Hybrid cloud broker with static and dynamic capability matching

US11044175B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Georg Bildhauer · Nufringen, DE
• Martin Henke · Reutlingen, DE
• Juergen Schneider · Althengstett, DE
• Torsten Teich · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 2016
• Grant date: Jun 22, 2021
• Expiry date: Jul 23, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/1097
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for enhancing a service delivery system with a multi-staged broker may be provided. The multi-staged broker may be suited for a placement of a service. The delivery system accesses at least two infrastructure systems offering services for deploying service resources. The at least two infrastructure systems are operated by different service providers. The method comprises collecting static and dynamic capabilities of the two infrastructure computing systems, combining the static capabilities and the dynamic capabilities for determining a first most suitable infrastructure system for deploying a service requiring a computing environment satisfying attribute values of a service capability profile, deploying the service on the first most suitable infrastructure system. The method comprises also receiving an event indicative of a change, reassessing most suitable infrastructure system and repeating the combining for determining a second most suitable infrastructure system, and redeploying the service on the second most suitable infrastructure system.