Inventors:
W. Jeff Westerinen - Sammamish WA, US
James R. Benton - Seattle WA, US
Mukesh Karki - Issaquah WA, US
Alan R. Morin - Kirkland WA, US
Raymond D. Pedrizetti - Sammamish WA, US
Thomas C. Phillips - Bellevue WA, US
Kartik N. Raghavan - Seattle WA, US
Paul Sutton - Seattle WA, US
Curt Steeb - Redmond WA, US
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:
G06F 9/44
Abstract:
An apparatus and method to automate the deployment, provisioning, and management of a programmable device for the life cycle states of the programmable device is presented. The system includes an automation interface for a developer to develop modules to aid in the automation of the deployment, provisioning, and management of the programmable device and for a user to direct the system to enter into a state of the life cycle. A controller moves the programmable device into states of the life cycle in response to triggering events occurring.