Patent ID: 8924542
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A service provider network, comprising: a plurality of devices that implement a public instance of a service that provides resources to customers of the service provider network, wherein the resources provided by the public instance of the service are implemented on multi-tenant hardware shared by the customers of the service provider network; a public API endpoint to the service, wherein the public instance of the service is accessible to the customers of the service provider network via the public API endpoint to access the resources provided to the customers by the public instance of the service; one or more devices that implement a private instance of the service for a specific customer of the service provider network, wherein one or more resources provided to the specific customer by the private instance of the service are implemented on single-tenant hardware assigned to the specific customer and not shared with other customers of the service provider network; and a private API endpoint to the service, wherein the private instance of the service is accessible to the specific customer via the private API endpoint to access the one or more resources provided to the specific customer by the private instance of the service; wherein an initial implementation of the private instance of the service is relatively small when compared to the public instance of the service, and wherein the private instance of the service is scalable to support a detected or anticipated increase in usage of the private instance of the service.