Patent ID: 9442769
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving a subscription request to host a requested workload in a set of host clouds, wherein the subscription request comprises a subscription period associated with the requested workload; accessing a usage history of a set of operating workloads currently hosted in the set of host clouds, the usage history comprising a record of consumption of resources consumed from the set of host clouds; generating, by a processing device, a set of predictive marginal capacities for the set of host clouds in view of the usage history of the set of operating workloads; applying, by the processing device, a set of matching criteria to the set of predictive marginal capacities and the subscription request, wherein the set of matching criteria comprises a cost reduction criteria indicating a minimum amount of resources to provide for satisfying the requested workload in view of a reduction in a subscription cost associated with the subscription request; and generating, by the processing device in response to the request, a workload hosting response in view of a result of applying the set of matching criteria, wherein the workload hosting response indicates a confirmation of available resources to satisfy the requested workload during the subscription period.