Snowflake Inc.
MONITORING STATUS INFORMATION OF DEVICES

Abstract:

A method of monitoring status information of devices is described. The method includes establishing a first connection to a hardware resource executing a cloud extension agent on a local network, over a wide area network external from the local network and separated by at least one firewall, using a standard internet protocol. The method further includes sending, via the first connection, a first set of instructions to manage a first set of mobile devices by one or more local servers on the local network; and receiving status information via the secure network connection, wherein the status information is from the one or more local servers on the local network associated with a plurality of devices that access the one or more local servers.