Abstract: An event spectator connection tool is a multiprocessor distributed computing system. A memory stores computer instructions that direct processors to maintain a social network database storing records associated with spectators and event hosts. For each spectator, a data structure represents a primary geographic region and a list of interests of the spectator. For each event host, a data structure represents a list of geographic regions and a list of services offered at each venue operated by the event host.

Abstract: An event-to-spectator correlation tool includes a multiprocessor computing system. The multiprocessor computing system has a first processor, a second processor, and at least one memory coupled to the multiprocessor computing system. The at least one memory is arranged to store computer instructions executable by the first and second processors of the multiprocessor computing system. The computer instructions are arranged to direct the multiprocessor computing system to identify a gathering to view an event at a venue. The computer instructions are further arranged to direct the multiprocessor computing system to determine a total possible attendance at the gathering, determine a regional popularity of the event, determine a global popularity of the event, and predict an expected attendance at the venue by cooperatively attenuating the total possible attendance based on a combination of the regional popularity of the event and the global popularity of the event.

Abstract: An event-to-spectator prediction and hosting tool is a multiprocessor computing system having a first processor, a second processor, and at least one memory coupled to the multiprocessor computing system. The at least one memory stores computer instructions that direct the multiprocessor computing system to determine a minimum number of spectators per region (MIN_FANS), identify an event of interest (EVENT), and associate a plurality of regions of interest to the EVENT. Each of the plurality of regions of interest (REGION) has a defined geographic area. For each REGION, a stored first value is an estimated number of spectators (EST_NUM_FANS) for the EVENT in the associated REGION, and for each first value greater than or equal to MIN_FANS, a second value is determined. The second value is a number of gatherings to host, and for each second value, a venue to host a gathering to view the EVENT is selected, sometimes by auction.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for automatically transferring configuration of a virtual machine from one cluster to another cluster. The invention enables an administrator to transfer configuration of a virtual machine by simply specifying a virtual machine to be transferred. The invention then inspects the configuration of the virtual machine on the old cluster as well as the configuration of the old cluster, including the storage (e.g. virtual hard disk) used by the cluster, and then configures a new virtual machine on a new cluster accordingly to match the configuration of the old virtual machine. Similar techniques can also be applied to transfer configuration of an SMB file server.