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Metering computing resources in cloud computing environments

US11943285B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Li Xia · Qingdao, CN
Lan Luo · Beijing, CN
Jian Yin · Beijing, CN
Jian Ming Zhang · Cary, US
Li Long Chen · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 22, 2019
Grant date	Mar 26, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 23, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2209/508
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems for metering computing resources in cloud computing environments are disclosed. A method includes: executing, by a computing device, computing tasks on computing resources; determining, by the computing device, an amount of time and an amount of power used in the executing the computing tasks on the computing resources; determining, by the computing device, a number of standard units consumed by the computing tasks based on the determined amount of time and the determined amount of power; and metering, by the computing device, the computing resources based on the determined number of standard units consumed by the computing tasks.

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