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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A MARKET FOR USER-CONTROLLED RESOURCES TO BE PROVIDED TO A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

  • US 20100217865A1
  • Filed: 02/23/2009
  • Published: 08/26/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing a marketplace for resources in a cloud computing environment, comprising:

  • determining a value for additional resources to be provided to a cloud, wherein the value is based on at least one of usage of cloud resources, estimated change in the usage of the cloud resources, revenue generated by the cloud resources, and a duration the additional resources are provided to the cloud;

    providing an indication of the value for the additional resources to a set of users;

    receiving a request to include user-controlled resources as the additional resources from at least one user in the set of the users, wherein the request includes a specification of the user-controlled resources and a particular duration the user-controlled resources will be provided;

    providing an acceptance to allocate the user-controlled resources to the cloud; and

    allocating the user-controlled resources to the cloud.

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