Assessment of best fit cloud deployment infrastructures

Abstract

A system configured to facilitate selling hybrid cloud services comprises a plurality of user interface structures each coupled to an information processor. A first user interface structure is configured to request information characterizing deployment of an application within a current operational infrastructure. A second user interface structure is configured to display a recommended deployment infrastructure supporting migration of the application thereto. A third user interface structure is configured to display information characterizing migration of the application to the recommended deployment infrastructure. The information processor is configured to receive the current application deployment characterizing information from the first user interface structure, to determine the recommended deployment infrastructure using at least a portion of the current application deployment characterizing information, and to determine the information characterizing migration of the application to the recommended deployment infrastructure using at least a portion of the current application deployment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, within a system configured to facilitate selling hybrid cloud services, information characterizing deployment of an application within a current operational infrastructure;   determining, within the system configured to facilitate selling hybrid cloud services using at least a portion of the current application deployment characterizing information, a recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure supporting migration of the application thereto; and   determining, within the system configured to facilitate selling hybrid cloud services using at least a portion of the current application deployment characterizing information, information characterizing migration of the application to the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein determining the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure comprises determining a level of hybrid cloud suitably configured to support migration of the application and a type of hybrid cloud suitably configured to support migration of the application. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein determining the information characterizing migration of the application comprises determining at least one of a value representing readiness of the application for migration to the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure and a value representing savings associated with migrating the application to the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein determining the information characterizing migration of the application comprises determining information characterizing readiness of the application for migration to the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure and information characterizing savings associated with migrating the application to the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein determining the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure comprises determining a level of hybrid cloud suitably configured to support migration of the application and a type of hybrid cloud suitably configured to support migration of the application. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4  wherein determining the information characterizing migration of the application comprises determining an estimated cost of migrating the application to the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein determining the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure comprises determining a level of hybrid cloud suitably configured to support migration of the application and a type of hybrid cloud suitably configured to support migration of the application. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the information characterizing deployment of the application within the current operational environment comprises:
 information characterizing an estimated number of concurrent users supported by the application; 
 information characterizing a platform of the application; and 
 information characterizing a number of servers required for one or more specified deployment environments within the application. 
 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein:
 determining the information characterizing migration of the application comprises determining information characterizing readiness of the application for migration to the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure and information characterizing savings associated with migrating the application to the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure; and 
 determining the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure comprises determining a level of hybrid cloud suitably configured to support migration of the application and a type of hybrid cloud suitably configured to support migration of the application. 
 
     
     
         10 . A system configured to facilitate selling hybrid cloud services, comprising:
 a first user interface structure configured to request information characterizing deployment of an application within a current operational infrastructure;   a second user interface structure configured to display a recommended deployment infrastructure supporting migration of the application thereto;   a third user interface structure configured to display information characterizing migration of the application to the recommended deployment infrastructure; and   an information processor coupled to each one of the user interfaces, wherein the information processor is configured to receive the current application deployment characterizing information from the first user interface structure, to determine the recommended deployment infrastructure using at least a portion of the current application deployment characterizing information, and to determine the information characterizing migration of the application to the recommended deployment infrastructure using at least a portion of the current application deployment.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10  wherein being configured to determine the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure comprises being configured to determine a level of hybrid cloud suitably configured to support migration of the application and a type of hybrid cloud suitably configured to support migration of the application. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10  wherein being configured to determine the information characterizing migration of the application comprises being configured to determine at least one of a value representing readiness of the application for migration to the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure and a value representing savings associated with migrating the application to the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10  wherein being configured to determine the information characterizing migration of the application comprises being configured to determine information characterizing readiness of the application for migration to the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure and information characterizing savings associated with migrating the application to the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 10  wherein being configured to determine the information characterizing migration of the application comprises being configured to determine an estimated cost of migrating the application to the recommended hybrid cloud infrastructure. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 10  wherein the information characterizing deployment of the application within the current operational environment comprises:
 information characterizing an estimated number of concurrent users supported by the application; 
 information characterizing a platform of the application; and 
 information characterizing a number of servers required for one or more specified deployment environments within the application. 
 
     
     
         16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having tangibly embodied thereon and accessible therefrom instructions interpretable by at least one data processing device, the instructions are configured for causing the at least one data processing device to perform a method comprising:
 receiving, within a system configured to facilitate selling cloud services, information characterizing deployment of an application within a current operational infrastructure;   determining, within the system configured to facilitate selling cloud services using at least a portion of the current application deployment characterizing information, a recommended cloud infrastructure supporting migration of the application thereto; and   determining, within the system configured to facilitate selling cloud services using at least a portion of the current application deployment characterizing information, information characterizing migration of the application to the recommended deployment infrastructure.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16  wherein determining the recommended cloud infrastructure comprises determining a level of cloud suitably configured to support migration of the application and a type of cloud suitably configured to support migration of the application. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16  wherein determining the information characterizing migration of the application comprises determining at least one of a value representing readiness of the application for migration to the recommended cloud infrastructure and a value representing savings associated with migrating the application to the recommended cloud infrastructure. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16  wherein determining the information characterizing migration of the application comprises determining information characterizing readiness of the application for migration to the recommended cloud infrastructure and information characterizing savings associated with migrating the application to the recommended cloud infrastructure. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16  wherein the information characterizing deployment of the application within the current operational environment comprises:
 information characterizing an estimated number of concurrent users supported by the application; 
 information characterizing a platform of the application; and 
 information characterizing a number of servers required for one or more specified deployment environments within the application.