REDUCING COSTS RELATED TO USE OF NETWORKS BASED ON PRICING HETEROGENEITY
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the processor configured to;
initiate transfer of data from a first cloud toward a second cloud based on a cost-related trigger, wherein the cost-related trigger is based on a cost of transferring the data from the first cloud toward the second cloud.
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Abstract
A capability is provided for reducing the costs of data transfers for networks using pricing heterogeneity. For data to be transferred between an application of a first network and a user device, the data may be transferred directly without using a second network or indirectly using a second network including a transfer of the data between the first network and the second network. In a network-based file system, a first network is primarily used for write requests and a second network is primarily used for read requests, and a data block is transferred from the first network to the second network based on a determination that a threshold number of read requests for the data block have been received. The determination as to when to transfer data between networks may be determined based on various costs associated with the networks.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the processor configured to; initiate transfer of data from a first cloud toward a second cloud based on a cost-related trigger, wherein the cost-related trigger is based on a cost of transferring the data from the first cloud toward the second cloud. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
initiating transfer of data from a first cloud toward a second cloud based on a cost-related trigger, wherein the cost-related trigger is based on a cost of transferring the data from the first cloud toward the second cloud.
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21. A method, comprising:
initiating, using a processor, transfer of data from a first cloud toward a second cloud based on a cost-related trigger, wherein the cost-related trigger is based on a cost of transferring the data from the first cloud toward the second cloud.
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