Dividing cloud resources

US8935397B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8935397-B2
Application numberUS-82880910-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 1, 2010
Priority dateJul 1, 2010
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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A method and apparatus for dividing resources provided by cloud computing systems is described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a specification of a subset of cloud computing systems from among a plurality of cloud computing systems. The method may also include joining the subset of cloud computing systems into a pool of cloud computing resources. Furthermore, the method may include providing access to the pool of cloud computing resources.

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We claim: 1. A method comprising: receiving, by a processing device, a specification of a first cloud computing system; associating the first cloud computing system with a pool of cloud computing resources; identifying a second cloud computing system associated with the pool of cloud computing resources, wherein the identifying is performed in view of a client request and at least one of a parameter of the second client computing system or a parameter of a client which origina…

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What does patent US8935397B2 cover?
A method and apparatus for dividing resources provided by cloud computing systems is described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a specification of a subset of cloud computing systems from among a plurality of cloud computing systems. The method may also include joining the subset of cloud computing systems into a pool of cloud computing resources. Furthermore, the method may in…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Seago Scott Wayne, Guiditta Jason, Red Hat Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F9/5072. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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