Persistent real-time communication channels with cloud computing systems

A method for implementing persistent real-time communication channels with cloud computing systems, comprising:

• initiating, by a computing device comprising a processor device, a plurality of persistent bi-directional communication channels with a corresponding plurality of cloud computing systems, each cloud computing system comprising a plurality of computing devices used to implement on-demand computing resources on one or more of the plurality of computing devices at the request of different entities;
• and
• receiving, via the computing device, real-time messages from at least some respective cloud computing systems of the plurality of cloud computing systems via the corresponding persistent bi-directional communication channel that identifies a status of at least one computing resource implemented in the respective cloud computing system.

A computer program product for implementing persistent real-time communication channels with cloud computing systems, the computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and including instructions configured to cause a processor device to:

• initiate a plurality of persistent bi-directional communication channels with a corresponding plurality of cloud computing systems, each cloud computing system comprising a plurality of computing devices used to implement on-demand computing resources on one or more of the plurality of computing devices at the request of different entities;
• and
• receive real-time messages from at least some respective cloud computing systems of the plurality of cloud computing systems via the corresponding persistent bi-directional communication channel that identifies a status of at least one computing resource implemented in the respective cloud computing system.