Implementing cloud service resource analytics functionality

Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium has tangibly embodied thereon and accessible therefrom instructions interpretable by at least one data processing device. The instructions are configured for causing the at least one data processing device to perform a method of enabling a user to determine cloud service resource requirements of a modeled cloud service solution, deploy an actual cloud service solution having cloud service resources defined by the cloud service resource requirements of the modeled cloud service solution, and, after deploying the actual cloud service solution, access information characterizing utilization of the cloud service resources of the actual cloud service solution with respect to available capacity thereof.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This non-provisional patent application claims priority from the co-pending U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 789,865 filed Mar. 15, 2013 entitled “SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMS FOR IMPLEMENTING CLOUD SERVICE BROKERAGE PLATFORM FUNCTIONALITIES”, having a common applicant herewith, and being incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.[0002]This non-provisional patent application claims priority from the co-pending U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 790,536 filed Mar. 15, 2013 entitled “CLOUD SERVICE BROKERAGE (CSB) PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE / PORTAL USE CASE IMPLEMENTATIONS”, having a common applicant herewith, and being incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.[0003]This non-provisional patent application claims priority from the co-pending U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 792,998 filed Mar. 15, 2013 entitled “CLOUD SERVICE BROKERAGE (CSB) PLATFORM PORTAL AND CSB PLATFORM ...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention relates to a method and system for enhancing cloud services by using a cloud services brokerage (CSB) platform. The CSB platform allows a centralized resource within a cloud service consumer to manage all aspects of transactions associated with their cloud service providers and cloud services (e.g., payments, governance, data movement, customization, enrichment, etc) in an efficient and effective manner. The CSB platform serves as a governance center, an aggregation point for cloud resources, and a common financial model for different types of cloud computing configurations. It also allows for choice and cost comparisons to determine the best cloud service provider for a given situation. The CSB platform helps to minimize disruption to end customers while optimizing service supply.

Problems solved by technology

These actions are creating a significant threat to IT management whom are worried about considerations such as, for example, managing costs, chargeback, capacity and resources from the result of unrestrained / unplanned cloud expansion.

There are numerous challenges and limitations in regard to implementing and managing cloud services that arise from the traditional cloud management model 100 discussed above in reference to FIG. 1.

Accordingly, underlying problems that exists in cloud computing is that the need for intermediaries to aggregate, integrate or customize cloud services and that this need grows significantly as the number of cloud services and the rate of consumer adoption grows.

Without such intermediaries being able to effectively and efficiently manage cloud services, cloud service consumers must manage numerous transactions (e.g., payments, governance, data movement, customization and enrichment) associated with their cloud service providers and cloud services.

This can rapidly become a task that is difficult, time-consuming and expensive, especially when they are consuming numerous cloud services from independent providers.

Furthermore, traditional approaches for managing cloud services leads to the adverse situation of vendor “lock-in” in which cloud service consumers are undesirably tied to a particular vendor or set of vendors for all or a portion of their cloud services.

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