ARMONK, N.Y., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM)
inventors have patented a technique that uses analytics to increase
cloud computing performance and reduce costs by dynamically moving
workloads -- between or within cloud centers -- based on an
automatic analysis that determines the most efficient and effective
use of available resources.
IBM's patented invention automatically pools cloud computing
resources from disparate cloud centers, enabling clients to improve
performance and save money by reducing the amount of manual
intervention needed to allocate hardware, software and services.
The automated technique enables users have more control over where
and how their cloud workloads are run and facilitates optimal use
of a cloud infrastructure.
IBM received U.S. Patent #8,676,981 B2 "Routing Service Requests
Based on Lowest Actual Cost within a Federated Virtual Service
Cloud" for the invention.
"Cloud delivery models are evolving and maturing and are
creating new possibilities for end-users and third-party service
providers to lower costs for IT deployments as they enter new
markets and create new solutions," said Leonard Hand, IBM Master Inventor and lead
inventor on the patent. "Our patented invention will give users
more control over their cloud deployments so that they can extract
the most value from their IT resources at the most optimal
cost."
Major cloud infrastructure providers like IBM are building
global networks of cloud centers to deliver local services to
clients around the world. Patent #8,676,981 can help streamline the
management of local and geographically dispersed cloud hubs, while
improving application performance and responsiveness by lowering
latency of cloud deployments.
IBM's patented dynamic cloud management invention could also be
used by Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and channel resellers who
leverage cloud infrastructure from third-party providers to build
and deliver value-added solutions. MSPs could use IBM's invention
to isolate and automatically support their customers' specific
workload demands and truly enable usage-based-consumption pricing
models.
IBM invests more than $6 billion
annually in R&D and has topped the list of U.S. patent
recipients for 20 consecutive years. IBM's invention and patent
leadership is illustrated at http://ibm.co/11k6fRn.
More information about how IBM inventors are propelling cloud
computing innovations is available at: http://ibm.co/174A8tS.
IBM is the global leader in open enterprise cloud enabling
secure data and infrastructure integration in the cloud. For more
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