, wherein the time-to-request is an amount of time in advance of a request for a selected cloud resource to request the selected cloud resource among the cloud resources, and a time-to-start for a computing instance, wherein the time-to-start indicates an amount of time in advance of a request for the computing instance to start the computing instance that executes in the cloud computing environment; observe the cloud computing environment to determine state information for the cloud computing environment; and determine when the state information indicates that the SLA requirement is at risk of not meeting the SLA requirement, and in response, adjust the SLA rule to improve the probability that the cloud computing environment will meet the SLA requirement, wherein adjusting the SLA rule includes adjusting the time-to-request, the time-to-start or both. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system for cloud services monitoring (CSM), comprising:
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a processor; a database in communication with the processor that stores SLA requirements for a user and corresponding SLA rules associated with the SLA requirements; a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises; processor executable instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to; identify a service level agreement (SLA) rule configured to execute in order to meet a SLA requirement for a user of cloud resources provided by a cloud computing environment, where the SLA rule is further configured to comprise; a time-to-request, wherein the time-to-request is an amount of time in advance of a request for a selected cloud resource to request the selected cloud resource among the cloud resources, and a time-to-start measurement for a computing instance, wherein the time-to-start measurement indicates an amount of time in advance of a request for the computing instance to start the computing instance that executes in the cloud computing environment; observe the cloud computing environment to determine state information for the cloud computing environment; and determine when the state information indicates that the SLA requirement is at risk of not meeting the SLA requirement, and an SLA controller in communication with the database which adjusts the SLA rule to improve the probability that the cloud computing environment will meet the SLA requirement when the system determines that the SLA requirement is at risk of not meeting the SLA requirement, wherein adjusting the SLA rule includes adjusting the time-to-request, the time-to-start or both. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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