Patents by Inventor William Earl

William Earl 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).

  • Patent number: 12126536
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide techniques for measuring congestion and controlling quality of service to a shared resource. A module that interfaces with the shared resource monitors the usage of the shared resource by accessing clients. Upon detecting that the rate of usage of the shared resource has exceeded a maximum rate supported by the shared resource, the module determines and transmits a congestion metric to clients that are currently attempting to access the shared resource. Clients, in turn determine a delay period based on the congestion metric prior to attempting another access of the shared resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: VMware LLC
    Inventors: William Earl, Christos Karamanolis
  • Publication number: 20240231846
    Abstract: A system comprises data processing hardware and memory hardware. The memory hardware is in communication with the data processing hardware, and stores instructions that, when executed on the data processing hardware, cause the data processing hardware to perform a plurality of operations. In some examples, one of the operations may include receiving instance management configuration data for a single-tenant software-as-a-service (SaaS) application. Another operation may include further include receiving an image of the single-tenant SaaS application. Yet another operation can include generating, by the control plane manager, a control plane based on the instance management configuration data. The control plane is configured to create multiple instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received image, and to manage the instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received instance management configuration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Roy Peterkofsky, William Earl, Martin Taillefer, Michael Dahlin, Chandra Prasad, Jaroslaw Kowalski, Anna Berenberg, Kristian Kennaway, Alexander Mohr, Jaidev Haridas
  • Patent number: 11922182
    Abstract: A system comprises data processing hardware and memory hardware. The memory hardware is in communication with the data processing hardware, and stores instructions that, when executed on the data processing hardware, cause the data processing hardware to perform a plurality of operations. In some examples, one of the operations may include receiving instance management configuration data for a single-tenant software-as-a-service (SaaS) application. Another operation may include further include receiving an image of the single-tenant SaaS application. Yet another operation can include generating, by the control plane manager, a control plane based on the instance management configuration data. The control plane is configured to create multiple instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received image, and to manage the instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received instance management configuration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Roy Peterkofsky, William Earl, Martin Taillefer, Michael Dahlin, Chandra Prasad, Jaroslaw Kowalski, Anna Berenberg, Kristian Kennaway, Alexander Mohr, Jaidev Haridas
  • Patent number: 11729113
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide techniques for partitioning a resource object into multiple resource components of a cluster of host computer nodes in a distributed resources system. The distributed resources system translates high-level policy requirements into a resource configuration that the system accommodates. The system determines an allocation based on the policy requirements and identifies resource configurations that are available. Upon selecting a resource configuration, the distributed resources system assigns the allocation and associated values to the selected configuration and publishes the new configuration to other host computer nodes in the cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Christos Karamanolis, William Earl, Eric Knauft, Pascal Renauld
  • Patent number: 11704166
    Abstract: Embodiments presented herein techniques for balancing a multidimensional set of resources of different types within a distributed resources system. Each host computer providing the resources publishes a status on current resource usage by guest clients. Upon identifying a local imbalance, the host computer determines a source workload to migrate to or from the resources container to minimize the variance in resource usage. Additionally, when placing a new resource workload, the host computer selects a resources container that minimizes the variance to further balance resource usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Christos Karamanolis, William Earl, Mansi Shah, Nathan Burnett
  • Patent number: 11409705
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide techniques managing a log-structured solid state drive (SSD) format in a distributed storage system. SSDs in the distributed storage system maintains a journal of logical changes to storage objects to persist prepared and committed changes in the latency path. The journal includes metadata entries that describe changes and reference data pages. Dense data structures (such as a logical block addressing table) index the metadata entries. To reduce the amount of overhead in I/O operations, the distributed storage system maintains the dense data structures in memory rather than on disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: William Earl, Christos Karamanolis, Kiran Joshi
  • Publication number: 20220121456
    Abstract: A system comprises data processing hardware and memory hardware. The memory hardware is in communication with the data processing hardware, and stores instructions that, when executed on the data processing hardware, cause the data processing hardware to perform a plurality of operations. In some examples, one of the operations may include receiving instance management configuration data for a single-tenant software-as-a-service (SaaS) application. Another operation may include further include receiving an image of the single-tenant SaaS application. Yet another operation can include generating, by the control plane manager, a control plane based on the instance management configuration data. The control plane is configured to create multiple instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received image, and to manage the instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received instance management configuration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Roy Peterkofsky, William Earl, Martin Taillefer, Michael Dahlin, Chandra Prasad, Jaroslaw Kowalski, Anna Berenberg, Kristian Kennaway, Alexander Mohr, Jaidev Haridas
  • Patent number: 11221860
    Abstract: A system comprises data processing hardware and memory hardware. The memory hardware is in communication with the data processing hardware, and stores instructions that, when executed on the data processing hardware, cause the data processing hardware to perform a plurality of operations. In some examples, one of the operations may include receiving instance management configuration data for a single-tenant software-as-a-service (SaaS) application. Another operation may include further include receiving an image of the single-tenant SaaS application. Yet another operation can include generating, by the control plane manager, a control plane based on the instance management configuration data. The control plane is configured to create multiple instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received image, and to manage the instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received instance management configuration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Roy Peterkofsky, William Earl, Martin Taillefer, Michael Dahlin, Chandra Prasad, Jaroslaw Kowalski, Anna Berenberg, Kristian Kennaway, Alexander Mohr, Jaidev Haridas
  • Publication number: 20210271524
    Abstract: Embodiments presented herein techniques for balancing a multidimensional set of resources of different types within a distributed resources system. Each host computer providing the resources publishes a status on current resource usage by guest clients. Upon identifying a local imbalance, the host computer determines a source workload to migrate to or from the resources container to minimize the variance in resource usage. Additionally, when placing a new resource workload, the host computer selects a resources container that minimizes the variance to further balance resource usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Christos KARAMANOLIS, William EARL, Mansi SHAH, Nathan BURNETT
  • Publication number: 20210266268
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide techniques for partitioning a resource object into multiple resource components of a cluster of host computer nodes in a distributed resources system. The distributed resources system translates high-level policy requirements into a resource configuration that the system accommodates. The system determines an allocation based on the policy requirements and identifies resource configurations that are available. Upon selecting a resource configuration, the distributed resources system assigns the allocation and associated values to the selected configuration and publishes the new configuration to other host computer nodes in the cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Christos KARAMANOLIS, William EARL, Eric KNAUFT, Pascal RENAULD
  • Patent number: 11016820
    Abstract: Embodiments presented herein techniques for balancing a multidimensional set of resources of different types within a distributed resources system. Each host computer providing the resources publishes a status on current resource usage by guest clients. Upon identifying a local imbalance, the host computer determines a source workload to migrate to or from the resources container to minimize the variance in resource usage. Additionally, when placing a new resource workload, the host computer selects a resources container that minimizes the variance to further balance resource usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Christos Karamanolis, William Earl, Mansi Shah, Nathan Burnett
  • Patent number: 11018988
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide techniques for partitioning a resource object into multiple resource components of a cluster of host computer nodes in a distributed resources system. The distributed resources system translates high-level policy requirements into a resource configuration that the system accommodates. The system determines an allocation based on the policy requirements and identifies resource configurations that are available. Upon selecting a resource configuration, the distributed resources system assigns the allocation and associated values to the selected configuration and publishes the new configuration to other host computer nodes in the cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Christos Karamanolis, William Earl, Eric Knauft, Pascal Renauld
  • Publication number: 20210073006
    Abstract: A system comprises data processing hardware and memory hardware. The memory hardware is in communication with the data processing hardware, and stores instructions that, when executed on the data processing hardware, cause the data processing hardware to perform a plurality of operations. In some examples, one of the operations may include receiving instance management configuration data for a single-tenant software-as-a-service (SaaS) application. Another operation may include further include receiving an image of the single-tenant SaaS application. Yet another operation can include generating, by the control plane manager, a control plane based on the instance management configuration data. The control plane is configured to create multiple instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received image, and to manage the instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received instance management configuration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Roy Peterkofsky, William Earl, Martin Taillefer, Michael Dahlin, Chandra Prasad, Jaroslaw Kowalski, Anna Berenberg, Kristian Kennaway, Alexander Mohr, Jaidev Haridas
  • Publication number: 20210075731
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide techniques for measuring congestion and controlling quality of service to a shared resource. A module that interfaces with the shared resource monitors the usage of the shared resource by accessing clients. Upon detecting that the rate of usage of the shared resource has exceeded a maximum rate supported by the shared resource, the module determines and transmits a congestion metric to clients that are currently attempting to access the shared resource. Clients, in turn determine a delay period based on the congestion metric prior to attempting another access of the shared resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: William EARL, Christos KARAMANOLIS
  • Patent number: 10860336
    Abstract: A system comprises data processing hardware and memory hardware. The memory hardware is in communication with the data processing hardware, and stores instructions that, when executed on the data processing hardware, cause the data processing hardware to perform a plurality of operations. In some examples, one of the operations may include receiving instance management configuration data for a single-tenant software-as-a-service (SaaS) application. Another operation may include further include receiving an image of the single-tenant SaaS application. Yet another operation can include generating, by the control plane manager, a control plane based on the instance management configuration data. The control plane is configured to create multiple instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received image, and to manage the instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received instance management configuration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Roy Peterkofsky, William Earl, Martin Taillefer, Michael Dahlin, Chandra Prasad, Jaroslaw Kowalski, Anna Berenberg, Kristian Kennaway, Alexander Mohr, Jaidev Haridas
  • Patent number: 10855602
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide techniques for measuring congestion and controlling quality of service to a shared resource. A module that interfaces with the shared resource monitors the usage of the shared resource by accessing clients. Upon detecting that the rate of usage of the shared resource has exceeded a maximum rate supported by the shared resource, the module determines and transmits a congestion metric to clients that are currently attempting to access the shared resource. Clients, in turn determine a delay period based on the congestion metric prior to attempting another access of the shared resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: William Earl, Christos Karamanolis
  • Patent number: 10769036
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide techniques for updating a distributed transaction log on a previously offline resource object component using distributed transaction logs from active host computer nodes from separate RAID mirror configurations. Each component object maintains a journal (log) where distributed transactions are recorded. If a component object goes offline and subsequently returns (e.g., if the node hosting the component object reboots), the component object is marked as stale. To return the component object to an active state, a distributed resources module retrieves the journals from other resource component objects from other RAID configurations where the data is mirrored. The module filters corresponding data that is missing in the journal of the previously offline corresponding object and merges the filtered data to the journal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: William Earl, Christos Karamanolis, Eric Knauft, Pascal Renauld
  • Publication number: 20190340157
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide techniques managing a log-structured solid state drive (SSD) format in a distributed storage system. SSDs in the distributed storage system maintains a journal of logical changes to storage objects to persist prepared and committed changes in the latency path. The journal includes metadata entries that describe changes and reference data pages. Dense data structures (such as a logical block addressing table) index the metadata entries. To reduce the amount of overhead in I/O operations, the distributed storage system maintains the dense data structures in memory rather than on disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: William EARL, Christos KARAMANOLIS, Kiran JOSHI
  • Patent number: 10402374
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide techniques managing a log-structured solid state drive (SSD) format in a distributed storage system. SSDs in the distributed storage system maintains a journal of logical changes to storage objects to persist prepared and committed changes in the latency path. The journal includes metadata entries that describe changes and reference data pages. Dense data structures (such as a logical block addressing table) index the metadata entries. To reduce the amount of overhead in I/O operations, the distributed storage system maintains the dense data structures in memory rather than on disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: William Earl, Christos Karamanolis, Kiran Joshi
  • Publication number: 20190129729
    Abstract: A system comprises data processing hardware and memory hardware. The memory hardware is in communication with the data processing hardware, and stores instructions that, when executed on the data processing hardware, cause the data processing hardware to perform a plurality of operations. In some examples, one of the operations may include receiving instance management configuration data for a single-tenant software-as-a-service (SaaS) application. Another operation may include further include receiving an image of the single-tenant SaaS application. Yet another operation can include generating, by the control plane manager, a control plane based on the instance management configuration data. The control plane is configured to create multiple instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received image, and to manage the instances of the single-tenant SaaS application based on the received instance management configuration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Roy Peterkofsky, William Earl, Martin Taillefer, Michael Dahlin, Chandra Prasad, Jaroslaw Kowalski, Anna Berenberg, Kristian Kennaway, Alexander Mohr, Jaidev Haridas