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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2023
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Vinay Sawal, Fremont, CA (US);
Sithiqu Shahul Hameed, Chennai, IN;
Joseph Lasalle White, San Jose, CA (US);
DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
The technology described herein is directed towards workload prioritization (ranking) in a cloud (e.g., private/hybrid) environment based on multi-criteria decision analysis using Mahalanobis distance-based variance-covariance matrix that takes into account the pair-wise correlation between criteria attributes from a dataset. The technology described herein calculates relative closeness values for alternatives (e.g., virtual machines), and can perform a final ranking of a group of virtual machines based on their associated relative closeness values. The workload prioritization process can be incorporated into a decision engine. The decision engine can be used in various use cases, including backup prioritization, shutdown prioritization during power failures, workflow scheduling prioritization, and the like.