Abstract: A method is implemented by a computing device to configure and monitor a virtual application in a cloud environment. The method includes generating instructions for configuring and monitoring the virtual application based on configuration data for the virtual application, modifying an injection virtual appliance image to include the instructions for configuring and monitoring the virtual application, where the injection virtual appliance image is a template for instantiating an injection virtual appliance (e.g., a software container or unikernel) that is to configure and monitor the virtual application according to the instructions, modifying a virtual application deployment descriptor for the virtual application to indicate that the injection virtual appliance is to be injected into the virtual application, and causing the virtual application, with the injection virtual appliance, to be deployed in the cloud environment using the modified virtual application deployment descriptor.

Abstract: A cloud infrastructure diagnostics system comprises a cloud state configuration module operative to define a cloud state model with respect to a cloud infrastructure, wherein the cloud state model comprises a structured collection of selected operational characteristics relative to the cloud infrastructure components. The cloud state model may include a definition of dependencies between the cloud infrastructure components where applicable. A cloud state monitoring module is operative, responsive to the cloud state model definition, to collect periodic cloud state updates with respect to the cloud infrastructure. A cloud state analysis module is operative, responsive to receiving the periodic cloud state updates, to perform: comparing one or more cloud state updates to a corresponding predefined set of reference states; and determining one or more notifications to be transmitted with respect to the operational characteristics of the cloud infrastructure components.

Abstract: A method is implemented by a computing device to configure and monitor a virtual application in a cloud environment. The method includes generating instructions for configuring and monitoring the virtual application based on configuration data for the virtual application, modifying an injection virtual appliance image to include the instructions for configuring and monitoring the virtual application, where the injection virtual appliance image is a template for instantiating an injection virtual appliance (e.g., a software container or unikernel) that is to configure and monitor the virtual application according to the instructions, modifying a virtual application deployment descriptor for the virtual application to indicate that the injection virtual appliance is to be injected into the virtual application, and causing the virtual application, with the injection virtual appliance, to be deployed in the cloud environment using the modified virtual application deployment descriptor.

Abstract: A method is implemented by a computing device to configure and monitor a virtual application in a cloud environment. The method includes generating instructions for configuring and monitoring the virtual application based on configuration data for the virtual application, modifying an injection virtual machine (VM) image to include the instructions for configuring and monitoring the virtual application, where the injection VM image is a template for instantiating an injection VM that is to configure and monitor the virtual application according to the instructions, modifying a virtual application deployment descriptor for the virtual application to indicate that the injection VM is to be injected into the virtual application, and causing the virtual application, with the injection VM, to be deployed in the cloud environment using the modified virtual application deployment descriptor.

Abstract: A cloud infrastructure diagnostics system comprises a cloud state configuration module operative to define a cloud state model with respect to a cloud infrastructure, wherein the cloud state model comprises a structured collection of selected operational characteristics relative to the cloud infrastructure components. The cloud state model may include a definition of dependencies between the cloud infrastructure components where applicable. A cloud state monitoring module is operative, responsive to the cloud state model definition, to collect periodic cloud state updates with respect to the cloud infrastructure. A cloud state analysis module is operative, responsive to receiving the periodic cloud state updates, to perform: comparing one or more cloud state updates to a corresponding predefined set of reference states; and determining one or more notifications to be transmitted with respect to the operational characteristics of the cloud infrastructure components.

Abstract: A method is implemented by a computing device to configure and monitor a virtual application in a cloud environment. The method includes generating instructions for configuring and monitoring the virtual application based on configuration data for the virtual application, modifying an injection virtual machine (VM) image to include the instructions for configuring and monitoring the virtual application, where the injection VM image is a template for instantiating an injection VM that is to configure and monitor the virtual application according to the instructions, modifying a virtual application deployment descriptor for the virtual application to indicate that the injection VM is to be injected into the virtual application, and causing the virtual application, with the injection VM, to be deployed in the cloud environment using the modified virtual application deployment descriptor.