18336544. DISCOVERY AND INVENTORY CONTROL FOR REMOTE RESOURCE INTEGRATION WITH CLOUD SERVICES simplified abstract (ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION)
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DISCOVERY AND INVENTORY CONTROL FOR REMOTE RESOURCE INTEGRATION WITH CLOUD SERVICES
Organization Name
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Inventor(s)
Zheyu Ding of Kirkland WA (US)
DISCOVERY AND INVENTORY CONTROL FOR REMOTE RESOURCE INTEGRATION WITH CLOUD SERVICES - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18336544 titled 'DISCOVERY AND INVENTORY CONTROL FOR REMOTE RESOURCE INTEGRATION WITH CLOUD SERVICES
The abstract of this patent application describes techniques for extending a cloud service's reach into various environments to enable migration and multi-cloud use cases.
- Deploying a remote agent appliance with a discovery plugin in an external environment
- Creating an asset source specifying the location of external assets and associated metadata
- Generating a discovery job to retrieve asset metadata for external assets
- Executing the discovery job to discover and retrieve external assets and metadata
- Providing a collection of assets including external asset metadata to the user
Potential Applications: - Cloud service providers - IT departments managing multi-cloud environments - Companies looking to streamline asset discovery and migration processes
Problems Solved: - Facilitates asset discovery in external environments - Enables seamless migration of assets between cloud platforms - Simplifies inventory management in multi-cloud environments
Benefits: - Increased efficiency in asset discovery and migration - Enhanced visibility and control over assets in diverse environments - Streamlined management of multi-cloud deployments
Commercial Applications: Title: "Enhanced Cloud Service Reach and Migration Capabilities" This technology can be utilized by cloud service providers to offer enhanced migration capabilities to their customers, as well as by IT departments to streamline asset management in multi-cloud environments. The market implications include improved efficiency, cost savings, and enhanced security for organizations utilizing cloud services.
Questions about the technology: 1. How does this technology improve asset management in multi-cloud environments? 2. What are the key benefits of deploying a remote agent appliance with a discovery plugin in external environments?
Original Abstract Submitted
Techniques are disclosed herein for extending a cloud service's reach into on- or off-premises environments and other cloud platforms to enable migration and multi-cloud use cases. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method is provided that includes deploying a remote agent appliance with a discovery plugin in an external environment of a use. creating an asset source specifying a location of the external environment from which external assets and associated asset metadata should be discovered, generating a discovery job for the purpose of retrieving the asset metadata for the external assets discovered within the asset source, executing, using the discovery plugin, the discovery job to discover and retrieve the external assets and the associated asset metadata within the asset source, and providing a collection of assets that includes the asset metadata for the external assets as at least part of an inventory to the user.
