Load balancing in cloud-based networks

JM Ferris - US Patent 8,849,971, 2014 - Google Patents
A cloud management system can be configured to monitor and allocate resources of a cloud
computing environment. The cloud management system can be configured to receive a …

Adjusting resource usage for cloud-based networks

JM Ferris - US Patent 9,842,004, 2017 - Google Patents
A cloud marketplace system can be configured to communicate with multiple cloud
computing environments in order to ascertain the details for the resources and services …

Methods and systems for cloud management using multiple cloud management schemes to allow communication between independently controlled clouds

MP DeHaan - US Patent 8,271,653, 2012 - Google Patents
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Triggering workload movement based on policy stack having multiple selectable inputs

CE Morgan - US Patent 9,037,723, 2015 - Google Patents
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Multiple cloud marketplace aggregation

JM Ferris - US Patent 9,037,692, 2015 - Google Patents
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10/2008 Ben-Shachar et al. 7,529,785 B1 5/2009 Spertus et al. 7,546,462 B2 6/2009 Upton …

Metering cloud resource consumption using multiple hierarchical subscription periods

CE Morgan - US Patent 8,959,221, 2015 - Google Patents
Prior Publication Data Embodiments relate to systems and methods for metering US
2012/O2268O8A1 Sep. 6, 2012 cloud resource consumption using multiple hierarchical Sub …

Metering software infrastructure in a cloud computing environment

JM Ferris, GE Riveros - US Patent 8,769,083, 2014 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A metering tool can monitor the software resources of the cloud to meter the
software utilization of the cloud. The metering tool can cooperate and communicate with a …

Managing subscriptions for cloud-based virtual machines

JM Ferris, AP Darcy - US Patent 8,943,497, 2015 - Google Patents
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Self-management of virtual machines in cloud-based networks

JM Ferris - US Patent 8,935,692, 2015 - Google Patents
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Systems and methods for identification and management of cloud-based virtual machines

JM Ferris, DP Huff, B Kearney, T Vujec - US Patent 8,341,625, 2012 - Google Patents
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for identification and management of cloud-
based virtual machines. A user requests the instantiation of a set of virtual machines from a …