Cloud agnostic blueprint

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• The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the cloud profile comprises selecting the cloud profile from cloud profiles, each cloud profile specifying a corresponding cloud provider and a corresponding network isolation strategy.

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• The method of claim 2, further comprising receiving user input defining each cloud profile by selecting the corresponding cloud provider and the corresponding network isolation strategy.

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• The method of claim 3, wherein selecting the corresponding network isolation strategy comprises selecting the use of a subnetwork or a security group to isolate the virtual machines from the other virtual machines.

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• The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving user input defining the cloud profile by selecting the cloud provider and the network isolation strategy.

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• The method of claim 5, wherein selecting the network isolation strategy comprises selecting the use of a subnetwork or a security group to isolate the virtual machines from the other virtual machines.

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• The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein selecting the cloud profile comprises selecting the cloud profile from cloud profiles, each cloud profile specifying a corresponding cloud provider and a corresponding network isolation strategy.

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• The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions further comprise receiving user input defining each cloud profile by selecting the corresponding cloud provider and the corresponding network isolation strategy.

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• The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein selecting the corresponding network isolation strategy comprises selecting the use of a subnetwork or a security group to isolate the virtual machines from the other virtual machines.

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• The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions further comprise receiving user input defining the cloud profile by selecting the cloud provider and the network isolation strategy.

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• The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein selecting the network isolation strategy comprises selecting the use of a subnetwork or a security group to isolate the virtual machines from the other virtual machines.

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• The computer system of claim 13, wherein the cloud automation tool comprises a deployment engine configured to select the cloud profile from cloud profiles, each cloud profile specifying a corresponding cloud provider and a corresponding network isolation strategy.

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• The computer system of claim 14, wherein the deployment engine is further configured to receive user input defining each cloud profile by selecting the corresponding cloud provider and the corresponding network isolation strategy.

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• The computer system of claim 15, wherein selecting the corresponding network isolation strategy comprises selecting the use of a subnetwork or a security group to isolate the virtual machines from the other virtual machines.

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• The computer system of claim 13, wherein the cloud automation tool comprises a deployment engine configured to receive user input defining the cloud profile by selecting the cloud provider and the network isolation strategy.

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• The computer system of claim 17, wherein selecting the network isolation strategy comprises selecting the use of a subnetwork or a security group.

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• The computer system of claim 13, wherein the cloud automation tool comprises a blueprint designer configured to receive user input designing the blueprint.