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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
William Grey, Millwood, NY (US);
Robert C. Hampshire, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Zhen Liu, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Dailun H. Shi, Shanghai, CH;
William Grey, Millwood, NY (US);
Robert C. Hampshire, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Zhen Liu, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Dailun H. Shi, Shanghai, CH;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of and system for managing on-demand service offerings in a service delivery chain. The method comprises the steps of a service provider announcing upfront capacity pricing, an on-demand premium structure, and an on-demand exercise structure; a service distributor committing to upfront capacity and to units of on-demand options; and the service provider provisioning a number of resources to the collection of service distributors. Preferably, the upfront capacity pricing includes three components. A first component is a price structure for capacity or resources to be purchased for immediate use, a second component is an on-demand premium structure, and a third component is an on-demand usage fee structure.