Provisioning a web hosting resource using a cloud service

• US 9,081,619 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2011
• Issued: 07/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Aslam, Muhammad Bilal, Hoyer, Crystal L., Hashimi, Sayed Ibrahim, Joshi, Vishal R., Khan, Omar, Wall, Jonathan Kevin, Staples, Bill, Bartz, Bradley John, Aftab, Younus
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAW, PELING ANDREW
• Application Number:
  US13/173,613
• Publication Number:
  US 20130007280A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,475 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5055 considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A method of provisioning a Web hosting resource includes providing a cloud service. A request for a Web hosting resource is received by the cloud service, wherein the request is provided by a client. The cloud service identifies a Web host based on the received request for a Web hosting resource. The cloud service sends a request to the Web host to provision a first Web hosting resource for use by the client.

Claims

1. A method of provisioning a Web hosting resource, the method comprising:

providing a cloud service;

receiving a request for a Web hosting resource by the cloud service, wherein the request is provided by a Web development tool for developing a Web software application;

identifying with the cloud service a Web host based on the received request for a Web hosting resource; and

sending a request from the cloud service to the Web host to provision a first Web hosting resource for use by the Web development tool.

2. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

receiving metadata by the cloud service, wherein the metadata is sent by the Web host and provides information about the first Web hosting resource.

3. The method of claim 2, and further comprising:

forwarding the metadata from the cloud service to the Web development tool.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the metadata is configured to allow the Web development tool to interact directly with the first Web hosting resource without involvement of the cloud service.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the Web development tool is configured to deploy a Web application to the first Web hosting resource based on the metadata.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the Web development tool comprises an integrated development environment that allows a software developer to enter code, debug the code, and compile the code.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the first Web hosting resource comprises a Web server.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the metadata includes information regarding how to publish an application to the first Web hosting resource.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the metadata further includes information regarding what services are available from the first Web hosting resource.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the cloud service is configured to interact with the Web host to create a new user account for online services or modify an existing user account for online services as part of a process of provisioning the first Web hosting resource for use by the Web development tool.

11. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform a method of provisioning a Web hosting resource, the method comprising:

receiving a request for a Web hosting resource by a cloud service, wherein the request is provided by a Web development tool;

identifying with the cloud service a Web host based on the received request for a Web hosting resource; and

sending a request from the cloud service to the Web host to provision a first Web hosting resource for use by the Web development tool.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving metadata by the cloud service, wherein the metadata is sent by the Web host and provides information about the first Web hosting resource.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises:

forwarding the metadata from the cloud service to the Web development tool.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the metadata is configured to allow the Web development tool to interact directly with the first Web hosting resource without involvement of the cloud service.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the Web development tool is configured to deploy a Web application to the first Web hosting resource based on the metadata.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the first Web hosting resource comprises a Web server.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the metadata includes information regarding how to publish an application to the first Web hosting resource.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the metadata further includes information regarding what services are available from the first Web hosting resource.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the cloud service is configured to interact with the Web host to create a new user account for online services or modify an existing user account for online services as part of a process of provisioning the first Web hosting resource for use by the Web development tool.

20. A method of deploying a Web application to a Web hosting resource, the method comprising:

logging into a cloud service from a Web development tool and sending a request to the cloud service for a Web hosting resource;

receiving metadata by the Web development tool, wherein the metadata is forwarded by the cloud service from a Web host to the Web development tool and provides information about a first Web hosting resource; and

deploying a Web application to the first Web hosting resource with the Web development tool using the received metadata.