METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE A CLOUD DEPLOYMENT

1 . A system to manage a cloud deployment, the system comprising:

at least one memory;

programmable circuitry; and

machine readable instructions to cause the programmable circuitry to:

create a custom resource corresponding to the cloud deployment, the cloud deployment identifiable by cloud credentials of a cloud environment, the custom resource to include an action identifier;

generate an infrastructure-as-data to represent the custom resource corresponding to the cloud deployment, the infrastructure-as-data to include the cloud credentials; and

provide the infrastructure-as-data to an infrastructure adaptor, the infrastructure-as-data to cause performance of an operation corresponding to the action identifier using the cloud deployment.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the programmable circuitry is to create the custom resource in a form service, the form service is a service of a cloud automation tool, the cloud automation tool to manage a cloud network by implementing an action to cause the infrastructure adaptor to manage the cloud deployment, the action identifiable by the action identifier.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the programmable circuitry is to generate the infrastructure-as-data to cause the infrastructure adaptor to create a resource in the cloud environment based on the action identifier corresponding to a create operation, the infrastructure-as-data including a state to create the resource.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the programmable circuitry is to generate the infrastructure-as-data to cause the infrastructure adaptor to delete a resource in the cloud environment based on the action identifier corresponding to a delete operation, the infrastructure-as-data including a state to delete the resource.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the programmable circuitry is to generate the infrastructure-as-data to include a schema of the custom resource, the schema to cause the infrastructure adaptor to update the cloud deployment based on the action identifier corresponding to an update operation, the infrastructure-as-data including a state of a property of the schema to update the property.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the infrastructure-as-data is a first infrastructure-as-data, the programmable circuitry to:

generate the first infrastructure-as-data to cause the infrastructure adaptor to read the cloud deployment based on the action identifier corresponding to a read operation;

receive a second infrastructure-as-data of the cloud deployment from the infrastructure adaptor; and

update a schema of the custom resource based on the second infrastructure-as-data of the cloud deployment.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the programmable circuitry is to include data specific to performance of an action in the infrastructure-as-data, the data specific to the performance of the action to cause the infrastructure adaptor to modify the cloud deployment, and the action identifiable by the action identifier.

8 . At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause programmable circuitry to at least:

create a custom resource corresponding to a cloud deployment, the cloud deployment identifiable by cloud credentials of a cloud environment, the custom resource to include an action identifier;

generate an infrastructure-as-data to represent the custom resource corresponding to the cloud deployment, the infrastructure-as-data to include the cloud credentials; and

provide the infrastructure-as-data to an infrastructure adaptor, the infrastructure-as-data to cause performance of an operation corresponding to the action identifier using the cloud deployment.

9 . The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are to cause the programmable circuitry to create the custom resource in a form service, the form service is a service of a cloud automation tool, the cloud automation tool to manage a cloud network by implementing an action to cause the infrastructure adaptor to manage the cloud deployment, the action identifiable by the action identifier.

10 . The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are to cause the programmable circuitry to generate the infrastructure-as-data to cause the infrastructure adaptor to create a resource in the cloud environment based on the action identifier corresponding to a create operation, the infrastructure-as-data including a state to create the resource.

11 . The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are to cause the programmable circuitry to generate the infrastructure-as-data to cause the infrastructure adaptor to delete a resource in the cloud environment based on the action identifier corresponding to a delete operation, the infrastructure-as-data including a state to delete the resource.

12 . The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are to cause the programmable circuitry to generate the infrastructure-as-data to include a schema of the custom resource, the schema to cause the infrastructure adaptor to update the cloud deployment based on the action identifier corresponding to an update operation, the infrastructure-as-data including a state of a property of the schema to update the property.

13 . The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the infrastructure-as-data is a first infrastructure-as-data, the instructions to cause the programmable circuitry to:

generate the first infrastructure-as-data to cause the infrastructure adaptor to read the cloud deployment based on the action identifier corresponding to a read operation;

receive a second infrastructure-as-data of the cloud deployment from the infrastructure adaptor; and

update a schema of the custom resource based on the second infrastructure-as-data of the cloud deployment.

14 . The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are to cause the programmable circuitry to include data specific to performance of an action in the infrastructure-as-data, the data specific to performance of the action to cause the infrastructure adaptor to modify the cloud deployment, the action identifiable by the action identifier.

15 . A method of managing a cloud deployment using a form service, the method comprising:

creating a custom resource corresponding to the cloud deployment, the cloud deployment identifiable by cloud credentials of a cloud environment, the custom resource to include an action identifier;

generating an infrastructure-as-data to represent the custom resource corresponding to the cloud deployment, the infrastructure-as-data to include the cloud credentials; and

providing the infrastructure-as-data to an infrastructure adaptor, the infrastructure-as-data to cause performance of an operation corresponding to the action identifier using the cloud deployment.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further including creating the custom resource in a form service, the form service is a service of a cloud automation tool, the cloud automation tool to manage a cloud network by implementing an action to cause the infrastructure adaptor to manage the cloud deployment, the action identifiable by the action identifier.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further including generating the infrastructure-as-data to cause the infrastructure adaptor to create a resource in the cloud environment based on the action identifier corresponding to a create operation, the infrastructure-as-data including a state to create the resource.

18 . The method of claim 15 , further including generating the infrastructure-as-data to cause the infrastructure adaptor to delete a resource in the cloud environment based on the action identifier corresponding to a delete operation, the infrastructure-as-data including a state to delete the resource.

19 . The method of claim 15 , further including generating the infrastructure-as-data to include a schema of the custom resource, the schema to cause the infrastructure adaptor to update the cloud deployment based on the action identifier corresponding to an update operation, the infrastructure-as-data including a state of a property of the schema to update the property.

20 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the infrastructure-as-data is a first infrastructure-as-data, further including:

generating the first infrastructure-as-data to cause the infrastructure adaptor to read the cloud deployment based on the action identifier corresponding to a read operation;

receiving a second infrastructure-as-data of the cloud deployment from the infrastructure adaptor; and

updating a schema of the custom resource based on the second infrastructure-as-data of the cloud deployment.

21 . The method of claim 15 , further including data specific to performance of an action in the infrastructure-as-data, the data specific to performance of the action to cause the infrastructure adaptor to modify the cloud deployment, the action identifiable by the action identifier.