US Patent:
20100191881, Jul 29, 2010
Inventors:
Marcin P. Tauter - Oyster Bay NY, US
Christine Teresa Munson - Long Island City NY, US
Lin Shi - Lake Grove NY, US
Bin Zhao - Toronto, CA
Peter A. Cryer - Mississauga, CA
George D. Watt - Kanata, CA
Vasken Torossian - Round Rock TX, US
Assignee:
Computer Associates Think, Inc. - Islandia NY
International Classification:
G06F 13/00
Abstract:
A method for reserving and provisioning IT resources comprises receiving, from a user, a request to reserve a desired configuration of IT resources. The desired configuration comprises one or more desired technical specifications and a desired reservation time having a start time and an end time. The method further comprises accessing an IT resource database to determine one or more of a plurality of resource pools that the user has access to. The one or more resource pools are consulted to determine if one or more IT resources matching the desired configuration are available. If the one or more IT resources matching the desired configuration are available, the one or more IT resources are reserved for the user and provided to the user at the start time.