US 12,217,095 B1
Creating augmented hybrid infrastructure as a service
Thomas M. McLaughlin, Garnet Valley, PA (US); Lawrence Christopher Flanigan, Fort Mill, SC (US); Joseph M. Allen, Prescott, AZ (US); and Glenn D. Ferguson, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/203,525.
Application 17/203,525 is a continuation of application No. 15/689,560, filed on Aug. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,956,224.
Int. Cl. G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04L 43/06 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 9/5072 (2013.01) [G06F 9/5077 (2013.01); G06F 11/3003 (2013.01); G06F 11/3006 (2013.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 43/06 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
identifying one or more target users of a hybrid cloud service in response to a request for a hybrid cloud service solution;
determining connections between the hybrid cloud service solution and one or more interacting systems based on the one or more target users, the request, one or more of an enterprise-wide rule and an industry-wide rule, and lifecycle control items including patch timing windows for patches to the hybrid cloud service solution;
determining a timeframe for providing one or more of the determined connections;
provisioning the hybrid cloud service solution in response to the request that integrates the determined connections;
implementing the hybrid cloud service solution using a first set of hardware;
monitoring operation of the hybrid cloud service solution and automatically implementing the hybrid cloud service solution using a second set of hardware to provide service during hardware repairs and to provide backup service;
metering the determined connections of the hybrid cloud service solution to identify one or more third-party license agreements corresponding the determined connections;
automatically patching the hybrid cloud service solution based on changes to enterprise-wide rules, industry-wide rules, and the patch timing windows; and
automatically removing one or more of the determined connections of the hybrid cloud service solution based on the timeframe or based on a determination that a predetermined level of the one or more third-party license agreements has been exceeded, wherein the predetermined level comprises one or more of an expiration date of the license agreement, a contract definition of the license agreement, or a violation of a defined policy in the license agreement.