A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center monitoring and management operation. The data center monitoring and management operation includes: monitoring an interaction of a user with a data center monitoring and management console when configuring an aspect of data center infrastructure, the configuring the aspect of data center infrastructure being performed during an infrastructure configuration experience; executing the aspect of data center infrastructure; and, generating an application program interface associated with the aspect of data center infrastructure, the application program interface being generated during the infrastructure configuration experience.

The present disclosure relates to intent execution methods and apparatus. In one example method, an element management system (EMS) receives a first intent from a network management system (NMS). The first intent indicates the EMS to execute a first command on a first network element and execute a second command on a second network element, a second intent in an active state is maintained in the EMS, the second intent indicates the EMS to execute a third command on the first network element, and the first command and the third command are mutually exclusive. The EMS receives a first parameter and conflict policy information. The EMS determines whether to execute the second command on the second network element, and executes the first command or the third command on the first network element based on the conflict policy information.

The present disclosure relates to intent execution methods and apparatus. In one example method, an element management system (EMS) receives a first intent from a network management system (NMS). The first intent indicates the EMS to execute a first command on a first network element and execute a second command on a second network element, a second intent in an active state is maintained in the EMS, the second intent indicates the EMS to execute a third command on the first network element, and the first command and the third command are mutually exclusive. The EMS receives a first parameter and conflict policy information. The EMS determines whether to execute the second command on the second network element, and executes the first command or the third command on the first network element based on the conflict policy information.

A method is provided for providing mobile device support services. The method may include monitoring a mobile device status. The method may additionally include performing device diagnostics based at least in part on captured deice status data to identify potential faults that may affect mobile device functionality. A corresponding system, apparatus, and computer program product are also provided.

The present application is directed a computer-implemented technique for enhancing security and preventing cyber-attacks on a network. The technique includes receiving information from user equipment, selecting a first VPN server from a VPN service provider based upon a traffic-type of the user equipment, creating a policy to prevent cyber-attacks such that traffic associated with the received information of the user equipment is routed to the first VPN server, provisioning the first VPN server to last a predetermined amount of time based on the policy, coordinating the policy with a router on the network, with the traffic being sent to the VPN server via the router, and sending, after a predetermined condition is met, a request to the VPN service provider to transmit a second VPN server, and where the first VPN server terminates.

The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for providing an enterprise control plane for a data streaming service. The method may comprise providing a control plane user interface to enable a non-technical user to define a cluster logical abstraction dataset for an application, including a namespace, metadata, entitlement data, controls and governance data, and topics and size requirements related to the cluster and the application. The method may also include providing a representational state transfer (REST) interface to enable a technical user to specify cluster parameters using application programming interfaces (APIs). The method comprises automatically configuring the cluster and onboarding the application to the cluster following authentication.

The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for providing an enterprise control plane for a data streaming service. The method may comprise providing a control plane user interface to enable a non-technical user to define a cluster logical abstraction dataset for an application, including a namespace, metadata, entitlement data, controls and governance data, and topics and size requirements related to the cluster and the application. The method may also include providing a representational state transfer (REST) interface to enable a technical user to specify cluster parameters using application programming interfaces (APIs). The method comprises automatically configuring the cluster and onboarding the application to the cluster following authentication.

Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are described herein that enable a vendor to publish a template to a network-accessible marketplace and that enable a customer to selectively utilize the templates to deploy an appliance to a customer account associated with the customer within a cloud services platform. In an embodiment, deploying the appliance to the customer account comprises deploying resources specified by the template as part of an appliance resource group within the customer account, the specified resources including an appliance management resource that is configured to expose control features of the appliance to the customer. In further accordance with the techniques described herein, access to the appliance resource group is provided to the vendor via a vendor account associated with the vendor within the cloud services platform.

Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are described herein that enable a vendor to publish a template to a network-accessible marketplace and that enable a customer to selectively utilize the templates to deploy an appliance to a customer account associated with the customer within a cloud services platform. In an embodiment, deploying the appliance to the customer account comprises deploying resources specified by the template as part of an appliance resource group within the customer account, the specified resources including an appliance management resource that is configured to expose control features of the appliance to the customer. In further accordance with the techniques described herein, access to the appliance resource group is provided to the vendor via a vendor account associated with the vendor within the cloud services platform.

A gateway module includes: a module housing, an operating device arranged on the module housing, which can be put, by user actuation, into a plurality of visually distinguishable operating device states, a first communication interface for communication with field level devices, a second communication interface for communication with an external server, and a control unit configured to receive field data from the field level devices via the first communication interface and to provide the field data to the external server via the second communication interface, wherein the control unit is further configured to provide, depending on which operating device state the operating device is in, a manipulation function for influencing the operation of the gateway module and/or the field level devices.