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Metering software infrastructure in a cloud computing environment

  • US 8,769,083 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2009
  • Issued: 07/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining, by a processing device executing a virtual machine monitor module on a cloud management system that monitors virtual machines in a cloud, a first duration of hardware resources on which a virtual machine is instantiated in the cloud, the hardware resources comprising at least one or more of a processor, a memory, a network hardware, or a bandwidth;

    recording the first duration on a first record of hardware usage;

    determining, by the processing device directly from the virtual machine on the cloud, a second duration that a particular software resource is utilized by a user on the virtual machine, software resources comprising an operating system and application software;

    receiving an identifier of each particular software resource from a cloud management system of the cloud;

    recording the second duration on a second record of software usage; and

    calculating, by the processing device, a usage of the cloud by the user in view of the first and second durations.

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