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PRICING OF RESOURCES IN VIRTUAL MACHINE POOLS

  • US 20130179289A1
  • Filed: 01/09/2012
  • Published: 07/11/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for providing resources in a cloud computing environment, comprising:

  • receiving a first price for assignment of preemptible virtual machines;

    assigning a plurality of preemptible virtual machines from one or more virtual machine clusters to a virtual machine pool based on the received first price and a first bid associated with the virtual machine pool;

    performing one or more tasks on the assigned plurality of preemptible virtual machines;

    receiving a second price for assignment of preemptible virtual machines;

    assigning at least one preemptible virtual machine from the one or more virtual machine clusters and at least one preemptible virtual machine from an additional virtual machine cluster to the virtual machine pool based on the received second price and a second bid associated with the virtual machine pool; and

    performing one or more tasks on the at least one preemptible virtual machine assigned from the additional machine cluster.

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