Migrating a web hosting service between a virtualized environment and a shared environment for multiple clients

Abstract

An automated tool for migrating a website hosting service from a first website hosting architecture to a second website hosting architecture, the first architecture comprising a virtualized server architecture that serves the services necessary for a client's websites from a specific virtual machine and the second web hosting architecture comprising a server architecture that serves a plurality of unrelated clients from a plurality of shared servers.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 007,157 filed Jan. 14, 2011 which is incorporated by reference in its entirety and which claims the benefit of the following provisional applications, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety: U.S. Ser. No. 61 / 295,506 filed Jan. 15, 2010; U.S. Ser. No. 61 / 295,528 filed Jan. 15, 2010; U.S. Ser. No. 61 / 303,281 filed Feb. 10, 2010; U.S. Ser. No. 61 / 345,568 filed May 17, 2010; and U.S. Ser. No. 61 / 376,743 filed Aug. 25, 2010.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field[0003]The inventive methods and systems described herein generally relate to internet web hosting and particularly relate to web hosting based on a service pool-based architecture.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Web hosts or web hosting systems are companies that provide space on a server they own or lease for use by their clients as well as providing Internet connectivit...

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[0031]The new web hosting architecture may be associated with migration of a web hosting service from one architecture to another, wherein a virtual network is used during migration. In an aspect of the present invention, an automated tool for migration of a website hosting service from a first website hosting architecture to a second website hosting architecture may be provided. A Virtual Network may be used during migration that may facilitate keeping the network active during the movement of IP addresses from one architecture to the other architecture.

[0040]In an embodiment, a CRM system is provided. The CRM system may include a plurality of website hosting modules that may be configured as service pools to provide website hosting services to a plurality of unrelated websites. A portion of the website hosting services may be adapted and combined into a service package to meet website service requirements. The CRM system may include an operational support system module for making data for each of the plurality of website hosting modules accessible. Further, the CRM system may include a customer relationship management module for facilitating client and agent interactions by enabling access by the client and agent to the data that may be made accessible by the operational support system.

[0041]In another embodiment, a CRM system is provided. The CRM system may include a plurality of website hosting modules that may be connected to provide website hosting services to a plurality of unrelated websites. A portion of the website hosting services may be deployed to meet website service requirements. At least one of the deployed website hosting services may be configured to access data from a shared data structure module of the plurality of website hosting modules that may maintain data for at least a plurality of unrelated websites. Further, the CRM system may include an operational support system module for making data for each of the plurality of website hosting modules accessible. The operational support system may facilitate access to data associated with any of: business operations, a service pool platform, a load balancer, third party services, a common data store, skins and code library, clients, a CRM workflow, an analytics facility, and the like. In addition, the CRM system may include a customer relationship management module for facilitating client and agent interactions by enabling access by the client and agent to the data that may be made accessible by the operational support system.

[0043]In another embodiment, a CRM system is provided. The CRM system may include a plurality of website hosting modules that may be connected to provide website hosting services to a plurality of unrelated websites. A portion of the website hosting services may be deployed to meet website service requirements. At least one of the deployed website hosting services may be configured to access data from a shared data structure module of the plurality of website hosting modules that may maintain data for at least a plurality of unrelated websites. Further, the CRM system may include an operational support system module for making data for each of the plurality of website hosting modules accessible. The operational support system may facilitate access to data associated with any of: business operations, a service pool platform, a load balancer, third party services, a common data store, skins and code library, clients, a CRM workflow, an analytics facility, and the like. In addition, the CRM system may include a customer relationship management module for facilitating client and agent interactions by enabling access by the client and agent to the data that may be made accessible by the operational support system. The client and agent interactions may be organized into a workflow for handling a client problem.

[0045]In another embodiment, a CRM system is provided. The CRM system may include a plurality of website hosting modules that may be connected to provide website hosting services to a plurality of unrelated websites. A portion of the website hosting services may be deployed to meet website service requirements. At least one of the deployed website hosting services may be configured to access data from a shared data structure module of the plurality of website hosting modules that may maintain data for at least a plurality of unrelated websites. Further, the CRM system may include an operational support system module for making data for each of the plurality of website hosting modules accessible. The operational support system may facilitate access to data associated with any of: business operations, a service pool platform, a load balancer, third party services, a common data store, skins and code library, clients, a CRM workflow, an analytics facility, and the like. In addition, the CRM system may include a customer relationship management module for facilitating client and agent interactions by enabling access by the client and agent to the data that may be made accessible by the operational support system. The CRM system may include a module for reporting data relevant to a business function.

Problems solved by technology

This may save a lot of cost of host service.

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