Cloud Based Billing, Credential, And Data Sharing Management System

Abstract

A novel solution is provided that utilizes the two-credential characteristics of accessing cloud-hosted data in a portal-oriented enterprise-specific solution. Cloud computing resources may be accessed through a separate, enterprise-specific portal clients used to manage a set of cloud service accounts. Individuals (e.g., employees of the enterprise or company) may access cloud computing resources via an instance of the portal client, and any communication between individuals in an enterprise and cloud services may be facilitated through the portal. Each portal client may also be configured to be compatible with any cloud service vendor.

1 . A system for managing a plurality of cloud user accounts, the system comprising:
 a credential repository configured to manage access to a plurality of disparate tiers of a cloud account services, the credential repository comprising:
 a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface configured to be instantiated in a web browser of a remote computing system; 
 a web server configured to receive from, and transmit data to the graphical user interface; and; 
 a database communicatively coupled to the web server; 
   wherein a first tier of the plurality of disparate tiers of cloud account services is accessible to authorized users according to a first identification protocol and comprises account administration services for a plurality of user accounts with a plurality of cloud providers; and   further wherein a second tier of the plurality of disparate tiers of cloud account services comprising access to a plurality of cloud computing resources according to a second identification protocol, the second identification protocol not being equivalent to the first identification protocol.   
     
     
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