Synchronizing data between cloud manager and providers
System and method are disclosed for enabling data synchronization with different cloud service providers. Semantics of provide data from the cloud service providers may be determined and captured in a data object—i.e. a provider data object. The provider data object may then be instantiated for individual cloud service providers for synchronizing data with a given cloud service provider. Provider data can be received from the given cloud service provider can be processed using the instance of the provider data object. Specific provider information can then be extracted from the received provider data according the semantics defined in the instance of the provider data object. The extracted provider information can then compared with provider information already stored in a database. When one or more differences are detected between the two, the received provider information can be saved to the database.
1. A method of synchronizing data from different cloud services, the method being implemented by a computer system with a database, the method comprising:
storing, in storage associated with the computer system, a provider data object for processing provider data of a first cloud service provider, the provider data object comprising semantic information regarding one or more licenses provided by the first cloud service provider; and
synchronizing, at the computer system, the provider data with the first cloud service provider, the provider data including first data regarding a first license provided by the first cloud service provider, wherein the synchronization comprises:
generating a first instance of the provider data object for the first cloud service provider;
parsing the first data using the first instance of the provider data object to extract first license information regarding the first license;
comparing the first instance of the provider data object with first provider information stored in the database, wherein the comparing of the first instance of the provider data object comprises determining whether the first license information is different from corresponding first license information stored in the database; and
when the first license information is determined to be different from the corresponding first license information stored in the database, updating the provider data stored in the database.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a first instance of a customer provider data object for the first cloud service provider;
extracting the first license information stored in the database for the first cloud service provider using the first instance of the customer provider data object; and, wherein
comparing the first instance of the provider data object with the first provider information stored in the database comprises:
comparing the first instance of the provider data object with the first instance of the customer provider data object.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first license semantic information includes information regarding multiple licenses provided by the first cloud service provider.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first license information regarding the first license provided by the first cloud service provider comprises one or more features for the first license.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first license information indicates a quantity of the first license that is available for use.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the provider data object further comprises at least one of: provider settings information regarding provider specific settings for the first cloud service provider, provider specified user settings information regarding user settings specified by the given cloud service provider, authentication information regarding one or more authentication mechanisms supported by the given cloud service provider.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the provider data object further comprises information indicating an instance of a customer provider data object for the first cloud service provider correspond to the first instance of the provider data object.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein comparing the first instance of the provider data object with the first provider information stored in the database comprises: comparing the first instance of the provider data object with the instance of the customer provider data object corresponding to the first instance of the provider data object.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a second instance of the provider data object for a second cloud service provider;
processing second data from the second cloud service provider using the first instance of the provider data object such that second license information regarding a second license provided by the second cloud service provider is extracted;
comparing the second instance of the provider data object with second provider information stored in the database, wherein the comparing of the second instance of the provider data object comprises determining whether the second license information is different from corresponding second license information stored in the database; and
if the second license information is determined to be different from the corresponding second license information stored in the database, updating the second license information stored in the database.
10. A system for synchronizing data from different cloud services, the system comprising a database and a processor configured by machine-readable instructions to perform:
storing, in storage associated with the computer system, a provider data object for processing provider data of a first cloud service provider, the provider data object comprising semantic information regarding one or more licenses provided by the first cloud service provider; and
synchronizing, at the computer system, the provider data with the first cloud service provider, the provider data including first data regarding a first license provided by the first cloud service provider, wherein the synchronization comprises:
generating a first instance of the provider data object for the first cloud service provider;
parsing the first data using the first instance of the provider data object to extract first license information regarding the first license;
comparing the first instance of the provider data object with first provider information stored in the database, wherein the comparing of the first instance of the provider data object comprises determining whether the first license information is different from corresponding first license information stored in the database; and
when the first license information is determined to be different from the corresponding first license information stored in the database, updating the provider data stored in the database.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:
generating a first instance of a customer provider data object for the first cloud service provider;
extracting the first license information stored in the database for the first cloud service provider using the first instance of the customer provider data object; and, wherein
comparing the first instance of the provider data object with the first provider information stored in the database comprises:
comparing the first instance of the provider data object with the first instance of the customer provider data object.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first license information includes semantic information regarding multiple licenses provided by the first cloud service provider.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first license information regarding the first license provided by the first cloud service provider comprises one or more features for the first license.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first license information indicates a quantity of the first license that is available for use.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the provider data object further comprises at least one of: provider settings information regarding provider specific settings for the first cloud service provider, provider specified user settings information regarding user settings specified by the given cloud service provider, authentication information regarding one or more authentication mechanisms supported by the given cloud service provider.
16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the provider data object further comprises information indicating an instance of a customer provider data object for the first cloud service provider correspond to the first instance of the provider data object.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein comparing the first instance of the provider data object with the first provider information stored in the database comprises: comparing the first instance of the provider data object with the instance of the customer provider data object corresponding to the first instance of the provider data object.
18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:
generating a second instance of the provider data object for a second cloud service provider;
processing second data from the second cloud service provider using the first instance of the provider data object such that second license information regarding a second license provided by the second cloud service provider is extracted;
comparing the second instance of the provider data object with second provider information stored in the database, wherein the comparing of the second instance of the provider data object comprises determining whether the second license information is different from corresponding second license information stored in the database; and
if the second license information is determined to be different from the corresponding second license information stored in the database, updating the second license information stored in the database.
19. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory tangible medium including computer system executable code for a computer system including a processor, a memory and a display, the computer program product comprising code that directs the processor to perform:
storing, in storage associated with the computer system, a provider data object for processing provider data of a first cloud service provider, the provider data object comprising semantic information regarding one or more licenses provided by the first cloud service provider; and
synchronizing, at the computer system, the provider data with the first cloud service provider, the provider data including first data regarding a first license provided by the first cloud service provider, wherein the synchronization comprises:
generating a first instance of the provider data object for the first cloud service provider;
parsing the first data using the first instance of the provider data object to extract first license information regarding the first license;
comparing the first instance of the provider data object with first provider information stored in the database, wherein the comparing of the first instance of the provider data object comprises determining whether the first license information is different from corresponding first license information stored in the database; and
when the first license information is determined to be different from the corresponding first license information stored in the database, updating the provider data stored in the database.
20. The computer product of claim 19 , wherein the code further directs the processor to perform:
generating a first instance of a customer provider data object for the first cloud service provider;
extracting the first license information stored in the database for the first cloud service provider using the first instance of the customer provider data object; and, wherein
comparing the first instance of the provider data object with the first provider information stored in the database comprises:
comparing the first instance of the provider data object with the first instance of the customer provider data object.