Methods and devices for managing a cloud computing environment
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1. A method comprising:
- sending, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information, the initialization event causing an N-tier cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application, wherein the cloud environment comprises a plurality of distinct cloud configurations, each cloud configuration provided by a unique cloud provider, and multiple tiers of computing facilities, each tier being characterized by logical groupings of components directed to a general type of functionality, wherein each cloud provider'"'"'s cloud configuration contributes all, a portion, or none of each individual tier of the N-tier cloud environment, and the initialization event includes information specifying different cloud configurations of each of the different cloud providers to launch in each tier; and
subsequently sending, by the computer system, software application data to the N-tier cloud environment configuration, which, upon receipt, causes the software application to begin execution in available tiers of the N-tier cloud environment configuration,wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data.
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Methods, devices, and systems for management of a cloud computing environment for use by a software application. The cloud computing environment may be an N-tier environment. Multiple cloud providers may be used to provide the cloud computing environment.
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1. A method comprising:
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sending, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information, the initialization event causing an N-tier cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application, wherein the cloud environment comprises a plurality of distinct cloud configurations, each cloud configuration provided by a unique cloud provider, and multiple tiers of computing facilities, each tier being characterized by logical groupings of components directed to a general type of functionality, wherein each cloud provider'"'"'s cloud configuration contributes all, a portion, or none of each individual tier of the N-tier cloud environment, and the initialization event includes information specifying different cloud configurations of each of the different cloud providers to launch in each tier; and subsequently sending, by the computer system, software application data to the N-tier cloud environment configuration, which, upon receipt, causes the software application to begin execution in available tiers of the N-tier cloud environment configuration, wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer usable program code executable to perform operations comprising:
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sending, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information, the initialization event causing an N-tier cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application, wherein the cloud environment comprises a plurality of distinct cloud configurations, each cloud configuration provided by a unique cloud provider, and multiple tiers of computing facilities, each tier being characterized by groupings of components directed to a general type of functionality, wherein each cloud provider'"'"'s cloud configuration contributes all, a portion, or none of each individual tier of the N-tier cloud environment, and the initialization event includes information specifying different cloud configurations of each of the different cloud providers to launch in each tier; and subsequently sending, by the computer system, software application data to the N-tier cloud computing environment, which, upon receipt, causes the software application to begin execution in available tiers of the N-tier cloud computing environment, wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A system for managing a cloud computing environment for use by a software application, the system comprising a processor in communication with a memory, where:
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the memory stores processor-executable program code; and the processor is configured to be operative in conjunction with the processor executable program code to; send, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information, the initialization event causing an N-tier cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application, wherein the cloud environment comprises a plurality of distinct cloud configurations, each cloud configuration provided by a unique cloud provider, and multiple tiers of computing facilities, each tier being characterized by logical groupings of components directed to a general type of functionality, wherein each cloud provider'"'"'s cloud configuration contributes ail, a portion, or none of each individual tier of the N-tier cloud environment, and the initialization event includes information specifying different cloud configurations of each of the different cloud providers to launch in each tier; and subsequently send software application data to the cloud computing environment, which, upon receipt, initiates execution of the software application in available one or more tiers of the N-tier cloud computing environment, wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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sending, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information in a single file, the initialization event causing two or more tiers of a cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application; and subsequently sending, by the computer system, software application data to the cloud environment configuration, which, upon receipt, causes the software application to begin execution in the available tiers of the cloud environment configuration, wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer usable program code executable to perform operations comprising:
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sending, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information in a single file, the initialization event causing two or more tiers of a cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application; and subsequently sending, by the computer system, software application data to the cloud computing environment, which, upon receipt, causes the software application to begin execution in the available tiers of the cloud computing environment, wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system for managing a cloud computing environment for use by a software application, the system comprising a processor in communication with a memory, where:
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the memory stores processor-executable program code; and the processor is configured to be operative in conjunction with the processor executable program code to; send, by a computer system, an initialization event based on provisioning information in a single file, the initialization event causing two or more tiers of a cloud environment configuration to be made available to a software application; and subsequently send software application data to the cloud computing environment, which, upon receipt, initiates execution of the software application in the available one or more tiers of the cloud computing environment, wherein the provisioning information comprises types of servers to launch in each tier, geographic data, security requirement data, pricing preference data, and versioning data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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