Patent ID: 8001247
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method implemented by a computer system programmed to perform the following, comprising: receiving, by the computing system, a trigger for resource provisioning from a requesting entity, the trigger comprising a request for new capacity to be provisioned to a client system over a period of time; convening, by the computing system, information in the request into a demand curve that specifies a provisioning rate at which resources are to be provisioned to the client system over the period of time; causing, by the computing system, the resources to be provisioned to the client system based on the demand curve and a dynamic provisioning profile containing an amount of available resources and user-defined characteristics, wherein the dynamic provisioning profile includes at least one gate point, the method further comprising: pausing dynamic provisioning when the amount of remaining resources reaches the at least one gate point; and notifying a user to review dynamic provisioning strategies.