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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2011
Kevin Wood, Seattle, WA (US);
Salim Alam, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Gregory Marshall Burgess, Redmond, WA (US);
Colin Watson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kevin Wood, Seattle, WA (US);
Salim Alam, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Gregory Marshall Burgess, Redmond, WA (US);
Colin Watson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Collecting usage data in a cluster computing environment. A method includes at a tracker service receiving a request from an at least partially cloud based deployment for an interval for the deployment to report usage information in usage reports. The usage information includes information defining how software in a deployment is used. In response to the request from the deployment, the method further includes, the tracker service providing an interval to the deployment. The method further includes at the tracker service, receiving usage reports from the deployment according to the provided interval.