IBM Locks Up Cloud Processes With [Obvious] Patents
http://www.informationweek.com/cloud/infrastructure-as-a-service/ibm-locks-up-cloud-processes-with-patents/a/d-id/1321593
One is about scaling down a virtual machine as its
traffic recedes, another deploys sensitive data to a secure
server, and a third creates snapshots of virtual machines for
rapid recovery in the event of a failed workload. These
examples don't necessarily bring to mind a sense of blinding
brilliance or original innovation, but these cloud operations
can be patented.
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