Patent ID: 7418491
Filing Date: 2008-08-26
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for integrating a user resource into a managed computing resource system, the method comprising: determining a level of data privacy associated with a user of the user resource; responsive to the level of data privacy indicating a first level of dedicated computing resources, integrating the user resource into a first logical design that includes a shared regional infrastructure management (RIM) device, wherein the shared RIM device is shared between multiple user resources; responsive to the level of data privacy indicating a second level of dedicated computing resources, integrating the user resource into a second logical design that includes a dedicated RIM device, wherein the dedicated RIM device is dedicated for use only by the user resource; responsive to the user failing to require any level of data privacy, determining if the user resource has at least one associated unique Internet protocol (IP) address; responsive to the user resource failing to have the at least one associated unique IP address, integrating the user resource into the first logical design; responsive to the user resource having the at least one associated unique IP address, determining if the user resource utilizes a predefined percentage of a capacity of a point of deployment (POD) device; and responsive to the user resource utilizing the predefined percentage of the capacity of the POD device, integrating the user resource into a third logical design that includes at least one shared hub, the shared RIM device, a shared spoke device, and a dedicated point of deployment (POD) device.