Microsoft patents cloud system that protects temporary jobs from being cut off
Microsoft describes a method for managing cloud computing resources by predicting which temporary, low-priority tasks can run safely without being interrupted. The system uses machine learning to forecast demand and reserves space for these tasks so they are not suddenly shut down when higher-priority work arrives.
In the filing’s own words
The present application relates to a network, apparatus, and method for resource allocation in a distributed wide area network including a plurality of computing resources configured to instantiate virtual machines. A workload manager for the network predicts, using one or more machine-learning algorithms, based on network utilization and eviction information, a set of stable interruptible virtual machine (IVM) resources having an IVM capacity. The network manager receives a plurality of requests for interruptible workloads. The network manager allocates the interruptible workloads to the stable IVM resources up to the IVM capacity. The network manager may predict a rate of requests for priority uninterruptible workloads and a capacity during a future time period, determine to protect at least one of the interruptible workloads based on the rate of requests and the capacity, and guarantee resources to the at least one interruptible workload as a protected workload for the future time period.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An apparatus for resource allocation in a distributed wide area network, comprising: one or more memories storing computer-executable instructions; and one or more processors, individually or in combination, configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: predict, using one or more machine-learning algorithms, based on network utilization and eviction information, a set of stable interruptible virtual machine resources having an IVM capacity; receive a plurality of requests for interruptible workloads; and allocate the interruptible workloads to the stable IVM resources up to the IVM capacity.
Facts
- Company
- Microsoft (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)
- Official title
- SYSTEM TO PLACE AND PROTECT INTERRUPTIBLE WORKLOADS IN CLOUD ENVIRONMENT
- Publication number
- US20260313463A1
- Application number
- 19480324
- Filed
- Jun 1, 2023
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026
- Inventors
- 12
- Claims
- 38
Classified under
H04W 28/16 Electricity & electronicsG06F 9/45558 Physics & computingMore from Microsoft in AI & software
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