Patents by Inventor John M Oslake

John M Oslake 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).

  • Publication number: 20240061714
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are described for managing cloud services implemented by one or more clusters in a cloud computing environment. Responsive to receiving a first notification indicating that a cloud service implemented by the one or more clusters has not been used for a first predetermined amount of time, the cloud service is maintained in an active state and metadata is updated that specifies the cloud service is in a deactivated state. The metadata is visible to a user interface of a management portal of the cloud computing environment. Responsive to receiving a second notification indicating that the cloud service has not been used for a second predetermined amount of time following the first predetermined amount of time, a deactivation workflow is instantiated to deactivate the cloud service. In a further aspect, a cloud service engine generates the first and second notifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Sachin Subraya PANDIT, Qun GUO, Pankaj ARORA, Shize XU, Venkat PARTHASARATHY, Ajay KALHAN, John M. OSLAKE
  • Publication number: 20230333975
    Abstract: Intelligent memory brokering for multiple process instances, such as relational databases (e.g., SQL servers), reclaims memory based on value, thereby minimizing cost across instances. An exemplary solution includes: based at least on a trigger event, determining a memory profile for each of a plurality of process instances at a computing node; determining an aggregate memory profile, the aggregate memory profile indicating a memory unit cost for each of a plurality of memory units; determining a count of memory units to be reclaimed; identifying, based at least on the aggregate memory profile and the count of memory units to be reclaimed, a count of memory units to be reclaimed within each process instance so that a total cost is minimized to reclaim the determined count; and communicating, to each process instance having identified memory units to be reclaimed, a count of memory units to be reclaimed within the process instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Manoj SYAMALA, Vivek NARASAYYA, Junfeng DONG, Ajay KALHAN, Shize XU, Changsong LI, Pankaj ARORA, Jiaqi LIU, John M. OSLAKE, Arnd Christian KÖNIG
  • Patent number: 11726905
    Abstract: Intelligent memory brokering for multiple process instances, such as relational databases (e.g., SQL servers), reclaims memory based on value, thereby minimizing cost across instances. An exemplary solution includes: based at least on a trigger event, determining a memory profile for each of a plurality of process instances at a computing node; determining an aggregate memory profile, the aggregate memory profile indicating a memory unit cost for each of a plurality of memory units; determining a count of memory units to be reclaimed; identifying, based at least on the aggregate memory profile and the count of memory units to be reclaimed, a count of memory units to be reclaimed within each process instance so that a total cost is minimized to reclaim the determined count; and communicating, to each process instance having identified memory units to be reclaimed, a count of memory units to be reclaimed within the process instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Manoj Syamala, Vivek Narasayya, Junfeng Dong, Ajay Kalhan, Shize Xu, Changsong Li, Pankaj Arora, Jiaqi Liu, John M. Oslake, Arnd Christian König
  • Patent number: 11595319
    Abstract: Techniques for differential overbooking on a cloud database. These techniques may include determining a reservation amount of a multi-tenant resource for a first service of a based upon an overbooking characteristic of the first service, and determining that a total usage value of the multi-tenant resource by a plurality of services is greater than a threshold value. In addition, the techniques may include determining a service usage value of the multi-tenant resource by the first service, determining a first overage value of the first service based on the service usage value and the reservation amount, and performing a resource reclamation process over the multi-tenant resource based on the first overage value of the first service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Changsong Li, Ajay Kalhan, Pankaj Arora, Junfeng Dong, Yi Shan, Christian Konig, Manoj Syamala, Vivek Narasayya, Shize Xu, John M. Oslake, Jiaqi Liu
  • Patent number: 11372770
    Abstract: Methods for determining cache activity and for optimizing cache reclamation are performed by systems and devices. A cache entry access is determined at an access time, and a data object of the cache entry for a current time window is identified that includes a time stamp for a previous access and a counter index. A conditional counter operation is then performed on the counter associated with the index to increment the counter when the time stamp is outside the time window or to maintain the counter when the time stamp is within the time window. A counter index that identifies another counter for a previous time window where the other counter value was incremented for the previous cache entry access causes the other counter to be decremented. A cache configuration command to reclaim, or additionally allocate space to, the cache is generated based on the values of the counters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Junfeng Dong, Ajay Kalhan, Manoj A. Syamala, Vivek R. Narasayya, Changsong Li, Shize Xu, Pankaj Arora, John M. Oslake, Arnd Christian König, Jiaqi Liu
  • Publication number: 20220200927
    Abstract: Techniques for differential overbooking on a cloud database. These techniques may include determining a reservation amount of a multi-tenant resource for a first service of a based upon an overbooking characteristic of the first service, and determining that a total usage value of the multi-tenant resource by a plurality of services is greater than a threshold value. In addition, the techniques may include determining a service usage value of the multi-tenant resource by the first service, determining a first overage value of the first service based on the service usage value and the reservation amount, and performing a resource reclamation process over the multi-tenant resource based on the first overage value of the first service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Changsong Li, Ajay Kalhan, Pankaj Arora, Junfeng Dong, Yi Shan, Christian Konig, Manoj Syamala, Vivek Narasayya, Shize Xu, John M. Oslake, Jiaqi Liu
  • Publication number: 20220075731
    Abstract: Methods for determining cache activity and for optimizing cache reclamation are performed by systems and devices. A cache entry access is determined at an access time, and a data object of the cache entry for a current time window is identified that includes a time stamp for a previous access and a counter index. A conditional counter operation is then performed on the counter associated with the index to increment the counter when the time stamp is outside the time window or to maintain the counter when the time stamp is within the time window. A counter index that identifies another counter for a previous time window where the other counter value was incremented for the previous cache entry access causes the other counter to be decremented. A cache configuration command to reclaim, or additionally allocate space to, the cache is generated based on the values of the counters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Junfeng DONG, Ajay KALHAN, Manoj A. SYAMALA, Vivek R. NARASAYYA, Changsong LI, Shize XU, Pankaj ARORA, John M. OSLAKE, Arnd Christian KÖNIG, Jiaqi LIU
  • Patent number: 11256619
    Abstract: A solution is disclosed for memory management of serverless databases that includes: based at least on detecting a trigger event, determining whether memory is to be reclaimed; based at least on determining that memory is to be reclaimed, determining an amount of memory to be reclaimed; identifying memory to be reclaimed; and reclaiming the identified memory. Disclosed solutions are flexible, enabling customization of the aggressiveness and manner of memory reclamation. This permits users to specify a tailored balance point between performance and cost, for arrangements that bill users based on resource usage (e.g., memory consumed by a serverless database). In some examples, users specify a ramp-down parameter that is used to determine how much memory can be evicted in a particular reclamation event, time intervals (or another criteria) for triggering a reclamation event, and a definition for whether a cache is active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Manoj Syamala, Arnd Christian König, Vivek Narasayya, Junfeng Dong, Ajay Kalhan, Shize Xu, Changsong Li, Pankaj Arora, Jiaqi Liu, John M. Oslake
  • Publication number: 20210141720
    Abstract: Intelligent memory brokering for multiple process instances, such as relational databases (e.g., SQL servers), reclaims memory based on value, thereby minimizing cost across instances. An exemplary solution includes: based at least on a trigger event, determining a memory profile for each of a plurality of process instances at a computing node; determining an aggregate memory profile, the aggregate memory profile indicating a memory unit cost for each of a plurality of memory units; determining a count of memory units to be reclaimed; identifying, based at least on the aggregate memory profile and the count of memory units to be reclaimed, a count of memory units to be reclaimed within each process instance so that a total cost is minimized to reclaim the determined count; and communicating, to each process instance having identified memory units to be reclaimed, a count of memory units to be reclaimed within the process instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Manoj SYAMALA, Vivek NARASAYYA, Junfeng DONG, Ajay KALHAN, Shize XU, Changsong LI, Pankaj ARORA, Jiaqi LIU, John M. OSLAKE, Arnd Christian KÖNIG
  • Patent number: 10936480
    Abstract: Intelligent memory brokering for multiple process instances, such as relational databases (e.g., SQL servers), reclaims memory based on value, thereby minimizing cost across instances. An exemplary solution includes: based at least on a trigger event, determining a memory profile for each of a plurality of process instances at a computing node; determining an aggregate memory profile, the aggregate memory profile indicating a memory unit cost for each of a plurality of memory units; determining a count of memory units to be reclaimed; identifying, based at least on the aggregate memory profile and the count of memory units to be reclaimed, a count of memory units to be reclaimed within each process instance so that a total cost is minimized to reclaim the determined count; and communicating, to each process instance having identified memory units to be reclaimed, a count of memory units to be reclaimed within the process instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Manoj Syamala, Vivek Narasayya, Junfeng Dong, Ajay Kalhan, Shize Xu, Changsong Li, Pankaj Arora, Jiaqi Liu, John M. Oslake, Arnd Christian König
  • Publication number: 20200379896
    Abstract: Intelligent memory brokering for multiple process instances, such as relational databases (e.g., SQL servers), reclaims memory based on value, thereby minimizing cost across instances. An exemplary solution includes: based at least on a trigger event, determining a memory profile for each of a plurality of process instances at a computing node; determining an aggregate memory profile, the aggregate memory profile indicating a memory unit cost for each of a plurality of memory units; determining a count of memory units to be reclaimed; identifying, based at least on the aggregate memory profile and the count of memory units to be reclaimed, a count of memory units to be reclaimed within each process instance so that a total cost is minimized to reclaim the determined count; and communicating, to each process instance having identified memory units to be reclaimed, a count of memory units to be reclaimed within the process instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Manoj SYAMALA, Vivek NARASAYYA, Junfeng DONG, Ajay KALHAN, Shize XU, Changsong LI, Pankaj ARORA, Jiaqi LIU, John M. OSLAKE, Arnd Christian KÖNIG
  • Publication number: 20200349067
    Abstract: A solution is disclosed for memory management of serverless databases that includes: based at least on detecting a trigger event, determining whether memory is to be reclaimed; based at least on determining that memory is to be reclaimed, determining an amount of memory to be reclaimed; identifying memory to be reclaimed; and reclaiming the identified memory. Disclosed solutions are flexible, enabling customization of the aggressiveness and manner of memory reclamation. This permits users to specify a tailored balance point between performance and cost, for arrangements that bill users based on resource usage (e.g., memory consumed by a serverless database). In some examples, users specify a ramp-down parameter that is used to determine how much memory can be evicted in a particular reclamation event, time intervals (or another criteria) for triggering a reclamation event, and a definition for whether a cache is active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Manoj SYAMALA, Arnd Christian KÖNIG, Vivek NARASAYYA, Junfeng DONG, Ajay KALHAN, Shize XU, Changsong LI, Pankaj ARORA, Jiaqi LIU, John M. OSLAKE
  • Patent number: 9015662
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to declaratively managing software applications, dynamically applying configuration changes to a specified software application based on a service level objective (SLO) and to efficiently performing an impact analysis for a specified service level agreement SLO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John M. Oslake, Subramanian Muralidhar, Richard Shawn Bice, Jeffrey Robert Currier, Narayan Mohanrao Nevrekar, Kenneth Van Hyning
  • Publication number: 20140189639
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to declaratively managing software applications, dynamically applying configuration changes to a specified software application based on a service level objective (SLO) and to efficiently performing an impact analysis for a specified service level agreement SLO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: John M. Oslake, Subramanian Muralidhar, Richard Shawn Bice, Jeffrey Robert Currier, Narayan Mohanrao Nevrekar, Kenneth Van Hyning
  • Patent number: 8751415
    Abstract: A method includes displaying a plurality of user modifiable utilization views of a monitored software application, where each of the plurality of user modifiable utilization views is customizable to fit a domain of analysis by identifying one or more resource types of multiple resource components. Each of the plurality of user modifiable utilization views is displayed in one more graphical user interfaces. The method includes determining a desired ordering of the one or more resource types within a hierarchy of types and filtering one or more details of the multiple resource components to create a customized view. A user can navigate between each of the plurality of user modifiable utilization views to dynamically construct related target analysis views including filtered details across one or more other domains of analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Matt Hollingsworth, Colleen Hamilton, John M. Oslake, Shawn Bice, Narayan Nevrekar
  • Patent number: 8707254
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to declaratively managing software applications, dynamically applying configuration changes to a specified software application based on a service level objective (SLO) and to efficiently performing an impact analysis for a specified service level agreement SLO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Oslake, Subramanian Muralidhar, Richard Shawn Bice, Jeffrey Robert Currier, Narayan Mohanrao Nevrekar, Kenneth Van Hyning
  • Publication number: 20130268914
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to declaratively managing software applications, dynamically applying configuration changes to a specified software application based on a service level objective (SLO) and to efficiently performing an impact analysis for a specified service level agreement SLO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: John M. Oslake, Subramanian Muralidhar, Richard Shawn Bice, Jeffrey Robert Currier, Narayan Mohanrao Nevrekar, Kenneth Van Hyning
  • Patent number: 8527238
    Abstract: A method includes determining a total storage input/output capacity of a set of storage elements available for use by a software application located on an operating system volume of a computer system. The total storage input/output capacity is determined by evaluating storage input/output capacity of the storage elements at a physical device level and at a file level. The method includes measuring a number of input/output storage operations performed on behalf of the software application. The method also includes determining a storage input/output utilization of the software application based on the measured number of input/output storage operations as compared to the total storage input/output capacity of the set of storage elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Matt Hollingsworth, John M. Oslake
  • Patent number: 8380684
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing database applications are disclosed. A system includes a fabric that identifies a set of data-tier application components. Each of the data-tier application components includes a logical representation of a collection of database elements. The fabric identifies a set of database runtime resources hosting the set of data-tier application components, and the fabric identifies computing resources used by the set of database runtime resources to host the set of data-tier application components. The system also includes a management point to receive a fabric policy. One or more actions of the fabric policy are automatically applied to affected entities identified by the fabric to bring fabric elements into compliance with the fabric policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Matt Hollingsworth, John M Oslake, Shawn Bice, Ken Van Hyning, Jin Feng, Praveen Seshadri
  • Publication number: 20120102423
    Abstract: A method includes displaying a plurality of user modifiable utilization views of a monitored software application, where each of the plurality of user modifiable utilization views is customizable to fit a domain of analysis by identifying one or more resource types of multiple resource components. Each of the plurality of user modifiable utilization views is displayed in one more graphical user interfaces. The method includes determining a desired ordering of the one or more resource types within a hierarchy of types and filtering one or more details of the multiple resource components to create a customized view. A user can navigate between each of the plurality of user modifiable utilization views to dynamically construct related target analysis views including filtered details across one or more other domains of analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: MATT HOLLINGSWORTH, Colleen Hamilton, John M. Oslake, Shawn Bice