Automated delivery of cloud native application updates using one or more user-connection gateways

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11853100-B2
Application number	US-202117227644-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2021
Priority date	Apr 12, 2021
Publication date	Dec 26, 2023
Grant date	Dec 26, 2023

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for automated delivery of cloud native application updates using one or more user-connection gateways are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes generating an application update package pertaining to a cloud native application; generating a manifest file comprising identifying information for the application update package and metadata pertaining to implementing the application update package; outputting, to a user device via a user-connection gateway, a request for automated remote action on an application within a user environment associated with the user device; processing, via the user-connection gateway, a response from the user device approving the request for automated remote action; outputting the manifest file to the user environment associated with the user device; and initiating, in accordance with the manifest file, automated implementation of the application update package to the application within the user environment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
generating at least one application update package pertaining to at least one cloud native application;
generating at least one manifest file comprising identifying information for the at least one application update package and metadata pertaining to implementing at least a portion of the at least one application update package, wherein the identifying information comprises one or more of at least one software unique identifier for the at least one cloud native application, at least one service tag for the at least one cloud native application, at least one serial number for the at least one cloud native application, and install base information for the at least one cloud native application;
outputting, to at least one user device, at least one unique access key and one or more credentials for use in establishing connectivity via one or more user-connection gateways;
outputting, to the at least one user device via the one or more user-connection gateways, (i) a request for automated remote action on at least one version of the at least one cloud native application implemented within at least one on-premise user environment associated with the at least one user device, and (ii) a notice indicating that the at least one manifest file is available, wherein the remote action relates to the at least one application update package, and wherein the request comprises at least one message associated with determining that a connection with the at least one user device is functional;
processing, via the one or more user-connection gateways, a response from the at least one user device approving the request for automated remote action;
outputting, based at least in part on processing the response, the at least one manifest file to the at least one on-premise user environment associated with the at least one user device; and
initiating, in accordance with the at least one manifest file, automated implementation of the at least one application update package to the at least one version of the at least one cloud native application implemented within the at least one on-premise user environment;
wherein the method is performed by at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
obtaining, from the at least one on-premise user environment, one or more of telemetry data and configuration information.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:
determining, for inclusion in the at least one application update package and based at least in part on the obtained telemetry data and/or obtained configuration information, at least one of one or more cloud native application patches and one or more cloud native application updates.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
caching one or more container images related to one or more cloud native application updates common across one or more versions of the at least one cloud native application implemented within the at least one on-premise user environment.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein generating the at least one application update package comprises validating each container image related to a cloud native application update by scanning each container image for one or more security vulnerabilities.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the metadata associated with the at least one application update package comprise metadata in a JavaScript object notation format.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more user-connection gateways comprise one or more virtual multi-way connections between at least one remote user device and at least one enterprise backend.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein initiating automated implementation of the at least one application update package comprises initiating automated implementation of one or more of at least one artificial intelligence-machine learning model, at least one virtual application, and at least one container application.

9. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by at least one processing device causes the at least one processing device:
to generate at least one application update package pertaining to at least one cloud native application;
to generate at least one manifest file comprising identifying information for the at least one application update package and metadata pertaining to implementing at least a portion of the at least one application update package, wherein the identifying information comprises one or more of at least one software unique identifier for the at least one cloud native application, at least one service tag for the at least one cloud native application, at least one serial number for the at least one cloud native application, and install base information for the at least one cloud native application;
to output, to at least one user device, at least one unique access key and one or more credentials for use in establishing connectivity via one or more user-connection gateways;
to output, to the at least one user device via the one or more user-connection gateways, (i) a request for automated remote action on at least one version of the at least one cloud native application implemented within at least one on-premise user environment associated with the at least one user device, and (ii) a notice indicating that the at least one manifest file is available, wherein the remote action relates to the at least one application update package, and wherein the request comprises at least one message associated with determining that a connection with the at least one user device is functional;
to process, via the one or more user-connection gateways, a response from the at least one user device approving the request for automated remote action;
to output, based at least in part on processing the response, the at least one manifest file to the at least one on-premise user environment associated with the at least one user device; and
to initiate, in accordance with the at least one manifest file, automated implementation of the at least one application update package to the at least one version of the at least one cloud native application implemented within the at least one on-premise user environment.

10. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the program code when executed by the at least one processing device further causes the at least one processing device:
to obtain, from the at least one on-premise user environment, one or more of telemetry data and configuration information.

11. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the program code when executed by the at least one processing device further causes the at least one processing device:
to determine, for inclusion in the at least one application update package and based at least in part on the obtained telemetry data and/or obtained configuration information, at least one of one or more cloud native application patches and one or more cloud native application updates.

12. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the program code when executed by the at least one processing device further causes the at least one processing device:
to cache one or more container images related to one or more cloud native application updates common across one or more versions of the at least one cloud native application imple

Assignees

• Emc Ip Holding Co Llc

Inventors

• Sharma Anurag
• Glenn Jeffrey T
• Puerkel Matt
• Pavkovic Eddie
• Spiegel Aaron W

Classifications

• G06F8/65 Primary

  Updates (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57) · CPC title

• G06F9/44505

  Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files · CPC title

• G06F21/577

  Assessing vulnerabilities and evaluating computer system security · CPC title

• H04L63/029

  Firewall traversal, e.g. tunnelling or, creating pinholes · CPC title

• H04L63/062

  for key distribution, e.g. centrally by trusted party (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving a central third party H04L9/0819) · CPC title