VMware, Inc.
ENTITY DATA SERVICES FOR VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING AND DATA SYSTEMS

Abstract:

Techniques for providing virtualized entity-related services to a group of users are provided. The techniques include collecting entity-related data from multiple cloud providers. The data is collected via a data stream. Various portions of the data stream are stored in various databases. A portion of the data stream is stored in a graph database that stores relationships between the entities. A portion of the data stream is stored in a key-value database that persistently stores historical virtualized entity data for the group of users. A portion of the data stream is stored in a reverse-indexed database that stores globally-searchable entity data for the entities. A search query is received. Based on the content of the query, a combination of the databases searched. Search results are compared to policies or rules of the group. If an entity is out of compliance, a warning is issued and remedial action taken.