Abstract: An example method of managing infrastructure in a cloud includes: receiving, at a remote worker from a cloud automation service, a task to be executed for managing the infrastructure, the remote worker executing in a customer environment that includes the infrastructure, the remote worker having a runtime, the cloud automation service executing external to the customer environment; retrieving, using first credentials obtained by the runtime from the customer environment, source code from a version control system executing in the customer environment; and executing, by the runtime, the source code to manage the infrastructure in the customer environment according to the task.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to automated computer-implemented methods and systems for optimizing and provisioning virtual data storage of virtual machines in a data center. The methods and systems attach virtual disks to virtual machines on the same datastore of the VMs. The methods and systems adjust storage space of the VDs based on storage space available to the VDs, and retains data stored in the VDs in response to receiving a request to delete the VM and the VD identifies as persistent.

Abstract: The current document is directed to an infrastructure-as-code (“IaC”) cloud-infrastructure-management service or system that allows users and upstream management systems to define and deploy infrastructure, such as virtual networks, virtual machines, load balancers, and connection topologies, within cloud-computing systems. The IaC cloud-infrastructure-management service or system includes a service frontend, a task manager, an event-processing component, and multiple Idem-service workers. The task manager manages execution of commands and requests received from the service frontend, using multiple queues, provides for prioritization of command-and-request execution by the multiple Idem-service workers, and provides for preemption of long-running executing commands and requests. The IaC cloud-infrastructure-management service or system enforces specified states of the cloud infrastructure using enforced-state identifiers and enforced-state versions supplied in state commands and enforce requests.

Abstract: The current document is directed to an infrastructure-as-code (“IaC”) cloud-infrastructure-management service that allows users and upstream management systems to define and deploy infrastructure, such as virtual networks, virtual machines, load balancers, and connection topologies, within cloud-computing systems. The IaC cloud-infrastructure-management service includes a service frontend, a task manager, an event-processing component, and multiple Idem-service workers. The task manager manages execution of commands and requests received from the service frontend, using multiple queues, provides for prioritization of command-and-request execution by the multiple Idem-service workers, and provides for preemption of long-running executing commands and requests. The IaC cloud-infrastructure-management service can be scaled to efficiently handle dynamic workloads.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate virtual resource provisioning visualizations. An example apparatus includes a visualization generator to generate a visualization based on a comparison of first provisioning requirements from a blueprint to parameters associated with the cloud computing environment, the first provisioning requirements associated with the provisioning of the virtual resource to the cloud computing environment, a blueprint controller to adjust one or more of the first provisioning requirements to one or more second provisioning requirements in response to determining that the first provisioning requirements are not satisfied based on the visualization, and a deployment controller to deploy the virtual resource to the cloud computing environment based on the one or more second provisioning requirements.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate virtual resource provisioning visualizations. An example apparatus includes a visualization generator to generate a visualization based on a comparison of first provisioning requirements from a blueprint to parameters associated with the cloud computing environment, the first provisioning requirements associated with the provisioning of the virtual resource to the cloud computing environment, a blueprint controller to adjust one or more of the first provisioning requirements to one or more second provisioning requirements in response to determining that the first provisioning requirements are not satisfied based on the visualization, and a deployment controller to deploy the virtual resource to the cloud computing environment based on the one or more second provisioning requirements.