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Techniques for cloud control and management

US8966017B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Novell, Inc. · US

Inventors

Robert Wipfel · Draper, US
Stephen R. Carter · Spanish Fork, US
Carolyn B. McClain · Springville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2009
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 23, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/20
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for cloud control and management are provided. The control, creation, and management of workloads in distributed infrastructures are coordinated via a master Configuration Management Database (CMDB). The master CMDB is also used to unify the multiple distributed infrastructures so that the workloads are rationalized. Moreover, data centers are coordinated with the distributed infrastructures so the configuration settings and policies included in the master CMDB are enforced and synchronized throughout the network.

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