Abstract: Some embodiments provide a novel method of deploying a secondary cluster of one or more service machines to a public secondary cloud to provide a service to supplement a primary cluster of service machines that provide the service in a primary cloud. The method receives a set of one or more user-defined criteria to use to deploy the secondary cluster in the public secondary cloud. After receiving the set of user-defined criteria, the method detects that the secondary cluster is needed to supplement the primary cluster. The method retrieves previously collected data about different public clouds that are candidates for the deployment of the secondary cluster. Based on the set of user-defined criteria, the method analyzes the previously collected data to select for the deployment a particular candidate public cloud as the public secondary cloud. Then, the method deploys the secondary cluster in the selected particular public cloud.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to manufacture gypsum board that directs a first portion of aqueous gypsum slurry to a front cover sheet, directs a second portion of aqueous gypsum slurry to a back cover sheet, passes the back cover sheet over a roller spaced above the front cover sheet so that a majority of the second aqueous gypsum slurry falls off the back cover sheet onto the first portion of aqueous gypsum slurry on the front cover sheet. A gypsum board made by the method or apparatus.

Abstract: A method for customizing settings on a multi-function device (MFD) is disclosed. For example, the method is executed by a processor and includes monitoring user interactions with the MFD, determining that an interaction threshold is exceeded, customizing a setting on the MFD for the user in response to the interaction threshold being exceeded, and adjusting the setting from a default setting on the MFD in response to a subsequent login by the user on the MFD.

Abstract: A method for creating a consolidated work-flow on a multi-function device (MFD) is disclosed. For example, the method is executed by a processor and includes monitoring user interactions with the MFD, determining that an interaction threshold is exceeded, creating the consolidated work-flow for a particular user interaction with the MFD, and creating a short-cut associated with the consolidated work-flow, wherein the short-cut is to be displayed on a user interface (UI) of the MFD, wherein the consolidated work-flow is executed when the short-cut is selected.