Abstract: A cloud includes an application delivery controller (ADC) receives traffic intended for a specific application, from a user, the specific application being executed by a virtual machine (VM). The ADC detects the received traffic as an attack traffic, the received traffic being intended for routing through software defined network (SDN) switches. The cloud further includes a controller that is in communication with the ADC and that launches virtual machines (VMs) based on the detected attack traffic. The controller re-configures the SDN switches from routing the received traffic to the VM that is executing the specific application to re-routing the received traffic, as the attack traffic, to one or more of the launched VMs.

Abstract: A fabric system is disclosed. The fabric system may be for a single cloud or multi-cloud environment and includes a services controller. The services controller communicates with at least one of a number of services, which are in turn in communication with an endpoint device. The services controller receives data packets from an open flow switch that is in communication with a client device. The data packets are destined to take a predetermined sub-optimal path through services that are not identical to the services. Based on certain policies, the services controller therefore alters the destined path by re-directing the data packets to an altered path so as to minimize the number of services performed on the data packets and accordingly informs an underlying network of the altered path.

Abstract: A multi-cloud fabric system includes an open flow switch responsive to a first and subsequent data packets and a services controller including a flow database. Further, the multi-cloud fabric system includes a SDN controller that communicates with the services controller through an open flow switch, wherein upon the receipt of the first data packet, the open flow switch directs the first packet to the services controller. The services controller creates a flow entry and makes authentication decisions based on authentication information. The open flow controller based on authentication policies, determines whether to allow or deny access to a corporate network based on saved authentication policies and if the open flow controller determines to deny access, the first packet being re-directed to an authentication server for access.

Abstract: A multi-cloud fabric system includes an application management unit responsive to one or more applications from an application layer. The multi-cloud fabric system further includes a controller that is in communication with resources of a cloud. The controller is responsive to the received application and includes a processor operable to analyze the received application relative to the resources to cause delivery of the one or more applications to the resources dynamically and automatically.

Abstract: A method of cloud migration includes copying, by a cloud migration manager, a meta data and configuration associated with an application of an existing tier, bringing up, by the cloud migration manager, another tier, applying the copied metadata and configuration associated with the application of the existing tier to the another tier so that the another tier resembles the existing tier and re-directing traffic intended for the existing tier to the another tier.

Abstract: A multi-cloud fabric includes an application management unit responsive to one or more applications from an application layer. The multi-cloud fabric further includes a controller that is in communication with resources of a cloud. The controller is responsive to the received application and includes a processor operable to analyze the received application relative to the resources to cause delivery of the one or more applications to the resources dynamically and automatically.

Abstract: A multi-cloud fabric includes a multi-cloud master controller of a first cloud being in communication with one or more other clouds through a respective local cloud controller, the multi-cloud master controller operable to balance traffic across the first cloud and one or more other clouds.