MicroStrategy has filed a patent for methods, systems, and apparatus that integrate containers with external elements. The patent describes a server environment that uses containers, with a first container running an application or service. The container can access external elements and change its configuration based on those elements. GlobalData’s report on MicroStrategy gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Integration of containers with external elements
A recently filed patent (Publication Number: US20230289176A1) describes a method for managing software images in a container-based computing environment. The method involves storing a software image for an application or service on a server system. The software image includes a reference to a location outside the image, allowing the container to obtain data external to itself and update its configuration based on the obtained data.
The server system provides a computing environment using one or more containers, with the first container being an instance of the stored software image. The first container is then run, initiating access to external elements located outside the software image and the running container. The running container can change its configuration based on these external elements, modifying it from what is initially provided by the software image.
The method allows for dynamic configuration changes in containers by retrieving elements not included in the software image and incorporating them into the container. These elements can be libraries, executables, drivers, or code. Additionally, the software image can be configured to use a specific software module, but the container can change its configuration to use a different module, such as an upgraded version.
The software image may include a reference to a source of data outside the container, such as a configuration file. The container can read the contents of the configuration file and retrieve software modules from external locations based on the file's contents. The container can also determine settings from the configuration file and apply them to itself.
The patent also describes a system that includes one or more computers and computer-readable media storing instructions for performing the method. Furthermore, the patent covers non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions for executing the method.
Overall, this patent presents a method and system for managing software images in container-based computing environments, allowing for dynamic configuration changes and the incorporation of external elements into containers.
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