Patents by Inventor Robert L. FORD

Robert L. FORD 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).

  • Workload management for license cost optimization
    Patent number: 10936976
    Abstract: A workload change evaluator may receive workload metrics characterizing a plurality of workloads executed within a license environment during a license period, and cost metrics characterizing license costs incurred by license environment during the license period. A baseline model generator may generate a baseline model providing a time-based contribution of each of the plurality of workloads to the license cost during the license period. A cost estimator may receive a potential workload change, and may estimate a license cost change caused by the potential workload change, based on the baseline model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Boris Ginis, Robert L. Ford, William Northup, Anthony Distauro, Kevin Fernandes
  • WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT FOR LICENSE COST OPTIMIZATION
    Publication number: 20150095089
    Abstract: A workload change evaluator may receive workload metrics characterizing a plurality of workloads executed within a license environment during a license period, and cost metrics characterizing license costs incurred by license environment during the license period. A baseline model generator may generate a baseline model providing a time-based contribution of each of the plurality of workloads to the license cost during the license period. A cost estimator may receive a potential workload change, and may estimate a license cost change caused by the potential workload change, based on the baseline model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Boris GINIS, Robert L. FORD, William NORTHUP, Anthony DISTAURO, Kevin FERNANDES