An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing one or more computer services to a
plurality of customers (A, B, C). At least one virtual machine (VS) is set up on a real computer …

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BACKGROUND The demand on certain physical servers may be greater than others
because of actions being performed thereon. Additional physical servers may be added or …

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(57) ABSTRACT A global server load balancing (GSLB) switch serves as a proxy to an
authoritative DNS communicates with numerous site Switches which are coupled to host …

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US PATENT DOCUMENTS ordered using metrics that include the information collected from
the site switches. In one instance, the GSLB switch 5,031,094. A 7, 1991 Toegel et …

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data center network architecture - Google Patents Agile data center network architecture …

Int-Cl- Systems and methods are provided for reducing latency in G06F 9/46(2006-01)
distributed systems by executing commands as suf? cient G06F 15/16(2006-01) information …

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