Application US20190018703

MANAGING TASKS IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT USING MULTIPLE ORCHESTRATION TOOLS
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US20190018703

1. A method comprising: (5) (5)

receiving, by a computing device, a request to perform a particular task in a cloud computing environment;

accessing, by the computing device, a database that includes relationships between a plurality of orchestration tools and characteristics of the plurality of orchestration tools, each orchestration tool in the plurality of orchestration tools being related to at least one characteristic in the database;

selecting, by the computing device and from the database, a first orchestration tool based on a first characteristic related to the first orchestration tool in the database, the first orchestration tool being capable of performing a first part of the particular task in the cloud computing environment;

selecting, by the computing device and from the database, a second orchestration tool based on a second characteristic related to the second orchestration tool in the database, the second orchestration tool being different from the first orchestration tool and capable of performing a second part of the particular task in the cloud computing environment; and

performing, by the computing device, the particular task in the cloud computing environment by causing (i) the first orchestration tool to perform the first part of the particular task and (ii) the second orchestration tool to perform the second part of the particular task.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the database is a lookup table, and the first part of the particular task includes at least one of: (i) provisioning a virtual machine; (ii) configuring a particular network resource in the cloud computing environment; (iii) configuring a particular data-storage resource for use in the cloud computing environment; or (iv) configuring the cloud computing environment to have an autoscaling capability in which an amount of computer resources dedicated to a task is increased or decreased based on conditions of the cloud computing environment. (0)

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first characteristic is a score that indicates at least one of (i) an ability of the first orchestration tool to perform the first part of the particular task, (ii) a speed at which the first orchestration tool performs the first part of the particular task, (iii) a monetary cost for using the first orchestration tool to perform the first part of the particular task; or (iv) a level of familiarity that a user has with the first orchestration tool. (1) (0)

5. The method of claim 1, wherein: (0) (3)

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first characteristic indicates that the first orchestration tool is capable of completing the first part of the particular task faster than at least one other orchestration tool in the database. (0)

7. The method of claim 1, wherein: (0) (2)

8. A system comprising: (5) (2)

a processing device; and

a memory device on which instructions executable by the processing device are stored for causing the processing device to: receive a request to perform a particular task in a cloud computing environment;

access a database that includes relationships between a plurality of orchestration tools and characteristics of the plurality of orchestration tools, each orchestration tool in the plurality of orchestration tools being related to at least one characteristic in the database;

select, from the database, a first orchestration tool based on a first characteristic related to the first orchestration tool in the database, the first orchestration tool being capable of performing a first part of the particular task in the cloud computing environment;

select, from the database, a second orchestration tool based on a second characteristic related to the second orchestration tool in the database, the second orchestration tool being different from the first orchestration tool and capable of performing a second part of the particular task in the cloud computing environment; and

perform the particular task in the cloud computing environment by causing (i) the first orchestration tool to perform the first part of the particular task and (ii) the second orchestration tool to perform the second part of the particular task.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the database is a lookup table, and the first part of the particular task includes at least one of: (i) provisioning a virtual machine; (ii) configuring a particular network resource in the cloud computing environment; (iii) configuring a particular data-storage resource for use in the cloud computing environment; or (iv) configuring the cloud computing environment to have an autoscaling capability in which an amount of computer resources dedicated to a task is increased or decreased based on conditions of the cloud computing environment. (0)

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the first characteristic is a score that indicates at least one of (i) an ability of the first orchestration tool to perform the first part of the particular task, (ii) a speed at which the first orchestration tool performs the first part of the particular task, (iii) a monetary cost for using the first orchestration tool to perform the first part of the particular task; or (iv) a level of familiarity that a user has with the first orchestration tool. (1) (0)

12. The system of claim 8, wherein: (0) (3)

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the first characteristic indicates that the first orchestration tool is capable of completing the first part of the particular task faster than at least one other orchestration tool in the database. (0)

14. The system of claim 8, wherein: (0) (2)

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code that is executable by a processing device for causing the processing device to: (4) (5)

receive a request to perform a particular task in a cloud computing environment;

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the database is a lookup table, and the first part of the particular task includes at least one of: (i) provisioning a virtual machine; (ii) configuring a particular network resource in the cloud computing environment; (iii) configuring a particular data-storage resource for use in the cloud computing environment; or (iv) configuring the cloud computing environment to have an autoscaling capability in which an amount of computer resources dedicated to a task is increased or decreased based on conditions of the cloud computing environment. (0)

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first characteristic is a score that indicates at least one of (i) an ability of the first orchestration tool to perform the first part of the particular task, (ii) a speed at which the first orchestration tool performs the first part of the particular task, (iii) a monetary cost for using the first orchestration tool to perform the first part of the particular task; or (iv) a level of familiarity that a user has with the first orchestration tool. (1) (0)

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein: (0) (3)

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first characteristic indicates that the first orchestration tool is capable of completing the first part of the particular task faster than at least one other orchestration tool in the database. (0)

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Application US20190018703

MANAGING TASKS IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT USING MULTIPLE ORCHESTRATION TOOLS

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