Providing a Monitoring Service in a Cloud-Based Computing Environment

A computer system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor;
• and
• a program module which executes in the processor from the memory and which, when executed by the processor, causes the computer system to provide a monitoring service in a cloud-based computing environment by
• receiving subscription criteria from a user, the subscription criteria specifying relevant parameters related to the monitoring service;
• receiving a workflow lifecycle configuration from the user, the workflow lifecycle configuration specifying a time limit of the monitoring service;
• receiving a notification configuration from the user, the notification configuration specifying a notification method to be implemented by a notifier application;
• retrieving a monitor workflow corresponding to the subscription criteria;
• and
• executing a first call to a finder application over a communications network to retrieve data points corresponding to the subscription criteria according to the monitor workflow.

A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

• receive subscription criteria from a user, the subscription criteria specifying relevant parameters related to a monitoring service;
• receive a workflow lifecycle configuration from the user, the workflow lifecycle configuration specifying a time limit of the monitoring service;
• receive a notification configuration from the user, the notification configuration specifying a notification method to be implemented by a notifier application;
• determine whether a database contains an existing monitor workflow corresponding to the subscription criteria;
• in response to determining that the database contains the existing monitor workflow corresponding to the subscription criteria, retrieve the existing monitor workflow as a monitor workflow from the database;
• in response to determining that the database does not contain the existing monitor workflow corresponding to the subscription criteria, generate a new monitor workflow as the monitor workflow corresponding to the subscription criteria;
• executing a first call to a finder application over a communications network to retrieve data points corresponding to the subscription criteria according to the monitor workflow;
• executing a second call to an analyzer application over the communications network to identify a relevant data point in the data points;
• and
• executing a third call to a notifier application over the communications network to notify the user of the relevant data point through the notification method.