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Automated cost assessment of cloud computing resources

US10878353B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 2011
Grant dateDec 29, 2020
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Expiry dateApr 16, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D10/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for automatic cost assessment of cloud computing resources. A cloud management server computer manages data centers in a smart cloud computing system that provisions computing resources to consumers. The cloud management server computer registers conditions of interest with multiple news sources, receives reports regarding the conditions of interest from one or more of the news sources, and automatically estimates a cost of operating each of the data centers based on the reports. Among the data centers, a first data center is estimated to have a cost increase because of a condition that is reportedly about to occur. The cloud management server computer automatically migrates workload from the first data center to a different data center before the condition occurs.

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