Distributed function data transformation system

An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

• a processing system;
• and
• a memory system that is coupled to the processing system and that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide a distributed function packet provisioning engine that is configured to:
• receive a request to perform a data transformation that includes a plurality of data transformation operations;
• determine a respective function for performing each of the plurality of data transformation operations;
• generate a distributed function packet that includes:
• a function list that identifies the respective functions;
• a data identifier identifying data upon which the respective functions should be performed;
• and
• a function performance identifier that is configured to identify one of the respective functions that should be performed on the data;
• transmit the distributed function packet to a first compute system that is configured to perform a first function that is identified in the function list, wherein the function performance identifier is configured to cause the first compute system to perform the first function on first data identified by the data identifier to generate first transformed data, and transmit the distributed function packet to a second compute system that is configured to perform a second function that is identified in the function list, and wherein the function performance identifier is configured to cause the second compute system to perform the second function on the first transformed data identified by the data identifier to generate second transformed data, and transmit the distributed function packet towards its destination.

A method for transforming data using distributed functions, comprising:

• receiving, by a distributed function packet provisioning device, a request to perform a data transformation that includes a plurality of data transformation operations;
• determining, by the distributed function packet provisioning device, a respective function for performing each of the plurality of data transformation operations;
• generating, by the distributed function packet provisioning device, a distributed function packet that includes:
• a function list that identifies the respective functions;
• a data identifier identifying data upon which the respective functions should be performed;
• and
• a function performance identifier that is configured to identify one of the respective functions that should be performed on the data;
• transmitting, by the distributed function packet provisioning device, the distributed function packet to a first compute system that is configured to perform a first function that is identified in the function list, wherein the function performance identifier is configured to cause the first compute system to perform the first function on first the data identified by the data identifier to generate first transformed data, and transmit the distributed function packet to a second compute system that is configured to perform a second function that is identified in the function list, and wherein the function performance identifier is configured to cause the second compute system to perform the second function on the first transformed data identified by the data identifier to generate second transformed data, and transmit the distributed function packet towards its destination.