CLOUD COMPUTING RESOURCE BROKER
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1. A computer readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
- purchasing a first block of cloud computing service capability from a first cloud computing provider; and
selling at least the first block of cloud computing service capability to one or more customers for gain, the first block enabling a computing task to be processed via cloud computing.
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Abstract
Embodiments for interacting with cloud computing providers are disclosed. In accordance with at least one embodiment, a resource broker receives a request for a computing task that is to be performed from a customer. The resource broker selects one of the cloud computing providers to perform at least a part of the computing task. In turn, the resource broker may obtain a gain from performance of the at least one part of the computing task by the cloud computing provider.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
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purchasing a first block of cloud computing service capability from a first cloud computing provider; and selling at least the first block of cloud computing service capability to one or more customers for gain, the first block enabling a computing task to be processed via cloud computing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
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receiving a request for a computing task that is to be performed from a first customer; selecting one of the cloud computing providers to perform at least one part of the computing task; and obtaining a gain from performance of the at least one part of the computing task. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
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receiving a computing task from a customer that is to be performed by a cloud computing provider; soliciting one or more bids for performing the computing task from one or more computing resource brokers; disbursing the computing task to one of resource brokers with the lowest bid for performance of the computing task; and providing the results from performance of the computing task from the resource broker to the customer, the one of the resource brokers passes the computing task to the cloud computing provider for the performance.
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