Techniques for implementing an infrastructure orchestration service are described. In certain embodiments, a cloud infrastructure orchestration system (CIOS) is disclosed that generates customized flock configurations for services to be deployed to different regions supported by the CIOS. The CIOS receives generic configuration information describing a set of infrastructure assets associated with a service and identifies first portions of the generic configuration information for deploying the set of infrastructure assets associated with the service that are configurable. The CIOS receives region configuration information for configuring the generic configuration information and updates the generic configuration information based on the region configuration information. The CIOS then transmits the updated configuration information to set of regions managed by the CIOS.

Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to service correlation across hybrid cloud architecture to support container hybridization. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, an overlay network can instantiate a message bus between a first cloud network and a second cloud network. The overlay network can receive, via the message bus, a request from the second cloud network for a container image stored in a containerized application asset repository of the first cloud network. The overlay network can retrieve, via the message bus, the container image from the containerized application asset repository. The overlay network can provide, via the message bus, the container image to the second cloud network for creating a container based upon the container image.

Disclosed are an apparatus and method for securely delivering and updating software on a peripheral device in an area network. Software for a peripheral device is obtained from an entity responsible for the functionality of the peripheral device. The software is validated for functionality and integrity, and it is then encrypted at the headend of a network infrastructure which securely delivers the software to a processor responsible for controlling the interface of the area network. The processor decrypts the validated software, and it delivers the validated software to a peripheral device on the area network. The validated software is executed on the peripheral device, such that the peripheral device executes an authentic version of the software from the entity responsible for the functionality of the peripheral device.

A method for installing software on a controlled device (110), comprising the steps of: instructing (203) the controlled device (110) to download a software file; sending (206) a notification to a controlling device (120) that software can be installed; receiving (208), from the controlling device (120), an acceptance message to install the software; and instructing (212) the controlled device (110) to install the software file.

An application deployment method includes obtaining application blueprints and resource indexes of a to-be-deployed application that are allocated to a deployment apparatus, establishing n correspondences among the application blueprints, the resource indexes, and agent identifiers based on the application blueprints and the resource indexes of the to-be-deployed application, and sending a deployment command to the deployment apparatus.

Embodiments of the present invention disclose an application interaction method and apparatus, and a terminal. The application interaction method includes: receiving application invitation information sent by a target application running in a first terminal, where the application invitation information carries application interaction information of the target application; detecting, according to the application interaction information, whether a currently triggered interactive application and the target application are a same application. If the interactive application and the target application are different applications, sending a notification message to an interaction application, corresponding to the application interaction information, in a preset storage area according to the application invitation information, so that the interaction application establishes a session connection to the target application according to the notification message. By means of the embodiments of the present invention, operations are easy, and application interaction processing efficiency can be improved.

A backend computing system may receive first data from a first computing system, where the first data may be an encrypted version of second data that has been generated at the first computing system based on a command at the first computing system. The backend computing system may identify a second computing system different than the first computing system based on a status of the second computing system, and may send the first data to the second computing system to enable the second computing system to decrypt the first data and perform a function with respect to the second data. In some embodiments, the first computing system may generate padded data by adding data to the second data, and send the padded data to the backend computing system. In some embodiments, the first computing system may send random data to the backend computing system.

A smart forms solution that enables transactions institutions to provide configuration parameters in a streamlined manner so that developers can construct end-to-end solutions in an automated manner includes performing, by a processor, operations including: receiving data from a form in a webpage; validating the received data; saving the validated data; determining a location to send the saved data; sending the saved data to the determined location; invoking an API at the determined location with the saved data; and using the saved data to perform a manual operation.

A system for returning synthetic database query results. The system may include a memory unit for storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising: receiving a query input by a user at a user interface; determining, based on natural language processing, a type of the query input; determining, based on the received query input and a database language interpreter, an output data format; returning, based on a generation model and the output data format, a result of the query input; providing, to a plurality of training models and based on the determined query type, the query input and the result; and training the training models, based on the query input and the result.

System and method for safe over-the-air (OTA) update of electronic control units in vehicles are provided. The method includes checking whether a vehicle condition allows firmware update of an electronic control unit in a vehicle. If the vehicle condition allows the firmware update, the method includes causing a telematics device to complete the firmware update for the electronic control unit.