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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Eliezer Segev Wasserkrug, Haifa, IL;
Takayuki Osogami, Yamato, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Described are techniques for establishing a multi-cloud environment. A multi-cloud environment is modeled using a game theoretic model. Furthermore, a probability distribution over information technology costs for both the cloud buyers and cloud providers is created. Additionally, an estimate of the expected utility (measure of how much benefit a party receives or is expected to receive) for each party in a single-cloud environment is calculated. A mechanism (centralized broker) for the multi-cloud environment is then created that collects payments from the cloud buyers and makes payments to the cloud providers using the expected utility for each party in the single-cloud environment and the probability distribution over information technology costs for both the cloud buyers and the cloud providers as parameters for the game theoretic model, such as by applying an automated mechanism design approach to the game theoretic model.