Managing cloud acquisitions using distributed ledgers
US11706155B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/828
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods of the disclosure include: receiving, by a cloud resource provisioning component via a cloud provisioning request application programming interface (API), a cloud resource request; storing the cloud resource request on a cryptographically-protected distributed ledger; receiving, from a first cloud provider, a first cloud resource offer responsive to the cloud resource request; and responsive to receiving, from a node of the cryptographically-protected distributed ledger, a notification of validation of the first cloud resource offer with respect to the cloud resource request, causing the first cloud provider to provision a cloud resource specified by the first cloud resource offer.
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