Patent ID: 9716634
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Claim:
1. A system for fulfilling cloud service orders of cloud service consumers, said system comprising: a cloud service provider system including a cloud service blueprint repository, at least one data processing device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of the cloud service provider system has tangibly embodied thereon and accessible therefrom instructions interpretable by the at least one data processing device of the cloud service provider system and wherein the instructions accessible from the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of the cloud service provider system are configured for causing the at least one data processing device of the cloud service provider system to perform a method comprising: a cloud services brokerage platform coupled to the cloud service provider system through a fulfillment information application programming interface (API) for enabling communication of information therebetween, wherein the cloud services brokerage platform includes a cloud service bus through which the fulfillment information API is instantiated to provide an interface through which information is communicated between the cloud services brokerage platform and the cloud service provider system using a message-based architecture that allows asynchronous and parallel execution of provisioning tasks across cloud services and cloud service providers, wherein the cloud service bus comprises an inbuilt data driven engine that supports multiple workflow definitions and process definitions for at least one of cloud services, cloud service providers and cloud service types, wherein the cloud services brokerage platform comprises