Abstract: Provided are examples of apparatus and methods which relate to infrastructure testing, such as end-to-end reliability testing of a network deployed across one or more clouds in a cloud computing system. In an example method, a machine-executable order describing a computing network is received at a platform management device. The computing network can include a plurality of provisioned computing resources. The platform management device can be configured to manage a plurality of disparate platforms of pooled computing resources, such as disparate clouds in the cloud computing system. The computing network is deployed by executing the machine-executable order. At least one function of each provisioned computing resource in the plurality of provisioned computing resources can be tested. The testing can include transmitting one or more calls to a respective application program interface of each provisioned computing resource in the plurality of provisioned computing resources.

Abstract: Provided in an example is a cloud computing service catalog which enables a cloud computing user to prepare and implement a blueprint of service items across multiple different clouds of computing resources. An example method includes discovering a plurality of computer resources which are available from at least one of a first platform and a second platform, and receiving data describing a plurality of service items. The service items include instructions configured to control one or more tangible computing devices. A first service item in the plurality of service items corresponds to a first computer resource in the first platform. A second service item in the plurality of service items corresponds to a second computer resource in the second platform. The method also includes adding the service items to the blueprint.

Abstract: Provided are examples of apparatus and methods which relate to action-based computing resource configuration. In an example, an instruction indicating an action to be executed by a plurality of computing resources is received. An identification is made that input of data indicating values of one or more user-specified configuration parameters of the plurality of computing resources is required to configure the plurality of computing resources to execute the action. The identifying can include retrieving configuration information from at least a portion of the plurality of computing resources and formatting the retrieved configuration information to present the user with a dynamically-generated graphical user interface which restricts the user to entering only certain values for the data. A description of the one or more user-specified configuration parameters is displayed with a video display.

Abstract: Provided are example methods and apparatus for orchestrating cloud computing resources which enable customizing cloud management software to add, via user-provided code, features and functionality which go beyond base features built into the cloud management software, without otherwise modifying the cloud computing management software. The user-provided code can include a plug-in, a script, a webhook, a callout, the like, or a combination thereof.