Patent ID: 8037187
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing credit management for resource sharing within a Cloud computing environment, comprising: assessing a resource requirement needed to fulfill a request received on a first Cloud provider; determining whether the first Cloud provider has resources available to meet the resource requirement; identifying a second Cloud provider capable of fulfilling any shortfall between the resources available for the first Cloud provider and the resource requirement; determining an availability of a set of resources of the second Cloud provider to fulfill the shortfall; and computing a credit-based cost for use of the set of resources of the second Cloud provider to fulfill the shortfall, the credit-based cost being based on a type of each of the set of resources and a duration during which each of the set of resources is utilized to fulfill the shortfall, the credit-based cost being further based on a weighting factor, the weighting factor being based on a time of day at which each of the set of resources is utilized.