Managing cloud acquisitions using distributed ledgers
Systems and methods of the disclosure include: broadcasting, by a cloud resource provisioning component, to a cryptographically-protected distributed ledger, a first transaction comprising a cloud resource request for provisioning a cloud resource; transmitting, to one or more cloud providers, the cloud resource request; receiving, from a first cloud provider of the one or more cloud providers, a first cloud resource offer responsive to the cloud resource request; and broadcasting, to the cryptographically-protected distributed ledger, a second transaction comprising the first cloud resource offer.
1. A method comprising:
transmitting, to one or more cloud providers, a cloud resource request to provision a cloud resource for a client;
broadcasting, to a distributed ledger, a first transaction comprising the cloud resource request responsive to transmitting the cloud resource request;
receiving, from a first cloud provider of the one or more cloud providers, first cloud resource parameters responsive to broadcasting the first transaction;
broadcasting, to the distributed ledger, a second transaction comprising the first cloud resource parameters;
receiving, from a blockchain client of the distributed ledger, a notification of smart contract-based validation of the first cloud resource parameters;
responsive to receiving the notification, transmitting, by a processing device, a message to the first cloud provider that causes the first cloud provider to provision a first cloud resource to the client according to the first cloud resource parameters; and
broadcasting, to the distributed ledger, a third transaction reflecting provisioning of the first cloud resource to the client.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first cloud resource parameters comprise at least one of first parameters characterizing compute nodes, second parameters characterizing storage, or third parameters characterizing networking.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein storing the cloud resource request comprises:
causing the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein storing the cloud resource request comprises:
causing the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation by comparing a first cloud resource parameter specified by the cloud resource request to a second cloud resource parameter specified by the first cloud resource parameters.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein storing the cloud resource request comprises:
causing the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation, wherein the smart contract code is to select, among two or more qualified cloud resource parameters, a cloud resource parameter that specifies a minimal cloud resource parameter.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein storing the cloud resource request comprises:
causing the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation by accepting an electronic signature of an originator of the cloud resource request.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein storing the cloud resource request comprises:
causing the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation by rejecting second cloud resource parameters that were received upon expiration of a predefined timeout triggered by the cloud resource request.
8. A system comprising:
a memory; and
a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to:
transmit, to one or more cloud providers, a cloud resource request to provision a cloud resource for a client;
broadcast, to a distributed ledger, a first transaction comprising the cloud resource request responsive to the transmission of the cloud resource request;
receive, from a first cloud provider of the one or more cloud providers, first cloud resource parameters responsive to the broadcast of the first transaction;
broadcast, to the distributed ledger, a second transaction comprising the first cloud resource parameters;
receive, from a blockchain client of the distributed ledger, a notification of smart contract-based validation of the first cloud resource parameters;
responsive to the reception of the notification, transmit a message to the first cloud provider that causes the first cloud provider to provision a first cloud resource to the client according to the first cloud resource parameters; and
broadcast, to the distributed ledger, a third transaction reflecting provisioning of the first cloud resource to the client.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first cloud resource parameters comprise at least one of first parameters characterizing compute nodes, second parameters characterizing storage, or third parameters characterizing networking.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing device is further to:
store the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein to store the cloud resource request, the processing device is to:
cause the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing device is further to:
store the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein to store the cloud resource request, the processing device is to:
cause the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation by comparing a first cloud resource parameter specified by the cloud resource request to a second cloud resource parameter specified by the first cloud resource parameters.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing device is further to:
store the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein to store the cloud resource request, the processing device is to:
cause the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation, wherein the smart contract code is to select, among two or more qualified cloud resource parameters, a cloud resource parameter that specifies a minimal cloud resource parameter.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing device is further to:
store the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein to store the cloud resource request, the processing device is to:
cause the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation by accepting an electronic signature of an originator of the cloud resource request.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing device is further to:
store the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein to store the cloud resource request, the processing device is to:
cause the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation by rejecting second cloud resource parameters that were received upon expiration of a predefined timeout triggered by the cloud resource request.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:
transmit, to one or more cloud providers, a cloud resource request to provision a cloud resource for a client;
broadcast, to a distributed ledger, a first transaction comprising the cloud resource request responsive to the transmission of the cloud resource request;
receive, from a first cloud provider of the one or more cloud providers, first cloud resource parameters responsive to the broadcast of the first transaction;
broadcast, to the distributed ledger, a second transaction comprising the first cloud resource parameters;
receive, from a blockchain client of the distributed ledger, a notification of smart contract-based validation of the first cloud resource parameters;
responsive to the reception of the notification, transmit, by the processing device, a message to the first cloud provider that causes the first cloud provider to provision a first cloud resource to the client according to the first cloud resource parameters; and
broadcast, to the distributed ledger, a third transaction reflecting provisioning of the first cloud resource to the client.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first cloud resource parameters comprise at least one of first parameters characterizing compute nodes, second parameters characterizing storage, or third parameters characterizing networking.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing device, further cause the processing device to:
store the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein to store the cloud resource request, the instructions, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to:
cause the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing device, further cause the processing device to:
store the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein to store the cloud resource request, instructions, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to:
cause the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation, wherein the smart contract code is to select, among two or more qualified cloud resource parameters, a cloud resource parameter that specifies a minimal cloud resource parameter.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing device, further cause the processing device to:
store the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein to store the cloud resource request, the instructions, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to:
cause the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation by accepting an electronic signature of an originator of the cloud resource request.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing device, further cause the processing device to:
store the cloud resource request on the distributed ledger, wherein to store the cloud resource request, the instructions, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to:
cause the distributed ledger to store, in association with the cloud resource request, a smart contract code to implement cloud resource parameter validation by rejecting second cloud resource parameters that were received upon expiration of a predefined timeout triggered by the cloud resource request.