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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2009
James Michael Ferris, Cary, NC (US);
Gerry Edward Riveros, Raleigh, NC (US);
James Michael Ferris, Cary, NC (US);
Gerry Edward Riveros, Raleigh, NC (US);
Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
A monitoring system can monitor computing processes in clouds. The monitoring system can verify software license compliance in the computing processes instantiated in the clouds. The monitoring system can generate and maintain a software license knowledge base. The software license knowledge base can include the software license requirements for various software programs. To verify software license compliance, the monitoring system can determine the software programs utilized by the computing processes instantiated in the clouds. The monitoring system can compare the software programs utilized by the computing processes to the software license knowledge base to determine the number of software licenses required by the computing processes. The monitoring system can compare the number of software licenses required to the number of software licenses currently held by the user to determine if the user is in compliance.