Method and system for arbitraging computer resources in a cloud computing environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9755988
APP PUB NO 20140337532A1
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14338808

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Disclosed are methods and systems for processing a workload among a plurality of computing resources that optimizes the processing price per workload. The method includes breaking the workload into two or more tasks each having a size optimized based on (i) a price history of one or more of the plurality of computing resources and (ii) a predicted duration to complete processing of each of the respective tasks; and sending one of the two or more tasks to a computing resources for which the size of the tasks is optimized.

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  • BARRACUDA NETWORKS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arnette, Gregory L Truro, US 2 40
Dysinger, Timothy Kapaa, US 2 40

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