Sharing data and applications across computing systems

A system for sharing data among computing systems, comprising:

• a processor configured to initiate executable operations including:
• receiving a data transfer event indicating a transfer of a data file from a source system to a target system;
• querying the source system for an operating system executed by the source system and a file type of the data file;
• querying the target system for an operating system executed by the target system;
• identifying a plurality of different candidate target applications that are each adapted for:
• executing on the operating system executed by the target system, and
• operating on the file type;
• selecting, from the plurality of different candidate target applications, a selected target application;
• and
• initiating installation of the selected target application on the target system and transfer of the data file from the source system to the target system, wherein
• the application installation policy specifies a preference used to identify the plurality of different candidate target applications, and
• the preference modifies a query used to perform the identifying.

A computer program product for sharing data among computing systems, the computer program product comprising

• a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
• receiving, using the processor, a data transfer event indicating a transfer of a data file from a source system to a target system;
• querying, using the processor, the source system for an operating system executed by the source system and a file type of the data file;
• querying, using the processor, the target system for an operating system executed by the target system;
• identifying a plurality of different candidate target applications that are each adapted for:
• executing on the operating system executed by the target system, and
• operating on the file type;
• selecting, using the processor and from the plurality of different candidate target applications, a selected target application;
• and
• initiating installation of the selected target application on the target system and transfer of the data file from the source system to the target system using the processor,
• wherein
• the application installation policy specifies a preference used to identify the plurality of different candidate target applications, and
• the preference modifies a query used to perform the identifying.