METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA CENTER ANALYSIS AND PLANNING
First Claim
1. A method for planning future investment in a data center, the data center comprising a plurality of classes of data center resources, the method comprising:
- estimating a baseline value for future capacity requirements of the data center, based on historical data center resource consumption data;
generating one or more adjusted values for the future capacity requirements, by altering one or more assumptions in the historical data center resource consumption data;
providing one or more plans by which at least one of the baseline values and the one or more adjusted values can be met; and
projecting costs associated with the one or more plans.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and apparatus for data center analysis and planning. One embodiment of a method for planning future investment in a data center comprising a plurality of data center resources includes estimating a baseline value for future capacity requirements of the data center, based on historical data center resource consumption data, generating one or more adjusted values for the future capacity requirements, by altering one or more assumptions in the historical data center resource consumption data, providing one or more plans by which at least one of the baseline values and the one or more adjusted values can be met and projecting the costs associated with the one or more plans.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for planning future investment in a data center, the data center comprising a plurality of classes of data center resources, the method comprising:
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estimating a baseline value for future capacity requirements of the data center, based on historical data center resource consumption data;
generating one or more adjusted values for the future capacity requirements, by altering one or more assumptions in the historical data center resource consumption data;
providing one or more plans by which at least one of the baseline values and the one or more adjusted values can be met; and
projecting costs associated with the one or more plans. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium containing an executable program for planning future investment in a data center, the data center comprising a plurality of classes of data center resources, where the program performs the steps of:
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estimating a baseline value for future capacity requirements of the data center, based on historical data center resource consumption data;
generating one or more adjusted values for the future capacity requirements, by altering one or more assumptions in the historical data center resource consumption data;
providing one or more plans by which at least one of the baseline values and the one or more adjusted values can be met; and
projecting costs associated with the one or more plans. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for planning future investment in a data center, the data center comprising a plurality of classes of data center resources, the system comprising:
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means for estimating a baseline value for future capacity requirements of the data center, based on historical data center resource consumption data;
means for generating one or more adjusted values for the future capacity requirements, by altering one or more assumptions in the historical data center resource consumption data;
means for providing one or more plans by which at least one of the baseline values and the one or more adjusted values can be met; and
means for projecting costs associated with the one or more plans.
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