Identifying services and associated capabilities in a networked computing environment
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for identifying services and associated capabilities in a networked computing environment, comprising:
- providing a set of cloud classification codes, wherein each cloud classification code of the set of cloud classification codes corresponds to a predetermined combination of architectural layers from a plurality of architectural layers;
receiving input from a requester via a network node, the input pertaining to a set of services available in the networked computing environment;
identifying a set of capabilities based on the input;
identifying a set of logical components of the networked computing environment based on the set of capabilities, wherein each logical component of the set of logical components corresponds to at least one architectural layer of the plurality of architectural layers;
mapping the set of logical components to at least one of the set of cloud classification codes based on a match between the at least one architectural layer and the predetermined combination of architectural layers;
identifying and ranking a set of providers capable of providing at least one of the set of services based on historical data of past performance of each of the set of providers for a specific classification code from the set of classification codes; and
configuring the set of logical components to provide the set of services according to the input.
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Abstract
In general, embodiments of the present invention classify cloud computing environments based on the abstraction layers that the cloud computing environments span and by combining the re-usable capabilities/logical components from these layers. In a typical embodiment, input (e.g., a set of requirements, a set of preferences, a set of costs parameters, and/or a request for feedback) pertaining to a set of services available in the networked computing environment is received from a requester via a network node. Based on the input, a set of capabilities and a corresponding set of logical components of the networked computing environment are identified. Thereafter, a set of providers capable of providing at least one of the set of services is identified and ranked. The set of logical components is then configured to provide the set of services according to the input, and made available to the requester.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for identifying services and associated capabilities in a networked computing environment, comprising:
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providing a set of cloud classification codes, wherein each cloud classification code of the set of cloud classification codes corresponds to a predetermined combination of architectural layers from a plurality of architectural layers; receiving input from a requester via a network node, the input pertaining to a set of services available in the networked computing environment; identifying a set of capabilities based on the input; identifying a set of logical components of the networked computing environment based on the set of capabilities, wherein each logical component of the set of logical components corresponds to at least one architectural layer of the plurality of architectural layers; mapping the set of logical components to at least one of the set of cloud classification codes based on a match between the at least one architectural layer and the predetermined combination of architectural layers; identifying and ranking a set of providers capable of providing at least one of the set of services based on historical data of past performance of each of the set of providers for a specific classification code from the set of classification codes; and configuring the set of logical components to provide the set of services according to the input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for identifying services and associated capabilities in a networked computing environment, comprising:
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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; provide a set of cloud classification codes, wherein each cloud classification code of the set of cloud classification codes corresponds to a predetermined combination of architectural layers from a plurality of architectural layers; receive input from a requester via a network node, the input pertaining to a set of services available in the networked computing environment; identify a set of capabilities responsive to the input; identify a set of logical components of the networked computing environment based on the set of capabilities, wherein each logical component of the set of logical components corresponds to at least one architectural layer of the plurality of architectural layers; map the set of logical components to at least one of the set of cloud classification codes based on a match between the at least one architectural layer and the predetermined combination of architectural layers; identify and rank a set of providers capable of providing at least one of the set of services based on historical data of past performance of each of the set of providers for a specific classification code from the set of classification codes; and configure the set of logical components to provide the set of services according to the input. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for identifying services and associated capabilities in a networked computing environment, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage media, to:
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provide a set of cloud classification codes, wherein each cloud classification code of the set of cloud classification codes corresponds to a predetermined combination of architectural layers from a plurality of architectural layers; receive input from a requester on via a network node, the input pertaining to a set of services available in the networked computing environment; identify a set of capabilities responsive to the input; identify a set of logical components of the networked computing environment based on the set of capabilities, wherein each logical component of the set of logical components corresponds to at least one architectural layer of the plurality of architectural layers; map the set of logical components to at least one of the set of cloud classification codes based on a match between the at least one architectural layer and the predetermined combination of architectural layers; identify and rank a set of providers capable of providing at least one of the set of services based on historical data of past performance of each of the set of providers for a specific classification code from the set of classification codes; and configure the set of logical components to provide the set of services according to the input. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for deploying a system for identifying services and associated capabilities in a networked computing environment, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure being operable to; provide a set of cloud classification codes, wherein each cloud classification code of the set of cloud classification codes corresponds to a predetermined combination of architectural layers from a plurality of architectural layers; receive input from a requester via a network node, the input pertaining to a set of services available in the networked computing environment; identify a set of capabilities responsive to the input; identify a set of logical components of the networked computing environment based on the set of capabilities, wherein each logical component of the set of logical components corresponds to at least one architectural layer of the plurality of architectural layers; map the set of logical components to at least one of the set of cloud classification codes based on a match between the at least one architectural layer and the predetermined combination of architectural layers; identify and rank a set of providers capable of providing at least one of the set of services based on historical data of past performance of each of the set of providers for a specific classification code from the set of classification codes; and configure the set of logical components to provide the set of services according to the input.
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