US Patent 11934879 Data processing using application sequence identifiers in cloud environments

Presented herein are system and methods for handling processing of data in cloud environments. A server receives a first dataset generated in response to a function of a first application. A server generates a set of identifiers defining a sequence of processing of the first dataset associated with the function. The identifiers include a first identifier indicating the first application as a predecessor for the first dataset and a second identifier indicating a second application as a successor for the first dataset. The server identifies the second application corresponding to the second identifier as the successor for processing the first dataset. The server communicates at least a portion of the first dataset with a second server hosting the second application to receive a second dataset generated by the second application. The server stores the second dataset in the cloud environment.