Patent ID: 8838799
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for identifying commands for an instance derived from a base image of a virtual machine in a networked computing environment, comprising: receiving from at least one user, in a computer memory medium, a set of commands for the instance, the instance being derived from a base image of a virtual machine in the networked computing environment; analyzing the set of commands to identify information pertaining to the set of commands, the information identifying each of the following: the set of commands, at least one directory in which the set of commands were executed, a base image associated with the instance, a set of demographic information about a set of users executing the set of commands, a status of at least one software program running on the instance, a set of tags associated with the set of commands, or at least one geographic location where the set of commands were executed; storing the information in a computer storage device; receiving, from a requester, a request to access at least a subset of the information, the subset being based on: one command associated with the information is executed; retrieving the at least a subset of the information from the computer storage device; and providing the at least a subset of the information to the requester.