Generating customized build options for cloud deployment matching usage profile against cloud infrastructure options

• US 9,354,939 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2010
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Ferris, James Michael, Riveros, Gerry Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Avellino, Joseph E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Conaway, James
• Application Number:
  US12/789,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20110295986A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,195 Days
• Field of Search: 709/222, 718/1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4856 resumption being on a different machine, e.g. task migration, virtual machine migration G06F9/5088 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/50 Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0869 Validating the configuration within one network element
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/20 Network management software packages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/08 Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/80 Actions related to the user profile or the type of traffic
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70

Abstract

A decision system for providing customized application build options to users of a cloud computing environment. The decision system can receive user usage history data and determine a customized set of application resources based on the usage history data. Information about the customized set of application resources can then be supplied to the user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

collecting, by a processor, data representing application usage history from a current deployment and a previous deployment of a first cloud computing environment;

determining over a period of time, by the processor, a customized set of application resources in a second cloud computing environment to be used in view of temporary combinations of resources in the second cloud computing environment reported in the data representing application usage history;

receiving a selection of one or more additional application resources to add to the customized set of application resources;

determining over the period of time, by the processor, a cost per user of the customized set of application resources and the selected one or more additional application resources in the second cloud computing environment;

supplying, by the processor, a recommendation regarding whether to migrate from the first cloud computing environment to the determined customized set of application resources and the selected one or more additional application resources in the second cloud computing environment in view of the cost per user being higher or lower than an amount over the period of time; and

migrating one or more of the customized set of application resources or additional application resources in response to the recommendation.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

instantiating the determined customized set of application resources in the second cloud computing environment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the customized set of application resources comprises at least one application, application appliance, operating system, application package, application version, add-on, or software module.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a customized set of application resources in the second cloud computing environment further comprises:

identifying the additional application resources based on available application modules in the second cloud computing environment; and

supplying information regarding the identified additional application resources.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the additional application resources comprise at least one of messaging, security, language, network management, financial management, data processing, data management, web management, package version, or archival management.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

supplying information about the additional application resources to a user; and

instantiating the selected additional application resources.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a customized set of application resources in the second cloud computing environment, further comprises:

determining a customized set of application resources for each of a plurality of cloud computing environments; and

supplying information regarding the determined customized set of application resources for each of the plurality of cloud computing environments.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a set of application resource requirements comprising at least one of a list of applications, a list of types of applications, a list of application functionalities, a list of application appliances, a list of types of application appliances, or a list of application appliance functionalities.

9. A system comprising:

a memory;

a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor to;

collect data representing application usage history from a current deployment and a previous deployment of a first cloud computing environment;

determine over a period of time a customized set of application resources in a second cloud computing environment to be used in view of temporary combinations of resources in the second cloud computing environment reported in the data representing application usage history;

receive a selection of one or more additional application resources to add to the customized set of application resources;

determine over the period of time, a cost per user of the customized set of application resources in the second cloud computing environment;

supply a recommendation regarding whether to migrate from the first cloud computing environment to the determined customized set of application resources and the selected one or more additional application resources in the second cloud computing environment in view of the cost per user being higher or lower than an amount over the period of time; and

migrate one or more of the customized set of application resources or additional application resources in response to the recommendation.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor further instantiates the determined customized set of application resources in the second cloud computing environment.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein determining a customized set of application resources in the second cloud computing environment further comprises:

identifying additional application resources based on available application resources in the second cloud computing environment; and

supplying information regarding the identified additional application resources.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the additional application resources comprise at least one of messaging, security, language, network management, financial management, data processing, data management, web management, package version, or archival management.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

collect data representing application usage history from a current deployment and a previous deployment of a first cloud computing environment;

determine over a period of time a customized set of application resources in a second cloud computing environment to be used in view of temporary combinations of resources in the second cloud computing environment reported in the data representing application usage history;

receive a selection of one or more additional application resources to add to the customized set of application resources;

determine over the period of time, a cost per user of the customized set of application resources and the selected one or more additional application resources in the second cloud computing environment;

supply a recommendation regarding whether to migrate from the first cloud computing environment to the determined customized set of application resources and the selected one or more additional application resources in the second cloud computing environment in view of the cost per user being higher or lower than an amount over the period of time; and

migrate one or more of the customized set of application resources or additional application resources in response to the recommendation.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions causing the processor to determine a customized set of application resources in the second cloud computing environment further comprises the instructions causing the processor to:

determine a customized set of application resources for each of a plurality of cloud computing environments; and

supply information regarding the determined customized set of application resources for each of the plurality of cloud computing environments.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a set of application resource requirements comprising at least one of a list of applications, a list of types of applications, a list of application functionalities, a list of application appliances, a list of types of application appliances, or a list of application appliance functionalities.