Patent ID: 9559903
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for managing a cloud-based virtual machine, the method comprising: providing one or more selections corresponding to one or more backups of a computing device via a user interface to an end user; receiving a selection of at least one of the one or more backups; receiving configuration details for the computing device, the configuration details comprising computing resources that are to be dedicated to a cloud-based virtual office that corresponds to the computing device; virtualizing the backup within a cloud computing environment using a virtualization program to create the cloud-based virtual office having the configuration details; providing access to the cloud-based virtual office to a remote user; and receiving network settings for the cloud-based virtual office via a user interface that allows an end user to any of: enable VPN access to the cloud-based virtual office, enable port forwarding for the cloud-based virtual office, enable inbound/outbound connections for the cloud-based virtual office, enable DHCP for the cloud-based virtual office, and combinations thereof.