SYSTEMS AND/OR METHODS FOR SUPPORTING A GENERIC FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATION OF ON-PREMISES AND SaaS APPLICATIONS WITH SECURITY, SERVICE MEDIATION, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND/OR MONITORING CAPABILITIES

摘要

Certain example embodiments provide a generic integration framework for connecting on-premises applications with software as a service (SaaS) applications, and/or for integrating the same. The framework of certain example embodiments involves a layered approach (including a Connector Development Kit, connection factory, metadata handlers, and connector services) that helps to, among other things, allow customization of applications in multi-tenant architectures. Design-time wizards help create runtime artifacts and, during runtime, the connector service helps serve as an intermediary between the on-premises application and the cloud service, thereby hiding the complexity of the specific cloud providers. Certain example embodiments advantageously provide a generic and well-integrated solution for connecting an on-premises application to a cloud service in connection with existing containers.

主权项

1. A computer system configured to enable clients to transparently access one or more cloud-based applications managed by one or more respective cloud providers through connector services administered by the computer system, the computer system comprising:
processing resources including at least one processor and a memory, the processing resources being configured to coordinate at least:
a plurality of metadata handlers, each said metadata handler being an implementation of an interface for accessing at least one of the cloud providers in accordance with a data model with which the associated at least one cloud provider communicates;an exporter module configured to generate, for each said metadata handler implementation, connector descriptors that define services offered by the associated at least one cloud provider; anda plurality of connection factory instances implemented separate from the plurality of metadata handlers, each said connection factory instance specifying client transport layer details for interacting with one or more of the cloud providers and/or cloud applications; and wherein the processing resources are further configured to generate the connector services based on input from the connection factory instances and matching connector descriptors.