Method and apparatus for elastic (re)allocation of enterprise workloads on clouds while minimizing compliance costs
US8631458B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45587
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for elastic (re)allocation of enterprise workloads on clouds identifies a set of requirements for a workload. The workload includes one or more application running on a set of virtual machines. The requirements are defined by a set of compliance standards. The method and apparatus compares the set of requirements with a set of controls installed for various virtual infrastructure elements in at least one cloud. The method and apparatus selects virtual infrastructure elements satisfying a minimum cost criterion for placement of the set of virtual machines for the workload. The virtual infrastructure elements can include one or more hosts, one or more network devices, and/or one or more storage devices. The method and apparatus deploy the set of virtual machines for the workload on the selected virtual infrastructure elements.
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