Network computing management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9300539-B2
Application number	US-201113197945-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2011
Priority date	Aug 4, 2011
Publication date	Mar 29, 2016
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016

Abstract

Network computing management is implemented by determining a location of a requestor requesting access to an instance configured at a data center, retrieving a list of data centers configured for a network computing environment, and evaluating aspects of the data centers in the list in view of the location of the requestor. The network computing management is further implemented by selecting a data center from the list that satisfies a threshold level of criteria and which threshold level exceeds a level ascertained for remaining data centers in the list. In response to determining the data center selected is different from the data center through which the instance is configured, the network computing management relocates the instance to the selected data center.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method for implementing network computing management, comprising:
determining a future location of a requestor having current access to an instance configured at a data center, the future location is a geographic location that is different than a geographic location in which the requestor has the current access, the current access to the instance configured at the data center comprises an active virtual computer instance with the data center created by the requestor;
determining a current location of the requestor from a scheduled event stored in a calendar application of the requestor;
retrieving a list of data centers configured for a network computing environment;
evaluating aspects of the data centers in the list in view of the future location of the requestor, the aspects evaluated including encryption strength of each of the data centers in the list;
selecting a data center from the list that satisfies a threshold level of criteria and which threshold level exceeds a level ascertained for remaining data centers in the list; and
in response to determining the data center selected is different from the data center through which the instance is configured, relocating the instance to the selected data center;
wherein relocation of the instance is configured to be initiated at a specified amount of time in advance of the requestor's anticipated arrival at the new location, the specified amount of time determined as a function of the current location and the future location.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a current location of the requestor is determined by at least one of:
global positioning system data from a communication device;
a triangulation technique;
hypertext markup language;
a current Internet Protocol address of a communication device associated with the requestor; and
direct input by the requestor via a communication device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the relocating is performed contemporaneously with the determining the data center selected is different from the data center through which the instance is configured.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the future location is determined by a scheduled event stored in a global positioning system-enabled device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the relocating is performed at a scheduled date.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aspects of the data centers evaluated include location of the data centers and at least one of:
price;
central processing unit speed; and
current load.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the future location is determined by a scheduled event stored in a database.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the future location is determined by a scheduled event stored in a calendar application.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aspects of the data centers evaluated include language.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aspects of the data centers evaluated include local laws.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein a designated future location of the requester is automatically reset to a default location after conclusion of the scheduled event.

12. A system for implementing network computing management, comprising:
a computer processor; and
logic executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to implement a method, the method including:
determining a future location of a requestor having current access to an instance configured at a data center, the future location is a geographic location that is different than a geographic location in which the requestor has the current access, the current access to the instance configured at the data center comprises an active virtual computer instance with the data center created by the requestor;
determining a current location of the requestor from a scheduled event stored in a calendar application of the requestor;
retrieving a list of data centers configured for a network computing environment;
evaluating aspects of the data centers in the list in view of the future location of the requestor, the aspects evaluated including encryption strength of each of the data centers in the list;
selecting a data center from the list that satisfies a threshold level of criteria and which threshold level exceeds a level ascertained for remaining data centers in the list; and
in response to determining the data center selected is different from the data center through which the instance is configured, relocating the instance to the selected data center;
wherein relocation of the instance is configured to be initiated at a specified amount of time in advance of the requestor's anticipated arrival at the new location, the specified amount of time determined as a function of the current location and the future location.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein a current location of the requestor is determined by at least one of:
global positioning system data from a communication device;
a triangulation technique;
hypertext markup language;
a current Internet Protocol address of a communication device associated with the requestor;
a scheduled event stored in a calendar application; and
direct input by the requestor via a communication device.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the relocating is performed contemporaneously with the determining the data center selected is different from the data center through which the instance is configured.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the future location is determined by at least one of:
a scheduled event stored in a global positioning system-enabled device;
a scheduled event stored in a database;
a scheduled event stored in a calendar application; and
direct input by the requestor via a communication device.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the relocating is performed at a scheduled date.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the aspects of the data centers evaluated include location of the data centers and at least one of:
language;
local laws;
price;
central processing unit speed; and
current load.

18. A computer program product for implementing network computing management, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied thereon, which when executed by a computer processor, causes the computer processor to implement a method, the method comprising:
determining a future location of a requestor having current access to an instance configured at a data center, the future location is a geographic location that is different than a geographic location in which the requestor has the current access, the current access to the instance configured at the data center comprises an active virtual computer instance with the data center created by the requestor;
determining a current location of the requestor from a scheduled event stored in a calendar application of the requestor;
retrieving a list of data centers configured for a network computing environment;
evaluating aspects of the data centers in the list in view of the future location of the requestor, the aspects evaluated including encryption strength of each of the data centers in the list;
selecting a data center from the list that satisfies a threshold level of criteria and which threshold level exceeds a level ascertained for remaining data centers in the list; and
in response to determining the data center selected is different from the data center through which the instance is configured, relocating the instance to the selected data center;
wherein relocation of the instanc

Assignees

• Dejana Ryan G
• Deluca Lisa Seacat
• Jang Soobaek
• Krook Daniel C
• IBM

Inventors

• Dejana Ryan G
• Deluca Lisa Seacat
• Jang Soobaek
• Krook Daniel C

Classifications

• G06F9/5072 Primary

  Grid computing · CPC title

• G06F2209/502

  Proximity · CPC title

• H04L41/12 Primary

  Discovery or management of network topologies · CPC title