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Reserving services within a cloud computing environment

  • US 8,615,584 B2
  • Filed: 12/03/2009
  • Issued: 12/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for reserving Cloud services within a Cloud computing environment, comprising:

  • receiving a request from a requester for reserving a Cloud service within the Cloud computing environment;

    correlating at least one Cloud service provider capable of providing the Cloud service with an associated price and service level;

    ranking the at least one Cloud service provider according to a set of factors, each of the set of factors being weighted with respect to one another based on at least one of;

    user customization and historical data;

    changing at least one of the associated price and service level based on a length of time the Cloud service is reserved in advance of a providing of the Cloud service;

    recommending, based on historical data relating to cancelations by the requester, a time frame in which a reservation may be booked; and

    booking a reservation of the Cloud service with a Cloud service provider within the recommended time frame based on the ranking.

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