Patent ID: 8615584
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
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.