Spontaneous virtual private network between portable device and enterprise network

In an enterprise network capable of communicating with a remote data center network, a method for enabling a user to access network data of the enterprise network through a data tunnel between the remote data center and the enterprise network that operates as a virtual private network, the method comprising the acts of

• transmitting a data request to the remote data center;
• receiving ongoing reply data from the remote data center in response to the data request, such that a data tunnel is established between the remote data center and the enterprise network, the data tunnel operating as a virtual private network;
• receiving, from the remote data center, an access request to access network data of the enterprise network, the access request having been received by the remote data center from the user and thereafter transmitted by the remote data center to the enterprise network through the data tunnel;
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• in response to the access request, transmitting the network data to the remote data center such that the user is enabled to access the network data.

In a data center capable of communicating with a remote enterprise network, a method for enabling a user to access network data of the remote enterprise network through a data tunnel between the data center and the remote enterprise network that operates as a virtual private network, the method comprising the acts of:

• receiving, from the remote enterprise network, a uniform resource identifier associated with a resource of a server of the data center;
• in response to receiving the uniform resource identifier, invoking the resource to generate ongoing reply data and transmitting the ongoing reply data to the remote enterprise network, such that a data tunnel is established between the data center and the remote enterprise network in response to an action of the remote enterprise network, the data tunnel operating as a virtual private network;
• receiving an access request to access network data of the remote enterprise network from the user;
• as the ongoing reply data is being transmitted to the remote enterprise network, inserting the access request into the ongoing reply data and transmitting the access request to the remote enterprise network using the data tunnel;
• receiving the network data from the remote enterprise network in response to the access request;
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• transmitting the network data to the user.

A computer program product for implementing in a data center a method for enabling a user to access network data of a remote enterprise network through a data tunnel between the data center and the remote enterprise network that operates as a virtual private network, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable medium carrying computer-executable instructions for implementing the method, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
• program code means for receiving a data request from the remote enterprise network;
• program code means for transmitting, in response to the data request, ongoing reply data to the remote enterprise network, such that a data tunnel is established between the data center and the remote enterprise network, the data tunnel operating as a virtual private network;
• program code means for receiving an access request to access network data of the remote enterprise network from the user;
• program code means for transmitting the access request to the remote enterprise network using the data tunnel;
• program code means for receiving the network data from the remote enterprise network in response to the access request;
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• program code means for transmitting the network data to the user.

In an enterprise network capable of communicating with a remote data center, a method for enabling a user to manipulate network data of the enterprise network through a data tunnel between the remote data center and the enterprise network that operates as a virtual private network, the method comprising the acts of

• transmitting a data request to the remote data center;
• receiving ongoing reply data from the remote data center in response to the data request, such that a data tunnel is established between the remote data center and the enterprise network, the data tunnel operating as a virtual private network;
• receiving, from the remote data center, a user request for an act to be performed on network data of the enterprise network, the user request having been received by the remote data center from the user and thereafter transmitted by the remote data center to the enterprise network through the data tunnel;
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• upon receiving the user request, performing the act on network data of the enterprise network.

In a data center capable of communicating with a remote enterprise network, a method for enabling a user to access network data of the remote enterprise network through a data tunnel between the data center and the remote enterprise network that operates as a virtual private network, the method comprising the acts of:

• receiving network data from the remote enterprise network through a temporary data tunnel that is established between the data center and the remote enterprise network, the temporary data tunnel operating as a virtual private network;
• caching a copy of the network data in a database of the data center;
• receiving an access request to access network data of the remote enterprise network from the user;
• retrieving the network data from the database in response to the access request;
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• transmitting the network data to the user.