Method and apparatus for provisioning resources using clustering
US9825875B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus for allocating resources to applications (e.g., application processes) using pre-provisioned resource configurations (e.g., VMs or containers) that are based on clustered historical resource usage data. In particular, the set of pre-provisioned resources required to support elasticity in a set of applications is reduced by determining a subset of pre-provisioned resource configurations that are able to be reused across multiple applications. A pre-provisioned resource configuration being based on a determined dominant center for the resource cluster associated with the pre-provisioned resource configuration.
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