Managing operations in a cloud management system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRamamohan Chennamsetty, Sreekanth R. Iyer, Pradeep Kumar Kalale Srinivasa Prasad, Archana Kumar
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and computer program products for managing operations in a cloud management system. In one embodiment, after a user submits a request to perform a cloud operation, a contextual security assessment of the requesting user and/or cloud resources on which the requested operation will be performed can be determined. An administrative user can review the contextual security assessments before approving or rejecting the cloud operation, which can help increase safety within the cloud computing environment.
Claims6
A method for managing operations in a cloud management system, the method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more computer processors, a user request for performing a cloud operation on a cloud resource in a cloud management system;
- determining, by one or more computer processors, a security assessment of the cloud operation based, at least in part, on an analysis of user data associated with the user request and cloud resource data associated with the cloud resource, wherein the user data and the cloud resource data are retrieved from one or more sources linked to the cloud management system;
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- displaying, by one or more computer processors, the security assessment in a display of the cloud management system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.