Aggregation across cloud providers

• US 8,725,891 B2
• Filed: 07/01/2010
• Issued: 05/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Seago, Scott Wayne, Guiditta, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): SALL, EL HADJI MALICK
• Application Number:
  US12/828,806
• Publication Number:
  US 20120005359A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,412 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/230, 709/246, 719/328
• US Class Current: 709/230
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5044 considering hardware capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing

Abstract

A method and apparatus for aggregating cloud system resources is described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request to start a cloud computing session. The method may also include determining a cloud computing system from among a plurality of cloud computing systems that satisfies the request. Furthermore, the method may include routing the request to the determined cloud computing system to initiate the cloud computing session.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request to start a cloud computing session;

determining, by a processing device, an aggregation of cloud computing systems from among a plurality of cloud computing systems that satisfies the request, wherein the determining comprising matching requirements in the request with the cloud computing systems mapped to a user;

publishing, by the processing device, the aggregation of cloud computing systems as a new cloud computing system; and

routing, by the processing device, the request to the new cloud computing system to initiate the cloud computing session, wherein the routing further comprises routing the request to the new cloud computing system through a cloud interface system, wherein the cloud interface system translates cloud systems requests from a neutral format to a vendor-specific format of the new cloud computing system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining further comprises:

determining a mapping of cloud computing resources specified in the request to the plurality of cloud computing systems; and

routing the request in view or the determined mapping.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the cloud computing resources are cloud computing resource requirements specified by a client computer system.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the cloud computing resources comprise one of a quality of service, cloud computing system platform, processing speed, cost, locality, cloud computing system provider, or user permission.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the request does not identify a cloud computing system that is to satisfy the request.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an update to the cloud computing session;

determining a new aggregation of cloud computing systems from among the plurality of cloud computing systems that can satisfy the request in view of the update; and

routing future requests to the new cloud computing system.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a new cloud computing system;

determining a cloud computing resource provided by the new cloud computing system;

updating a mapping database to map user to the new cloud computing system in view of the one or more cloud computing resource.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cloud computing systems comprise a plurality of disparate cloud computing systems.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that provides instructions, which when executed on a processing device cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request to start a cloud computing session;

determining, by the processing device, an aggregation of cloud computing systems from among a plurality of cloud computing systems that satisfies the request, wherein the determining comprising matching requirements in the request with the cloud computing systems mapped to a user;

publishing, by the processing device, the aggregation of cloud computing systems as a new cloud computing system; and

routing, by the processing device, the request to the new cloud computing system to initiate the cloud computing session, wherein the routing further comprises routing the request to the new cloud computing system through a cloud interface system, wherein the cloud interface system translates cloud systems requests from a neutral format to a vendor-specific format of the new cloud computing system.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein determining further comprises:

determining a mapping of cloud computing resources specified in the request to the plurality of cloud computing systems; and

routing the request in view of the determined mapping.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the cloud computing resources are cloud computing resource requirements specified by a client computer system.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the cloud computing resources comprise one of a quality of service, cloud computing system platform, processing speed, cost, locality, cloud computing system provider, or user permission.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the request does not identify a cloud computing system that is to satisfy the request.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, the operations further comprising:

receiving an update to the cloud computing session;

determining a new cloud computing system from among the plurality of cloud computing systems that can satisfy the request in view of the update; and

routing future requests to the new cloud computing system.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, the operations further comprising:

receiving an indication of a new cloud computing system;

determining a cloud computing resource provided by the new cloud computing system;

updating a mapping database to map user to the new cloud computing system in view of the cloud computing resource.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the plurality of cloud computing systems comprise a plurality of disparate cloud computing systems.

17. A system comprising:

a memory; and

a processing device coupled with the memory to;

receive a request to start a cloud computing session,

determine an aggregation of cloud computing systems from among a plurality of cloud computing systems that satisfies the request, wherein the determine comprises match requirements in the request with the cloud computing systems mapped to a user;

publish the aggregation of cloud computing systems as a new cloud computing system; and

route the request to the new cloud computing system to initiate the cloud computing session, wherein the route further comprises route the request to the new cloud computing system through a cloud interface system, wherein the cloud interface system translates cloud systems requests from a neutral format to a vendor-specific format of the new cloud computing system.

18. The system of claim 17, the processing device to further determine a mapping of cloud computing resources specified in the request to the plurality of cloud computing systems and route the request in view of the determined mapping.

19. The system of claim 17, the processing device to further receive an update to the cloud computing session, determine a new cloud computing system from among the plurality of cloud computing systems that can satisfy the request in view of the update and route future requests to the new cloud computing system.

20. The system of claim 17, the processing device to further receive an indication of a new cloud computing system, determine a cloud computing resource provided by the new cloud computing system and update a mapping database to map user to the new cloud computing system in view of the cloud computing resource.