Dashboard as remote computing services

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10375072-B2
Application number	US-201615048715-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2016
Priority date	Nov 9, 2015
Publication date	Aug 6, 2019
Grant date	Aug 6, 2019

Abstract

Various techniques for implementing computer dashboards as cloud-based services are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a dashboard file at a server via a computer network, the dashboard file identifying a dashboard having one or more graphical user interface elements individually configured to display and dynamically update data associated with a cloud-based service. The dashboard file further contains metadata indicating a cloud-based subscription. The method also includes associating the received dashboard file with the cloud-based subscription, identifying one or more entities allowed to access the dashboard based on the cloud-based subscription, and displaying, via the computer network, the dashboard identified by the dashboard file to the one or more entities upon verification of the cloud-based subscription.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method for providing a computer dashboard as a cloud-based service in a cloud computing system, comprising:
receiving a dashboard file at a server via a computer network, processing of the dashboard file at the server providing a cloud-based dashboard service that collects and assembles operating conditions of a plurality of cloud-based services deployed in the cloud computing system, wherein the dashboard file identifies a dashboard having one or more graphical user interface elements individually configured to display and dynamically update data of the collected and assembled operating conditions of the plurality of cloud-based services, wherein the dashboard file further contains metadata indicating a cloud-based subscription corresponding to the cloud-based dashboard service and two or more entities allowed to access the dashboard and edit the dashboard file;
associating the received dashboard file with the corresponding cloud-based subscription;
identifying the two or more entities based on the cloud-based subscription;
displaying, via the computer network, the cloud-based dashboard service identified by the dashboard file to the two or more entities upon verification of the cloud-based subscription, the cloud-based dashboard service having the one or more graphical user interface elements individually displaying and dynamically updating data of the collected and assembled operating conditions of the plurality of cloud-based services included in the cloud-based subscription; and
accepting one or more revisions from one of the two or more entities allowed to access the dashboard and edit the dashboard file, and updating the dashboard file with the accepted one or more revisions.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the one of the two or more entities, an input to the displayed dashboard at the server, the input requesting an action or data associated with a corresponding cloud-based service;
determining whether the one of the two or more entities has permission for the requested action or data; and
in response to determining that the one of the two or more entities has permission, allowing performance of the requested action or providing the requested data.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the dashboard file includes receiving the dashboard file at a resource manager associated with the cloud computing system via a portal of the cloud computing system.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the dashboard file includes bypassing a portal of the cloud computing system and receiving the dashboard file directly at a resource manager associated with the cloud computing system.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the dashboard file includes receiving the dashboard file in a package having one or more cloud-based applications or services.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a revision to the received dashboard file; and
wherein displaying the dashboard includes displaying the dashboard based on the received revision to the dashboard file without actions from the two or more entities.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein:
the metadata also indicate an allowed portion of the graphical user interface elements associated with an individual one of the two or more entities; and
displaying the dashboard includes displaying the dashboard having only the allowed portion of the graphical user interface elements associated with the individual one of the two or more entities.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein:
the metadata also indicate that the dashboard file is associated with a classifier; and
the method further includes:
receiving a user input containing the classifier; and
in response to the received user input, displaying the dashboard associated with the classifier.

9. A computer system implementing a computer dashboard as a cloud-based service in a cloud computing system, the computer system comprising:
a processor and a memory containing instructions executable by the processor to cause the computer system to perform a process comprising:
receiving a dashboard file, processing of the dashboard file by the processor providing a cloud-based dashboard service that collects and assembles operating conditions of a plurality of cloud-based services deployed in the cloud computing system, wherein the dashboard file identifying a dashboard having one or more graphical user interface elements individually configured to display data of the collected and assembled operating conditions of the plurality of cloud-based services, wherein the dashboard file further contains metadata indicating two or more entities allowed to access the dashboard and edit the dashboard file, and a cloud-based subscription corresponding to the cloud-based dashboard service;
identifying the two or more entities based on the cloud-based subscription indicated in the metadata;
displaying the cloud-based dashboard service identified by the dashboard file to the two or more entities upon verification of entity identification based on the cloud-based subscription in the metadata, the cloud-based dashboard service having the one or more graphical user interface elements individually displaying data of the collected and assembled operating conditions of the plurality of cloud-based services corresponding to the two or more entities; and
accepting one or more revisions from one of the two or more entities allowed to access the dashboard and edit the dashboard file, and updating the dashboard file with the accepted one or more revisions.

10. The computer system of claim 9 wherein the process performed by the processor further includes:
receiving, from the one of the two or more entities, an input to the displayed dashboard, the input requesting an action or data associated with a corresponding cloud-based service;
determining whether the one of the two or more entities has permission for the requested action or data; and
in response to determining that the one of the two or more entities has permission, allowing performance of the requested action or providing the requested data.

11. The computer system of claim 9 wherein receiving the dashboard file includes receiving the dashboard file via a portal of the cloud computing system.

12. The computer system of claim 9 wherein receiving the dashboard file includes bypassing a portal of the cloud computing system and receiving the dashboard file directly at a resource manager associated with the cloud computing system.

13. The computer system of claim 9 wherein receiving the dashboard file includes receiving the dashboard file in a package having one or more cloud-based applications or services.

14. The computer system of claim 9 wherein: the process performed by the processor further includes:
receiving a revision to the received dashboard file; and
wherein displaying the dashboard includes displaying the dashboard based on the received revision to the dashboard file without actions from the two or more entities.

15. A computer readable storage medium containing instructions executable by the processor to cause a server in a cloud computing system to perform a process comprising:
receiving a request to access a dashboard file, processing of the dashboard file at the server providing a cloud-based dashboard service that collects and assembles operating conditions of a plurality of cloud-based services deployed in the cloud computing system, wherein the dashboard file identifying a dashboard having one or more graphical user interface elements individually configured to display data of the collected and as

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Abdelhamed Adam
• Welicki Leon
• Olenick Brad
• Wang Mo
• Scrosati Christopher
• Keckley Josh
• Harris Jon
• Laksanakorn Khetthai

Classifications

• G06F3/04847

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• G06F9/452

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  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title