Method and apparatus for automatically deploying applications in a multi-cloud networking system

• US 10,291,476 B1
• Filed: 05/11/2017
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Veritas Technologies, LLC (Whitehouse Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Veritas Technologies, LLC (Whitehouse Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kasturi, Rohini Kumar, Grandhi, Satish
• Primary Examiner(s): Harrell, Robert B
• Application Number:
  US15/593,273
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• Field of Search: 709203, 709221
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0896 Bandwidth or capacity management, i.e. automatically increasing or decreasing capacities flow or congestion control using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation, H04L47/76
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/122 of virtualised topologies, e.g. software-defined networks [SDN] or network function virtualisation [NFV]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/70 Virtual switches
• 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 multi-cloud fabric includes an application management unit responsive to one or more applications from an application layer. The multi-cloud fabric further includes a controller that is in communication with resources of a cloud. The controller is responsive to the applications and includes a processor operable to analyze the application relative to the resources to cause delivery of the applications to the resources dynamically and automatically.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for automatically deploying different format applications in a multi-cloud networking system, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:

providing, to a user associated with a user development environment, a plug-in unit responsive to applications with different native formats, wherein;

the user development environment comprises a plurality of tiers;

a first tier within the plurality of tiers comprises a web tier that utilizes at least one of a public cloud and a hybrid cloud;

a second tier within the plurality of tiers comprises an application tier that utilizes at least one of a public cloud and a hybrid cloud;

a third tier within the plurality of tiers comprises a database that utilizes at least one of a private cloud and a hybrid cloud;

each tier within the plurality of tiers is linked together;

receiving, via the plug-in unit, an application from the user development environment;

selecting, from a plurality of different types of clouds operating within the multi-cloud networking system, a cloud to be used for deploying the application, wherein the selected cloud represents a first type of cloud comprising a public cloud, a private cloud, or a hybrid cloud;

automatically converting a native format of the application to a native format of the selected cloud;

automatically deploying the converted application to the selected cloud;

receiving, via the plug-in unit, an additional application from the user development environment;

selecting, from the plurality of different types of clouds operating within the multi-cloud networking system, an additional cloud to be used for deploying the additional application, wherein the additional cloud represents a second type of cloud, comprising a public cloud, a private cloud, or a hybrid cloud, that is different than the first type of cloud;

automatically converting a native format of the additional application to a native format of the selected additional cloud;

automatically deploying the converted additional application to the selected additional cloud;

enhancing the speed of application deployment by performing the preceding steps.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

automatically deploying the converted application to the selected cloud comprises configuring, in real-time, one or more network resources on the selected cloud for the converted application;

automatically deploying the converted additional application to the selected additional cloud comprises configuring, in real-time, one or more network resources on the selected additional cloud for the converted additional application.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

after deploying the converted application to the selected cloud and the converted additional cloud to the selected additional cloud, monitoring traffic of the network resources;

reconfiguring the network resources, in real-time, based at least in part on the monitored traffic.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each tier within the plurality of tiers requires a different security measure.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user development environment utilizes the third tier for sensitive data.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

the application comprises a distributed web server application;

the selected cloud comprises a cloud associated with the first tier.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each tier within the plurality of tiers is deployed across multiple clouds.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of different types of clouds comprises a plurality of clouds associated with a different vendor.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the multi-cloud networking system comprises a software-defined virtual multi-cloud networking system.

10. A multi-cloud networking system comprising an application deployment fabric that automatically deploys applications by:

providing, to a user associated with a user development environment, a plug-in unit, which is stored in memory of a data center of the application deployment fabric, that is responsive to applications with different native formats, wherein;

the user development environment comprises a plurality of tiers;

a first tier within the plurality of tiers comprises a web tier that utilizes at least one of a public cloud and a hybrid cloud;

a second tier within the plurality of tiers comprises an application tier that utilizes at least one of a public cloud and a hybrid cloud;

a third tier within the plurality of tiers comprises a database that utilizes at least one of a private cloud and a hybrid cloud;

each tier within the plurality of tiers is linked together;

receiving, via the plug-in unit, an application from the user development environment;

selecting, from a plurality of different types of clouds operating within the multi-cloud networking system, a cloud to be used for deploying the application, wherein the selected cloud represents a first type of cloud comprising a public cloud, a private cloud, or a hybrid cloud;

using the plug-in unit to automatically convert a native format of the application to a native format of the selected cloud;

automatically deploying the converted application to the selected cloud;

receiving, via the plug-in unit, an additional application from the user development environment;

selecting, from the plurality of different types of clouds operating within the multi-cloud networking system, an additional cloud to be used for deploying the additional application, wherein the additional cloud represents a second type of cloud, comprising a public cloud, a private cloud, or a hybrid cloud, that is different than the first type of cloud;

using the plug-in unit to automatically convert a native format of the additional application to a native format of the selected additional cloud;

automatically deploying the converted additional application to the selected additional cloud; and

enhancing the speed of application deployment by performing the preceding steps.

11. The multi-cloud networking system of claim 10, wherein:

the application deployment fabric automatically deploys the converted application to the selected cloud by configuring, in real-time, one or more network resources on the selected cloud for the converted application;

the application deployment fabric automatically deploys the converted additional application to the selected additional cloud by configuring, in real-time, one or more network resources on the selected additional cloud for the converted additional application.

12. The multi-cloud networking system of claim 11, wherein:

after deploying the converted application to the selected cloud and the converted additional cloud to the selected additional cloud, the application deployment fabric;

monitors traffic of the network resources;

reconfigures the network resources, in real-time, based at least in part on the monitored traffic.

13. The multi-cloud networking system of claim 10, wherein each tier within the plurality of tiers requires a different security measure.

14. The multi-cloud networking system of claim 10, wherein the user development environment utilizes the third tier for sensitive data.

15. The multi-cloud networking system of claim 10, wherein:

the application comprises a distributed web server application;

the selected cloud comprises a cloud associated with the first tier.

16. The multi-cloud networking system of claim 10, wherein each tier within the plurality of tiers is deployed across multiple clouds.

17. The multi-cloud networking system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of different types of clouds comprises a plurality of clouds associated with a different vendor.

18. The multi-cloud networking system of claim 10, wherein the multi-cloud networking system comprises a software-defined virtual multi-cloud networking system.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

provide, to a user associated with a user development environment, a plug-in unit that is responsive to applications with different native formats, wherein;

the user development environment comprises a plurality of tiers;

a first tier within the plurality of tiers comprises a web tier that utilizes at least one of a public cloud and a hybrid cloud;

a second tier within the plurality of tiers comprises an application tier that utilizes at least one of a public cloud and a hybrid cloud;

a third tier within the plurality of tiers comprises a database that utilizes at least one of a private cloud and a hybrid cloud;

each tier within the plurality of tiers is linked together;

receive, via the plug-in unit, an application from the user development environment, wherein the selected cloud represents a first type of cloud comprising a public cloud, a private cloud, or a hybrid cloud;

select, from a plurality of different types of clouds operating within a multi-cloud networking system, a cloud to be used for deploying the application, wherein the selected cloud represents a first type of cloud comprising a public cloud, a private cloud, or a hybrid cloud;

automatically convert a native format of the application to a native format of the selected cloud;

automatically deploy the converted application to the selected cloud;

receive, via the plug-in unit, an additional application from the user development environment;

select, from the plurality of different types of clouds operating within the multi-cloud networking system, an additional cloud to be used for deploying the additional application, wherein the additional cloud represents a second type of cloud, comprising a public cloud, a private cloud, or a hybrid cloud, that is different than the first type of cloud;

automatically convert a native format of the additional application to a native format of the selected additional cloud;

automatically deploy the converted additional application to the selected additional cloud.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the plurality of different types of clouds comprises a plurality of clouds associated with a different vendor.