Patent ID: 7200657

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of autonomically provisioning network-accessible service behaviors in a decentralized network having a federated grid infrastructure, comprising steps of: deploying a network-accessible service behavior as a grid service at a grid hosting service in the grid infrastructure; monitoring one or more thresholds applicable to the grid hosting service; and dynamically offloading demand for the grid service from the grid hosting service to a selected other grid hosting service in the grid infrastructure when at least one of the monitored thresholds is exceeded, further comprising steps of: determining, by the grid hosting service, at least one candidate grid hosting service, wherein each candidate grid hosting service is distinct from the grid hosting service and is executing a platform compatible with the grid service; for each of the determined candidate grid hosting services, determining, by the grid hosting service, whether that candidate grid hosting service is providing an implementation of the grid service, and if not, sending a message to that candidate to suggest that the candidate self-provision the grid service, wherein as a successful result of the self-provisioning of the grid service, the candidate then notifies the grid hosting service that the candidate is then providing the implementation of the grid service; selecting, by the grid hosting service, the other grid hosting service from among the determined at least one candidates that are providing the implementation of the grid hosting service; and routing, by the grid hosting service, at least one inbound request for the grid hosting service to the selected other grid hosting service.