Provisioning a web hosting resource using a cloud service

• US 9,560,121 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2015
• Issued: 01/31/2017
• 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
• Application Number:
  US14/795,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20150319228A1
• Time in Patent Office: 572 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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:

communicating between a Web development tool and a cloud service regarding a requested Web hosting resource;

communicating between the cloud service and a Web host regarding provisioning a first Web hosting resource based on the requested Web hosting resource; and

provisioning the first Web hosting resource for use by the Web development tool.

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

generating a display with the Web development tool that shows a list of settings for the first Web hosting resource.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the Web development tool is configured to allow a user to modify individual settings in the list of settings.

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

receiving by the Web development tool information entered by a user that specifies features to be installed on the first Web hosting resource.

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

receiving by the Web development tool information entered by a user that specifies configuration information for the first Web hosting resource.

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

receiving by the Web development tool authentication information entered by a user that indicates whether the user has permission to configure the first Web hosting resource.

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

communicating resource information between the Web host and the cloud service, wherein the resource information provides information about the first Web hosting resource; and

communicating the resource information between the cloud service and the Web development tool.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the Web development tool communicates directly with the first Web hosting resource without involvement of the cloud service using the resource information.

9. The method of claim 7, and further comprising:

deploying, with the Web development tool, a Web application to the first Web hosting resource based on the resource information.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the resource information includes information regarding how to publish an application to the first Web hosting resource.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the resource information includes information regarding what services are available from the first Web hosting resource.

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

communicating between the cloud service and the Web host to create a new user account for online services or modify an existing user account for online services as part of the provisioning the first Web hosting resource for use by the Web development tool.

13. A system for provisioning a Web hosting resource, comprising:

a Web host;

a Web development tool configured to request a Web hosting resource; and

a cloud service configured to communicate with the Web host based on the request and cause provisioning of a first Web hosting resource for use by the Web development tool.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the Web development tool is configured to generate a display that shows a list of settings for the first Web hosting resource.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the Web development tool is configured to allow a user to modify individual settings in the list of settings.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the Web development tool is configured to receive information entered by a user that specifies features to be installed on the first Web hosting resource.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the Web development tool is configured to receive information entered by a user that specifies configuration information for the first Web hosting resource.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the Web development tool is configured to receive authentication information entered by a user that indicates whether the user has permission to configure the first Web hosting resource.

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

communicating between a Web development tool and a cloud service regarding a requested Web hosting resource;

receiving resource information by the Web development tool based on communications between the cloud service and a Web host, wherein the resource information 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 resource information.

20. The method of claim 19, and further comprising:

generating a display with the Web development tool that shows a user-modifiable list of settings for the first Web hosting resource.