Patents by Inventor Elden T. Christensen

Elden T. Christensen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Providing higher workload resiliency in clustered systems based on health heuristics
    Patent number: 10609159
    Abstract: Embodiments provide workload processing for clustered systems. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, a computer-implemented method may include identifying a server as an active node of a cluster; assigning a workload to the server in response to the identification; determining, after the assignment, that the server is no longer an active node of the cluster; calculating, in response to the determination, a probability that the server is capable of continuing to execute the workload; and deciding, based upon the probability, whether to allow the workload to remain assigned to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Lokesh Srinivas Koppolu, David A. Dion, Abhinit Kumar, Amitabh P. Tamhane, Andrea D'Amato, Daniel Upton, Elden T. Christensen, Nicholas Maliwacki
  • Providing Higher Workload Resiliency in Clustered Systems Based on Health Heuristics
    Publication number: 20160036924
    Abstract: Embodiments provide workload processing for clustered systems. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, a computer-implemented method may include identifying a server as an active node of a cluster; assigning a workload to the server in response to the identification; determining, after the assignment, that the server is no longer an active node of the cluster; calculating, in response to the determination, a probability that the server is capable of continuing to execute the workload; and deciding, based upon the probability, whether to allow the workload to remain assigned to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Lokesh Srinivas Koppolu, David A. Dion, Abhinit Kumar, Amitabh P. Tamhane, Andrea D'Amato, Daniel Upton, Elden T. Christensen, Nicholas Maliwacki