Dynamic pricing of network-accessible resources for stateful applications
US9240025B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/34
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for dynamic pricing of cloud resources for stateful applications are disclosed. A system includes a resource manager and a plurality of execution platforms. The resource manager stores client-provided application packages in a repository, where each package includes an executable object and has an associated pricing constraint. The resource manager selects a particular execution platform on which to schedule execution of the executable object of a particular application package, based at least in part on a current pricing of execution units of the particular execution platform and the pricing constraint of the application package. In response to a price-based interruption event, a representation of a state of the application is saved, and the execution of the application on the particular execution platform is stopped.
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