Patent ID: 8745397
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for monitoring cloud based services, the method comprising computer-implemented operations for: interfacing with a cloud monitoring point of presence having rights to collect information about a managed entity; registering the cloud monitoring point of presence with a cloud monitoring service using claims made by the cloud monitoring point of presence according to a claims based security policy; authenticating the claims made by the cloud monitoring point of presence; authorizing the cloud monitoring point of presence in response to authenticating the claims made by the cloud monitoring point of presence; interfacing with a cloud monitoring client having rights to receive the information about the managed entity; receiving the information about the managed entity from the point of presence; receiving a query from the cloud monitoring client; providing the information about the managed entity to the cloud monitoring client in response to the received query being related to the managed entity; and providing a publication and subscription model for distributing the information about the managed entity to the cloud monitoring service.