SERVICE PROVIDER OPTIMIZATION OF CONTENT MANAGEMENT

• US 20110302304A1
• Filed: 08/15/2011
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Baumback, Mark S., Bettis, David William, Jenkins, Jonathan A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,307,078 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/501 Performance criteria
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5027 the resource being a machine, e.g. CPUs, Servers, Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring the performance associated with fulfilling resource requests and determining optimizations for improving such performance are provided. A processing device obtains and processes performance metric information associated with processing a request for an original resource and any embedded resource. The processing device uses the processed performance metric information to determine a set of service providers for alternatively hosting, processing, and/or transmitting at least a portion of the original resource and/or any embedded resources. In some embodiments, in making such a determination, the processing device assesses performance metric information collected and associated with subsequent resource requests for the original resource and any embedded resources using each of a variety of alternative set(s) of service providers. The processing device may also consider service provider selection criteria obtained from the original content provider. Aspects of systems and methods for generating recommendations associated with monitoring the operation and performance of service providers with respect to specific resource requests are also provided.

Claims

1-54. -54. (canceled)

55. A system for monitoring performance associated with processing a resource request, the system comprising:

a client computing component implemented by at least one client computing device, wherein the client computing component is operable to determine performance data associated with processing a resource request, wherein the resource request corresponds to one or more resources; and

a processing component implemented by at least one processing device, the processing component operable to;

obtain, from the client computing component, the performance data associated with processing the resource request;

identify one or more network-based service providers to be utilized in conjunction with a subsequent resource request, wherein the one or more network-based service providers at least one of host or process content on behalf of a content provider and wherein the subsequent resource request corresponds to at least one of the one or more resources;

for each identified network-based service provider;

cause an initiation of the subsequent resource request associated with the identified network-based service provider; and

obtain, from the client computing component, performance data related to processing of the subsequent resource request using the identified network-based service provider; and

dynamically determine a network-based service provider at least based on the performance data related to processing the subsequent resource request using each of the one or more identified network-based service providers.

56. The system as recited in claim 55, wherein the processing component is further operable to generate a recommendation to use the determined network-based service provider to process a further subsequent request for at least one of the one or more resources.

57. The system as recited in claim 56, wherein the processing component is further operable to generate code for at least one of the one or more resources to be processed using the determined network-based service provider.

58. The system as recited in claim 55, wherein the processing component is further operable to generate code for at least one of the one or more resources to be processed using the determined network-based service provider.

59. The system as recited in claim 55, wherein dynamically determining a network-based service provider, by the processing component, is further based on service provider selection criteria.

60. The system as recited in claim 55, wherein the processing component is further operable to obtain service provider selection criteria from the content provider.

61. The system as recited in claim 55, wherein the one or more network-based service providers include one or more storage service providers.

62. The system as recited in claim 61, wherein the one or more storage service providers include one or more geographically distributed data centers.

63. The system as recited in claim 55, wherein the one or more network-based service providers include one or more application service providers.

64. The system as recited in claim 55, wherein the one or more network-based service providers include one or more CDN service providers.

65. A method comprising:

identifying one or more service providers to be utilized in conjunction with processing a request for at least one resource, wherein the one or more service providers at least one of host or process content on behalf of a content provider;

for each identified service provider;

causing an initiation of a request for the at least one resource to the identified service provider; and

obtaining performance data related to processing of the request using the identified service provider;

dynamically determining a service provider for the at least one resources at least based in part on the performance data corresponding to processing the same at least one resource using each identified service provider; and

providing a recommendation to the content provider to use the selected service provider to process a subsequent request for the at least one resource,

wherein the method is implemented by at least one processing device.

66. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein the at least one resource corresponds to a first resource and one or more embedded resources.

67. The method as recited in claim 66, wherein the request is for the first resource and the one or more embedded resources.

68. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein the at least one resource corresponds to an embedded resource of another resource.

69. The method as recited in claim 65 further comprising generating code for the at least one resource to be processed using the determined service provider.

70. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein dynamically determining a service provider is further based on service provider selection criteria.

71. The method as recited in claim 70, wherein the service provider selection criteria includes service provider quality of service information.

72. The method as recited in claim 70, wherein the service provider selection criteria includes cost information associated with processing the request.

73. The method as recited in claim 65 further comprising obtaining, from the content provider, service provider selection criteria.

74. The method as recited in claim 73, wherein dynamically determining a service provider is further based on the service provider selection criteria provided by the content provider.

75. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein the one or more service providers include one or more storage service providers.

76. The method as recited in claim 75, wherein the one or more storage service providers include one or more geographically distributed data centers.

77. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein the one or more service providers include one or more application service providers.

78. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein the one or more service providers include one or more CDN service providers.

79. A system for monitoring performance associated with processing a request for at least one resource, the system comprising:

at least one processing device operable to;

identify one or more service providers to be utilized in conjunction with processing a request for at least one resource, wherein the one or more service providers at least one of host or process content on behalf of a content provider;

for each identified service provider;

cause an initiation of a request for the at least one resource to the identified service provider; and

obtain performance data related to processing of the request using the identified service provider;

dynamically determine a service provider for the at least one resources at least based in part on the performance data corresponding to processing the same at least one resource using each identified service provider; and

provide a recommendation to the content provider to use the selected service provider to process a subsequent request for the at least one resource.

80. The system as recited in claim 79, wherein the at least one resource corresponds to a first resource and one or more embedded resources.

81. The system as recited in claim 80, wherein the request is for the first resource and the one or more embedded resources.

82. The system as recited in claim 79, wherein the at least one resource corresponds to an embedded resource of another resource.

83. The system as recited in claim 79, wherein the at least one processing device is further operable to generate code for the at least one resource to be processed using the determined service provider.

84. The system as recited in claim 79, wherein dynamically determining a service provider is further based on service provider selection criteria.

85. The system as recited in claim 84, wherein the service provider selection criteria includes service provider quality of service information.

86. The system as recited in claim 84, wherein the service provider selection criteria includes cost information associated with processing the request.

87. The system as recited in claim 79, wherein the at least one processing device is further operable to obtain, from the content provider, service provider selection criteria.

88. The system as recited in claim 87, wherein dynamically determining a service provider is further based on the service provider selection criteria provided by the content provider.

89. The system as recited in claim 79, wherein the one or more service providers include one or more storage service providers.

90. The system as recited in claim 89, wherein the one or more storage service providers include one or more geographically distributed data centers.

91. The system as recited in claim 79, wherein the one or more service providers include one or more application service providers.

92. The system as recited in claim 79, wherein the one or more service providers include one or more CDN service providers.