Application Resource Manager over a Cloud
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining, by an application resource manager, a projection of upcoming demand for an application that runs on a cloud, said cloud comprising at least one of an infrastructure as a service cloud and a platform as a service cloud;
determining, by said application resource manager, based on said projection, that resources of said cloud that are devoted to said application need to be one of extended and shrunken; and
carrying out one of extending and shrinking said resources of said cloud that are devoted to said application, in response to said determining step.
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Abstract
An application resource manager obtains a projection of upcoming demand for an application that runs on a cloud. The cloud includes at least one of an infrastructure as a service cloud and a platform as a service cloud. The application resource manager determines, based on the projection, that resources of the cloud that are devoted to the application need to be one of extended and shrunken. One of extending and shrinking the resources of the cloud that are devoted to the application is carried out in response to the determining.
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining, by an application resource manager, a projection of upcoming demand for an application that runs on a cloud, said cloud comprising at least one of an infrastructure as a service cloud and a platform as a service cloud; determining, by said application resource manager, based on said projection, that resources of said cloud that are devoted to said application need to be one of extended and shrunken; and carrying out one of extending and shrinking said resources of said cloud that are devoted to said application, in response to said determining step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a cloud, said cloud comprising at least one of an infrastructure as a service cloud and a platform as a service cloud; at least one application that runs on said cloud; and an application resource manager; wherein said application resource manager; obtains a projection of upcoming demand for said application; determines, based on said projection, that resources of said cloud that are devoted to said application need to be one of extended and shrunken; and carries out one of extending and shrinking said resources of said cloud that are devoted to said application, in response to said determining. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An application resource manager computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, said computer readable program code comprising:
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computer readable program code configured to obtain a projection of upcoming demand for an application that runs on a cloud, said cloud comprising at least one of an infrastructure as a service cloud and a platform as a service cloud; computer readable program code configured to determine, based on said projection, that resources of said cloud that are devoted to said application need to be one of extended and shrunken; and computer readable program code configured to specify instructions for carrying out one of extending and shrinking said resources of said cloud that are devoted to said application, in response to said determining. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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