Method and system for dynamic pricing of web services...

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2005-06-21

2010-06-22

Hayes, John W (Department: 3628)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

For cost/price

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07743001

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for dynamic pricing of web services utilization. According to one embodiment, a method may include dynamically predicting utilization of a web services computing resource that is expected to occur during a given interval of time, and dependent upon the dynamically predicted utilization, setting a price associated with utilization of the web services computing resource occurring during the given interval of time. The method may further include providing the price to a customer.

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