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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Benjamin Eric Ahlvin, Seattle, WA (US);
Sida Peng, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Abigail Sandra Atchison, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for determining an allocation plan for allocating virtual machines (VMs) to a hosted service utilizes a demand forecast that predicts future demand for VMs, a response curve that correlates user experience to VM utilization, and an estimated spot eviction rate to determine the allocation plan. The demand forecast, the response curve and the eviction rate are processed using mixed-integer optimization to determine the numbers of VMs of each allocation type that should be online at any given time to meet demand.