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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Derek W. Botti, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Leon H. Cash, Jr., Durham, NC (US);
Robert E. Garza, Texas City, TX (US);
Richard A. Locke, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An approach for allocating information technology (IT) resources in a networked computing environment (e.g., a cloud computing environment) based on physical location mapping is provided. Specifically, an IT allocation system assigns resources to a specific cloud pool based on the physical location of the resources. By mapping a given physical location (e.g., a defined region of a grid defining a datacenter) to a specific pool, and by enabling the tracking of a resource to a location within the datacenter, the approach can automatically assign a resource to a cloud pool based upon its physical location. Thus, the IT allocation system provides additional pool elasticity while easing the management burden.