Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Sata Busayarat

Vladimir Pogrebinsky

Ryan Jones

Bradley Bartz

Embodiments of the invention provide the capability to combine service installation and service registration in a cloud system. This process reduces the installation of a multi-tenant service into a single-step process. For example, a cloud system admin may simply install the new service and registration is accomplished automatically as part of the installation.

Self-extending cloud

User interface integration across multiple clouds is achieved by hosting UI extensions for different services in the same browser window. The UI extensions are initialized by a shell with any necessary security context for the corresponding cloud. The shell provides versioning so that the newest version of the UI is presented to users for all versions of a service. A connector in a local cloud provides translation between APIs across different clouds.

Integrated APIs and UIs for consuming services across different distributed networks

The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for validation configuration of distributed applications. Embodiments of the invention provide a system framework for identifying root causes of configuration errors and best-practice incompliance of distributed applications. The system framework provides both platform provider and customer a powerful and consistent method to create, extend, and utilize a tool that simplifies the configuration troubleshooting experience. Using the system framework, a user is able to access more information about applications and to troubleshoot multiple applications at the same time without having to load or activate any of the applications. In addition, users are able to add custom rules to identify commonly occurring configuration problems.

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