Cross-cloud object mapping for hybrid clouds

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing program instructions for managing a hybrid cloud computing system, wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of a computer system causes the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:

• instantiating, a first virtual object in the private cloud of the first organization for executing the application, wherein the first virtual object is assigned a first identifier unique within the private cloud;
• instantiating a second virtual object in the public cloud for executing the application cooperatively with the first virtual object, wherein the second virtual object is assigned a second identifier unique within the public cloud;
• generating a mapping associated with the first virtual object, wherein the mapping comprises the first identifier having a context of the private cloud and the second identifier having a context of the public cloud computing system;
• detecting migration of the first or second virtual object such that both of the first and second virtual objects are instantiated in a single one of the private and public clouds;
• and
• updating the mapping associated with the first virtual object to reflect the migration,
• wherein instantiating the first and second virtual objects defines different tiers of the application, which is a multi-tiered application.

A hybrid cloud computing system, comprising:

• a private data center managed by a first organization;
• a public cloud computing system managed by a second organization, wherein the first organization is a tenant in the public cloud computing system;
• wherein the private data center is configured to:
• instantiate a first virtual object in the private cloud of the first organization for executing the application, wherein the first virtual object is assigned a first identifier unique within the private cloud;
• instantiate a second virtual object in the public cloud for executing the application cooperatively with the first virtual object, wherein the second virtual object is assigned a second identifier unique within the public cloud;
• generate a mapping associated with the first virtual object, wherein the mapping comprises the first identifier having a context of the private cloud and the second identifier having a context of the public cloud computing system;
• detect migration of the first or second virtual object such that both of the first and second virtual objects are instantiated in a single one of the private and public clouds;
• and
• update the mapping associated with the first virtual object to reflect the migration,
• wherein instantiation of the first and second virtual objects defines different tiers of the application, which is a multi-tiered application.