Patent ID: 8694822
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing disaster recovery in a networked cloud computing environment, comprising: receiving, at a portal, a selection of a first disaster recovery provider from a first customer through a first user interface, the selection being made from a pool of disaster recovery providers, the first user interface being customized for the first customer according to business or personal needs of the first customer; receiving, at the portal, a request from the first customer, through the first user interface, for disaster recovery to be performed for a set of applications; receiving, at the portal, first disaster recovery information pertaining to the request from the first customer through the first user interface, the first disaster recovery information comprising at least one of the following: a set of application images, a set of application files, and a set of recovery requirements; providing, by the portal, the first disaster recovery information to the first disaster recovery provider; selecting, by the first disaster recovery provider, a test site that can best conduct a first set of disaster recovery tests; receiving at the portal, from the first disaster recovery provider, results of the first set of disaster recovery tests conducted by the first disaster recovery provider in response to the first request, the first set of disaster recovery tests being developed based on the first disaster recovery information; providing, by the portal, the results of the first set of disaster recovery tests to the first customer through the first user interface; receiving, at the portal, a selection of a second disaster recovery provider from a second customer through a second user interface, the selection being made from the pool of disaster recovery providers, the second user interface being customized for the second customer according to business or personal needs of the second customer; receiving, at the portal, a second request from the second customer, through the second user interface, for disaster recovery to be performed for a second set of applications; receiving, at the portal, second disaster recovery information pertaining to the second request from the second customer through the second user interface, the second disaster recovery information comprising at least one of the following: a set of application images, a set of application files, and a set of recovery requirements; providing, by the portal, the second disaster recovery information to the second disaster recovery provider; selecting, by the second disaster recovery provider, a test site that can best conduct a second set of disaster recovery tests; receiving at the portal, from the second disaster recovery provider, results of the second set of disaster recovery tests conducted by the second disaster recovery provider in response to the second request, the second set of disaster recovery tests being developed based on the second disaster recovery information; and providing, by the portal, the results of the second set of disaster recovery tests to the second customer through the second user interface.