Systems and methods for identifying usage histories for producing optimized cloud utilization

• US 8,612,615 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2010
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Ferris, James Michael, Riveros, Gerry Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): NANO, SARGON N
• Application Number:
  US12/952,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20120131174A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,120 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709223-229
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5019 Workload prediction
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5083 Techniques for rebalancing the load in a distributed system

Abstract

Embodiments relate to systems and methods for identifying usage histories for producing optimized utilization in a cloud-based network. In particular, a target cloud can receive usage histories corresponding to end user usage in a respective set of other clouds. In embodiments, the target cloud can simulate an execution of the usage histories on resources in the target cloud to generate a set of utilization ratios. Further, the target cloud can determine a desirable usage history from the set of utilization ratios based on highly optimized resource usage within the target cloud. In embodiments, an administrator of the target cloud can provide a deployment recommendation to an administrator of the cloud associated with the desirable usage history.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a processor, a plurality of resource usage histories describing resource usage in a plurality of clouds;

determining, in view of the plurality of resource usage histories, a plurality of resource utilization rates;

identifying, in view of the of resource utilization rates, an optimal resource usage history which optimizes resource usage in a first cloud; and

determining that the optimal usage history is based on a resource utilization rate exceeding a pre-defined usage rate of a resource; and

identifying a second cloud comprising the resource to accommodate resource usage exceeding the pre-defined usage level.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising notifying an administrator of the optimal usage history.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a deployment recommendation for the optimal usage history.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the plurality of utilization rates comprises:

simulating execution the plurality of usage histories in a cloud.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each resource utilization rate of the plurality of resource utilization rates indicates a ratio of utilizing a resource.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the optimal usage history comprises identifying a resource utilization rate that is closest to a pre-defined maximum resource usage rate.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the optimal usage history comprises identifying at least two resource utilization rates a sum of which is closest to a pre-defined maximum resource usage rate.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each resource usage history of the plurality of resource usage histories comprises resource consumption data.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-defined usage rate of a resource equals to 100% usage of the resource.

10. A system, comprising:

a memory; and

processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving a plurality of resource usage histories describing resource usage in a plurality of clouds;

determining, in view of the plurality of resource usage histories, a plurality of resource utilization rates;

identifying, in view of the plurality of resource utilization rates, an optimal resource usage history which optimizes resource usage in a first cloud; and

determining that the optimal usage history is based on a resource utilization rate exceeding a pre-defined usage rate of a resource; and

identifying a second cloud comprising the resource to accommodate resource usage exceeding the pre-defined usage level.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise notifying an administrator of the optimal usage history.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

generating a deployment recommendation for the optimal usage history.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein determining the plurality of utilization rates comprises:

simulating execution the plurality of usage histories in a cloud.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein each resource utilization rate of the plurality of resource utilization rates indicates a ratio of utilizing a resource.

16. The system of claim 10, identifying the optimal usage history comprises identifying at least two resource utilization rates a sum of which is closest to a pre-defined maximum resource usage rate.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein each resource usage history of the plurality of resource usage histories comprises resource consumption data.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the pre-defined usage rate of a resource equals to 100% usage of the resource.

15. The system of claim l0, wherein identifying the optimal usage history comprises identifying a resource utilization rate that is closest to pre-defined maximum resource usage rate.