Christopher W Whitaker

US Patent:

20110320605, Dec 29, 2011

Filed:

Jun 28, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/824723

Inventors:

Reto Kramer - Issaquah WA, US
Daniel Lee Osiecki - Seattle WA, US
Nishanth Shankaran - Kirkland WA, US
Venkates P. Balakrishnan - Seattle WA, US
Geoffrey Scott Pare - Seattle WA, US
Blake Meike - Seattle WA, US
Christopher Whitaker - Sammamish WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

709226, 705 39

Abstract:

A resource provisioning service allows users to provision multiple, different network resources in an atomic manner and with a single call to a resource provisioning service. In some instances, the multiple, different network resources comprise individual types of resources that form a portion of one or more cloud-computing platforms. For instance, one or more entities may host and operate a cloud-computing platform that includes different types of network resources, such a storage service, a load balancing service, a compute service, a security service, or any other similar or different type of network-accessible service.

US Patent:

20210133002, May 6, 2021

Filed:

Oct 16, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/073129

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
Christopher Whitaker - Sammamish WA, US
Adam M. Thomas - Seattle WA, US
Avinash Jaisinghani - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/50
G06F 9/4401
G06F 9/445

Abstract:

Systems and methods are described for bootstrapping an application with metadata specified in a template. The template specifies a stack of resources that will be used to execute an application and also includes a set of metadata for customizing the resources and the application. When the system receives the template, it instantiates a compute node which will execute the application. The compute node may contain at least one initialization script for bootstrapping the application with the metadata contained in the template. This functionality allows users to bootstrap the application running on the compute node with data from within the template that was used to create the stack of resources for executing the application. In this manner, metadata, configuration files, package names and versions can be passed by the application owner to the remote compute node.

US Patent:

20200184394, Jun 11, 2020

Filed:

Feb 14, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/791050

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
Quan Binh To - Redmond WA, US
Christopher Whitaker - Sammamish WA, US
Julien Jacques Ellie - Issaquah WA, US
Zachary Thomas Crowell - Redmond WA, US
Benjamin David Newman - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06Q 10/06
G06F 8/71
G06F 8/65
G06Q 10/00

Abstract:

A service provider system may implement an enterprise catalog service that manages software products and portfolios of software products on behalf of service provider customer organizations. Through an administrator interface of the service, a customer organization administrator may create constraints on the use of the software products, and each constraint may include one or more rules about how the products can be launched. These may include environmental constraints (specifying a region in which a product launches), restrictions on input parameter values (including the types of resource instances on which a product can be launched), quotas (controlling the number of product installations), or billing constraints. Constraints may be applied on a user-to-product arc or on a portfolio-to-product arc. Constraints may be stored as objects, and reference to those objects may be added to product or portfolio objects. Constraints may be shared across object versions, portfolios, or service provider customer accounts.

US Patent:

20190238478, Aug 1, 2019

Filed:

Apr 5, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/377056

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
Reto Kramer - Sasmmamish WA, US
Christopher Whitaker - Sammamish WA, US
Nishanth Shankaran - Kirkland WA, US
Jaykumar H. Gosar - Seattle WA, US
Jeffrey L. Baker - Issaquah WA, US
Daniel Osiecki - Seattle WA, US
Danny Rabbani - North Bend WA, US
Prashant Jayaraman - Bothell WA, US
Venkates Paramasivam Balakrishnan - Seattle WA, US
Adam M. Thomas - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

H04L 12/923
H04L 12/24
G06F 8/65

Abstract:

Techniques are described that enable a user to upgrade a stack of resources by providing a template that reflects the desired end state of the stack. Upon receiving a new template, the system automatically detects changes that should be performed and determines the order in which the changes should be performed. The system can also detect if the desired changes to the stack are a result of direct modifications; because parameters to the resources have changed; or the changes are indirectly caused by other dependency/attribute changing. Additionally, the system determines whether the changes require creating new resources or if the changes can be made to the resources live. In case of replacement of resources, the system will first create the new resource, move that new resource into the stack and remove the old resource(s). In case of failures, the system ensures that the stack rolls back to the initial state.

US Patent:

20190034243, Jan 31, 2019

Filed:

Oct 1, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/148921

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
Christopher Whitaker - Sammamish WA, US
Adam M. Thomas - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/50
G06F 9/4401
G06F 8/61

Abstract:

Systems and methods are described for bootstrapping an application with metadata specified in a template. The template specifies a stack of resources that will be used to execute an application and also includes a set of metadata for customizing the resources and the application. When the system receives the template, it instantiates a compute node which will execute the application. The compute node may contain at least one initialization script for bootstrapping the application with the metadata contained in the template. This functionality allows users to bootstrap the application running on the compute node with data from within the template that was used to create the stack of resources for executing the application. In this manner, metadata, configuration files, package names and versions can be passed by the application owner to the remote compute node.

US Patent:

20190007526, Jan 3, 2019

Filed:

Aug 20, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/105449

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
Daniel Lee Osiecki - Seattle WA, US
Nishanth Shankaran - Kirkland WA, US
Venkates P. Balakrishnan - Seattle WA, US
Geoffrey Scott Pare - Seattle WA, US
Blake Meike - Seattle WA, US
Christopher Whitaker - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04L 12/24

Abstract:

A resource provisioning service allows users to provision multiple, different network resources in an atomic manner and with a single call to a resource provisioning service. In some instances, the multiple, different network resources comprise individual types of resources that form a portion of one or more cloud-computing platforms. For instance, one or more entities may host and operate a cloud-computing platform that includes different types of network resources, such a storage service, a load balancing service, a compute service, a security service, or any other similar or different type of network-accessible service.

US Patent:

20180212898, Jul 26, 2018

Filed:

Mar 26, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/936238

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
RETO KRAMER - SAMMAMISH WA, US
PRASHANT JAYARAMAN - BOTHELL WA, US
CHRISTOPHER WHITAKER - SAMMAMISH WA, US
VENKATES PARAMASIVAM BALAKRISHNAN - SEATTLE WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

H04L 12/911
G06F 9/50
H04L 12/24
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A resource stack managed by a resource stack provider is created based on a resource stack template that integrates a custom resource from a second provider into the resource stack using a notification system with the second provider. For example, a customer may create a template that defines a resource stack that comprises resources available from the resource stack provider and one or more custom resources provided by a second provider. When a resource stack is created, resources available from the resource stack provider may be provisioned. Custom resources may be initialized by notifying the provider of the custom resource of the requested integration of the custom resource with the resource stack and requested configuration details. The custom resource provider may respond with an indication of successful integration when the custom resource has been successfully initialized. After initializing the resources, the resource stack may be enabled for use.

US Patent:

20160269446, Sep 15, 2016

Filed:

May 23, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/162323

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
RETO KRAMER - SAMMAMISH WA, US
CHRISTOPHER WHITAKER - SAMMAMISH WA, US
VENKATES P. BALAKRISHNAN - SEATTLE WA, US
PRASHANT JAYARAMAN - BOTHELL WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

Abstract:

Systems and methods are described for enabling users to model security resources and user access keys as resources in a template language. The template can be used to create and update a stack of resources that will provide a network-accessible service. The security resources and access keys can be referred to in the template during both stack creation process and the stack update process. The security resources can include users, groups and policies. Additionally, users can refer to access keys in the template as dynamic parameters without any need to refer to the access keys in plaintext. The system securely stores access keys within the system and allows for templates to refer to them once defined. These key references can then be passed within a template to resources that need them as well as passing them on securely to resources like server instances through the use of the user-data field.