Patent ID: 9152465
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: comparing, by a branch router, performance data and uptime data associated with a first computational node running a first instance of a cloud computing application against performance specifications and uptime specifications associated with a policy engine, the first computational node including a remote server; receiving, by the branch router, a request to access the cloud computing application from a client device, the request from the client device received over a local area network; directing, by the branch router, the request from the client device over a wide area network to the first instance of the cloud computing application, due to the performance data and the uptime data at least meeting the performance specifications and the uptime specifications; and directing, by the branch router, the request from the client device to a second instance of the cloud computing application stored and running on a second computational node included with the branch router, due to the performance data and the uptime data not at least meeting the performance specifications and the uptime specifications.