Abstract: A process and a computer establish a data transfer from a provider (1, 2) that provides data to a consumer (9) that uses the data. A consumer (9) transmits a request message (probe) for requested data to a communications agent (5), in response, the communications agent (5) adds an entry for the request message (probe) to a requests list (AL). Subsequently, a provider (1, 2) transmits a registration message (Hello) to the communications agent (5). The communications agent (5) searches the requests list (AL) for an entry for a request message (probe) that matches the received registration message (Hello). If a matching entry is found in the requests list (AL), the communications agent (5) initiates a data transfer from the provider (1, 2) to the consumer (9).

Abstract: Described herein are techniques for providing one or more users with access to content obtained from a plurality of content providers. In some embodiments, such techniques may comprise maintaining a number of access credentials associated with a plurality of different content providers, obtaining access to a plurality of media content libraries, each of the plurality of media content libraries managed by a content provider of the plurality of different content providers, and providing the plurality of media content libraries to at least one user device as a single library of media content. Such techniques may further comprise receiving, from the user device, a selection of a media content from the single library of media content and providing, to the user device, access to the selected media content within a corresponding media content library of the plurality of media content libraries using an access credential.

Abstract: An embodiment may involve: transmitting, by a non-production computational instance and to a central computational system, a configuration for a service provided by the central computational system, wherein the non-production computational instance is arranged to test the configuration; appending, to the configuration at the non-production computational instance, a synchronization identifier to indicate that the configuration has been synchronized with the central computational system; receiving, by a production computational instance and from the non-production computational instance, a copy of the configuration; reading, by the production computational instance, the synchronization identifier from the copy of the configuration; determining that the synchronization identifier is not reflected as part of a synchronization history maintained at the production computational instance; and, in response to determining that the synchronization identifier is not reflected in the synchronization history, transmitting

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for scaling service discovery in a micro-service environment. A controller can inject a service discovery agent onto a host. At least one of the controller or the agent can identify a first set of micro-service containers that are dependencies of the first micro-service container and a second set of micro-service containers that are dependencies of the second micro-service container. At least one of the controller or the agent can update routing data for the first set of micro-service containers and the second set of micro-service containers. At least one of the controller or the agent can determine the second micro-service container has terminated on the host computing device. At least one of the controller or the agent can update the agent to remove the routing data for the second set of micro-service containers.

Abstract: A service deployment method determining an execution path of a to-be-deployed service, the execution path includes a first execution device and a second execution device; obtaining a first quality of service (QoS) of the first execution device; obtaining a second QoS of the second execution device; calculating a third QoS of the execution path based on the first QoS and the second QoS; obtaining a preset QoS of the to-be-deployed service; making a first determination that a first relationship between the third QoS and the preset QoS meets a preset rule; and deploying, in response to the first determination, the to-be-deployed service on the execution path.

Abstract: A messaging system comprises: one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable mediums storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the messaging system to perform operations. The operations comprise: receiving a message; displaying an in-application notification of the received message; displaying the received message upon receiving a user command in response to the displayed notification; the user command comprising touching the notification on a screen; wherein the displaying the received message displays the message in an upward motion from a bottom of the screen.

Abstract: A system for monitoring and controlling a manufacturing environment is disclosed. Aspects discussed include beacons broadcasting identifying information for aspects of the manufacturing environment such as workstations, manufactured items, machines, equipment, and people. The identifying information may be used to generate reports about the operation of these and possibly other aspects, as well as provide control options for changing the manufacturing environment. Employees may move about the environment to visually monitor activities taking place, while the system may automatically query for additional information about the tools, equipment, people encountered in the environment. Control options for changing aspects of the manufacturing processes may also be automatically displayed as well.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a CDN utilizing a Direct Server Return (DSR) request command to create a tunnel from one content server to another content server of the CDN. Through the DSR tunnel, a request for content may be served from a content server that is more advantageous for the CDN for any number of reasons, such as from a content server that is logically closer to the content server. In determining when a DSR tunnel is created to provide the content, the CDN may access a database storing various information concerning the CDN, such as the location of egress gateways of the CDN in relation to one or more content servers, connecting network location information, the capabilities of one or more content servers, and/or load information of available content servers.

Abstract: In some examples, a cloud-based management system receives information identifying electronic devices to be onboarded for cloud-based management by the cloud-based management system, receives, from a first electronic device, a request to establish a secure connection between the cloud-based management system and the first electronic device, and receives, from the first electronic device, a certificate. The cloud-based management system confirms, based on information in the certificate and the information identifying the electronic devices to be onboarded for cloud-based management, that the cloud-based management system is to perform the cloud-based management of the first electronic device over the secure connection.

Abstract: Programs, systems, and methods are described for providing on-demand applications to users by infrastructure as a service platforms. A request catcher may receive a request to start an application that runs on a managed system that is scheduled to be off. The request catcher or a management application may verify that the user has authorization to access the application and request to the management application to start the managed system. The management application may start the managed system and the managed system may then provide access to the application to the user.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for looking up data. This method includes: acquiring, at a first node, a data identifier for data to be looked up, wherein the first node is located in a system having a layered structure, and the data identifier comprises layer information related to a layer in the layered structure. The method further includes: determining a distance between the data identifier and a node identifier for the first node. The method further includes: determining, based on the distance, a second node that can be used to acquire metadata for the data for acquiring the metadata, wherein the distance is related to positions of the first node and the second node in the layered structure. The method further includes: determining, based on the metadata, a third node storing the data for acquiring the data.

Abstract: A control plane server of a packet processing service assigns a first node group comprising exception-path nodes of the service to a network interface of a first application. Nodes of the assigned node group provide packet rewriting rules used by fast-path nodes of the service to direct requests of the application. In response to detecting that a workload migration criterion has been met, the control plane server initiates a migration workflow of the interface, during which flow state information of a packet flow is replicated at respective subsets of nodes of the first node group and a second node group, and connections used for the application requests remain operational. After the migration workflow completes, nodes of the second node group provide packet rewriting rules for directing requests of the application.

Abstract: One embodiment provides for an electronic device, comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium to store instructions, one or more processors to execute the instructions, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors. The memory can be configured to store a set of synchronization data associated with interaction between the electronic device and one or more applications and instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to retrieve a set of synchronization data to be transmitted from the electronic device to select a transport channel from one of a peer-to-peer channel or a network-based channel and transmit the set of synchronization data from the electronic device to one or more remote devices via the selected transport channel.

Abstract: Systems and methods for subscribing to receive published events and publishing events in a distributed session initiation protocol (SIP) network are provided. A request can be obtained from an event subscribing user agent (UA) to subscribe to receive events from another UA, and information regarding the event subscribing UA and the other UA can be stored in a local storage. Additionally, information regarding the other UA is stored in a global storage accessible to multiple components in the SIP network along with an identifier of a presence server storing the information. In this regard, when an event occurs relating to the other UA, the global storage is queried to determine one or more presence servers associated with UAs subscribed to receive events of the other UA, and the event information or a portion thereof is transmitted to the one or more presence servers.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for an election procedure, in a high availability (“HA”) environment, for a backup controller to assume operations performed by a master controller in the event that the master controller becomes unreachable. The master controller may be associated with (e.g., provisioned on) the same set of hardware as one or more worker nodes, and may control operation of the one or more worker nodes. The election procedure may be performed based on performance metrics, location, or efficiency metrics associated with candidate backup controllers (e.g., cloud-based backup controllers), including performance of communications between particular backup controllers and the one or more worker nodes.

Abstract: Systems and methods of managing videoconferencing endpoint capacity based on safety concerns (e.g., COVID-19), comprising: capturing a video feed corresponding to a geographic location; detecting a presence of one or more persons corresponding to the geographic location, based on data of the video feed; determining a quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location, based the data of the video feed; determining that the quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location exceeds a first predetermined threshold; and—in response to the determination that the quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location exceeds the first predetermined threshold—issuing one or more alert messages and/or taking other appropriate action(s).

Abstract: According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a system for optimising data communication between devices connected to a network, the system including: a server configured to: measure application performance metrics of the data communication between the devices; compare the application performance metrics against performance requirements; detect, in response to the application performance metrics being below the performance requirements, nodes having untapped computing resources within the network; determine operation parameters achieving service at the performance requirements; command one or more of the nodes to function at the operation parameters; and migrate at least a portion of workload associated with the data communication amongst the one or more nodes commanded to function at the operation parameters.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of providing distributed storage services to a host computer from a network interface card (MC) of the host computer. At the NIC, the method accesses a set of one or more external storages operating outside of the host computer through a shared port of the NIC. In some embodiments, the method accesses the external storage set by using a network fabric storage driver that employs a network fabric storage protocol to access the external storage set. The method presents the external storage as a local storage of the host computer to a set of programs executing on the host computer. In some embodiments, the method presents the local storage by using a storage emulation layer on the NIC to create a local storage construct that presents the set of external storages as a local storage of the host computer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an approach that enables users of a workflow automation software system (WASS) to allow other users unable to use the WASS to access computer files in the WASS. A first user with access to the WASS may request that an email message be sent to a second user to give the second user access to a computer file. A string having a fixed portion and a variable portion may be inserted into the body of the email message. The WASS may request a unique document identifier (UDI) for the computer file from the DMS. The UDI or a variation thereof may be inserted into the variable portion to form a modified string. The email message may be sent with the modified string as a uniform resource locator (URL) that allows the second user to use the URL to access one or more files or folders via the DMS.

Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing information between a publisher and a subscriber are disclosed. The system includes a shared memory and a memory broker. The memory broker is configured to receive a request for writing a message relating to a topic from a publisher and determine whether a communication channel corresponding to the topic exists in the shared memory. If the communication channel corresponding to the topic exists, the memory broker then assigns a buffer ring on the communication channel to the publisher, transmits information relating to the buffer ring to the publisher, and transmits information relating to the buffer ring to one or more subscribers of the communication channel.