US Patent 10534629 Virtual data management services

Systems and methods are provided for implementing virtual data management services. For example, a method for providing virtual data management services in a computing system comprising a cluster of server nodes, includes receiving a request for a data management service, provisioning one or more server nodes within the cluster of server nodes to execute the requested data management service, configuring one or more instances of virtual data services from a plurality of available virtual data service templates to implement the requested data management service, and executing the configured instances of virtual data services on the one or more provisioned server nodes to perform the requested data management service.