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- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for dynamic allocation of servers to a plurality of customers to maximize the revenue of a server farm
- Patent Title (中): 将服务器动态分配给多个客户以最大化服务器场的收入的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12784628Application Date: 2010-05-21
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Publication No.: US08656022B2Publication Date: 2014-02-18
- Inventor: Tamar Eilam , German Sergio Goldszmidt , Tl-Hsin Li
- Applicant: Tamar Eilam , German Sergio Goldszmidt , Tl-Hsin Li
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent William Stock; Anne Vachon Dougherty
- Main IPC: G06F15/173
- IPC: G06F15/173 ; G06F9/46 ; H04L12/28 ; H04L12/56

Abstract:
A method and structure for dynamic allocation of servers to customers in a server farm which supports a flexible contract structure such that the total revenue of the farm is maximized. The invention creates a resource allocation plan based on a long term forecast for the server farm, taking into account traffic, number of servers, customers' contracts and revenue optimization algorithms. The plan is then modified as indicated by short term forecasting using currently monitored load metrics to reallocate to maximize revenue for particular time periods.
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