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Managing job execution

  • US 8,713,578 B2
  • Filed: 03/31/2009
  • Issued: 04/29/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer program product comprising:

  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code including;

    computer program instructions for receiving a workload plan of jobs, wherein the workload plan of jobs includes a critical job and a predecessor job, wherein the predecessor job must complete execution before the critical job can begin execution, and wherein the critical job must be completed by a deadline;

    computer program instructions for monitoring execution of jobs in the workload plan;

    computer program instructions for determining an ability of the critical job to complete its execution before the deadline based on an execution status of the predecessor job; and

    computer program instructions for updating a risk level assigned to the critical job based on the determination;

    wherein said risk level is updated before execution of the critical job begins.

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