Patent ID: 8346909
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for supporting an application workload using at least one remote domain, the method comprising: monitoring execution of the application workload to determine whether a threshold performance requirement of a service level agreement is met, wherein a monetary penalty amount is specified by the service level agreement if the threshold performance requirement is not met; wherein if the threshold performance requirement is not met, sending a request for at least one additional resource to the at least one remote domain, wherein the request further includes a proposed payment; receiving an offer from the at least one remote domain, wherein the offer is an acceptance offer if the at least one remote domain determines that the proposed payment is acceptable in accordance with a minimum acceptable payment that is calculated based upon the at least one additional resource and if the proposed payment is not acceptable, the offer is a counteroffer that includes at least an updated proposed payment; wherein if the acceptance offer is received, allocating the at least one additional resource; and wherein if the counteroffer is received, accepting the monetary penalty amount if the at least updated proposed payment is unacceptable.