INTEGRATED USER INTERFACE FOR CONSUMING SERVICES ACROSS DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTED NETWORKS

摘要

User interface integration across multiple clouds is achieved by hosting UI extensions for different services in the same browser window. The UI extensions are initialized by a shell with any necessary security context for the corresponding cloud. The shell provides versioning so that the newest version of the UI is presented to users for all versions of a service. A connector in a local cloud provides translation between APIs across different clouds.

主权项

1. A method for providing a user interface that allows access to cloud services provided by multiple distinct cloud computing systems via the user interface, the method comprising:
displaying, via the user interface, a list of cloud services available to a user based on an identity of the user, the cloud services in the list being provided by the multiple distinct cloud computing systems; receiving, via the user interface, a user input selecting a cloud service from the displayed list of cloud services; upon receiving the user input selecting the cloud service,
identifying a cloud computing system corresponding to the selected cloud service from the multiple distinct cloud computing systems;transmitting, via a computer network, an access request to the identified cloud computing system for accessing the selected cloud service provided by the identified cloud computing system;receiving, from the cloud computing system via the computer network, an extension script associated with the selected cloud service, the extension script identifying a view model; andsurfacing or presenting, on the user interface, an interface object corresponding to the selected cloud service as specified by the view model in the extension script.