发明名称 |
Software license management within a cloud computing environment |
摘要 |
Embodiments of the present invention provide a solution to manage software licenses within a cloud computing environment. Specifically, aspects of the present invention (among other things): determine a requester's/customer's needs; identify a set (at least one) of providers capable of addressing the requester's licensing needs; and match the customer with the most appropriate provider. The embodiments of the present invention will also analyze current licensing configurations/models of the requesters, providers, and software vendors to identify areas of potential improvement. This provides the functionality necessary to adjust software license level in a dynamic fashion so as to best meet the customer's needs.
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申请公布号 |
US8380837(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.02.19 |
申请号 |
US20100876337 |
申请日期 |
2010.09.07 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION;DAWSON CHRISTOPHER J.;DENG YU;HAMILTON, II RICK A.;LI JENNY S.;ZENG LIANGZHAO |
发明人 |
DAWSON CHRISTOPHER J.;DENG YU;HAMILTON, II RICK A.;LI JENNY S.;ZENG LIANGZHAO |
分类号 |
G06F15/173 |
主分类号 |
G06F15/173 |
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