Multi-tenancy support in a cloud based data grid

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016149882-A1
Application number	US-201414552927-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 25, 2014
Priority date	Nov 25, 2014
Publication date	May 26, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system with a tenant aware in-memory data grid includes a data grid configured to store data in memory. A request manager is configured to receive a data grid label and a tenant identifier and to request a data grid entry based on the data grid label and tenant identifier. A data grid controller is configured to receive a request for data from the data grid based on a combined data grid label and tenant identifier. A security provider is configured to authenticate and authorize the request for data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system of providing a tenant aware in-memory data grid comprising:
a data grid configured to store data in memory; a request manager configured to receive a data grid label and a tenant identifier and to request a data grid entry based on the data grid label and tenant identifier; a data grid controller configured to receive a request for data from the data grid based on a combined data grid label and tenant identifier; and a security provider configured to authenticate and authorize the request for data.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the request manager is further configured to receive requester identification information, wherein the security provider authenticates the request by checking a credential cache based on the requester identification information, and if no entry is returned, checking a credential store and creating an entry in the credential cache for the requester identification information.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the data grid is an application memory cache.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the tenant identifier is associated with a website and the requester is associated with an agent of the website.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the application memory cache stores information about a visitor to the website.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the data grid label is associated with a data grid entry for browser history of website visitors and the requester is a chat application used by the agent.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the data grid request manager is further configured to:
receive data, a second data grid label, and a second tenant identifier; determine if a tenant data grid element exists in the data grid based on the second data grid label and second tenant identifier; if not, create the tenant data grid element; and store the data in an entry in the data grid based on the tenant data grid element.

8 . A method of providing a tenant aware in-memory data grid, the method comprising:
receiving a data grid label and a tenant identifier; requesting a data grid entry based on the data grid label and tenant identifier; authenticating and authorizing the request for the data grid entry; and providing the data grid entry.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving requester identification information, wherein the authenticating includes checking a credential cache based on the requester identification information, and if no entry is returned, checking a credential store and creating an entry in the credential cache for the requester identification information.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the data grid entry is an entry in an application memory cache.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the tenant identifier is associated with a website and the requester is associated with an agent of the website.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the application memory cache stores information about a visitor to the website.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the data grid entry is for browser history of website visitors and the requester is a chat application used by the agent.

14 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving a data entry, a second data grid label, and a second tenant identifier; determining if a tenant data grid element exists in the data grid based on the second data grid label and second tenant identifier; if not, creating the tenant data grid element; and storing the data entry in the data grid based on the tenant data grid element.

15 . A computer readable medium with instructions stored thereon to provide an entry from a tenant aware in-memory data grid, the providing comprising:
receiving a data grid label and a tenant identifier; requesting a data grid entry based on the data grid label and tenant identifier; authenticating and authorizing the request for the data grid entry; and providing the data grid entry.

16 . The computer readable medium of claim 15 , the providing further comprising:
receiving requester identification information, wherein the authenticating includes checking a credential cache based on the requester identification information, and if no entry is returned, checking a credential store and creating an entry in the credential cache for the requester identification information.

17 . The computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the data grid entry is an entry in an application memory cache, and the tenant identifier is associated with a website and the requester is associated with an agent of the website.

18 . The computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the application memory cache stores information about a visitor to the website.

19 . The computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the data grid entry is for browser history of website visitors and the requester is a chat application used by the agent.

20 . The computer readable medium of claim 15 , the providing further comprising:
receiving a data entry, a second data grid label, and a second tenant identifier; determining if a tenant data grid element exists in the data grid based on the second data grid label and second tenant identifier; if not, creating the tenant data grid element; and storing the data entry in the data grid based on the tenant data grid element.

Assignees

• Oracle Int Corp

Inventors

• Srivastava Ashish

Classifications

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

• H04L69/329

  in the application layer [OSI layer 7] · CPC title

• H04L51/046

  Interoperability with other network applications or services · CPC title

• G06F21/79

  in semiconductor storage media, e.g. directly-addressable memories · CPC title

• H04L63/102

  Entity profiles · CPC title