Creating augmented hybrid infrastructure as a service

A system, comprising:

• a processor coupled to a memory that includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• identify one or more target users of a hybrid cloud service in response to a request for a hybrid cloud service solution;
• determine connections between the hybrid cloud service solution and one or more interacting systems based on the one or more target users, the request, one or more of an enterprise-wide rule and an industry-wide rule, and lifecycle control items including patch timing windows for patches to the hybrid cloud service solution;
• determine a timeframe for providing one or more of the determined connections;
• provision the hybrid cloud service solution in response to the request that integrates the determined connections;
• implement the hybrid cloud service solution using a first set of hardware;
• monitor operation of the hybrid cloud service solution and automatically implementing the hybrid cloud service solution using a second set of hardware to provide service during hardware repairs and to provide backup service;
• meter the determined connections of the hybrid cloud service solution to identify one or more third-party license agreements corresponding the determined connections;
• automatically patch the hybrid cloud service solution based on changes to enterprise-wide rules, industry-wide rules, and the patch timing windows;
• and
• automatically remove one or more of the determined connections of the hybrid cloud service solution based on the timeframe or based on a determination that a predetermined level of the one or more third-party license agreements has been exceeded, wherein the predetermined level comprises one or more of an expiration date of the license agreement, a contract definition of the license agreement, or a violation of a defined policy in the license agreement.

A computer-readable storage medium that comprises instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• identifying one or more target users of a hybrid cloud service in response to a request for a hybrid cloud service solution;
• determining connections between the hybrid cloud service solution and one or more interacting systems based on the one or more target users, the request, one or more of an enterprise-wide rule and an industry-wide rule, and lifecycle control items including patch timing windows for patches to the hybrid cloud service solution;
• determining a timeframe for providing one or more of the determined connections;
• provisioning the hybrid cloud service solution in response to the request that integrates the determined connections;
• implementing the hybrid cloud service solution using a first set of hardware;
• monitoring operation of the hybrid cloud service solution and automatically implementing the hybrid cloud service solution using a second set of hardware to provide service during hardware repairs and to provide backup service;
• metering the determined connections of the hybrid cloud service solution to identify one or more third-party license agreements corresponding the determined connections;
• automatically patching the hybrid cloud service solution based on changes to enterprise-wide rules, industry-wide rules, and the patch timing windows;
• and
• automatically removing one or more of the determined connections of the hybrid cloud service solution based on the timeframe or based on a determination that a predetermined level of the one or more third-party license agreements has been exceeded, wherein the predetermined level comprises one or more of an expiration date of the license agreement, a contract definition of the license agreement, or a violation of a defined policy in the license agreement.