Providing notification of computing resource availability for on-demand allocation

摘要

Technologies are described herein for providing notifications of computing resource availability for on-demand allocation. A resource request is received from a requesting application indicating the type, size, number, and other parameters of the computing resources desired. Upon determining that the requested computing resources are not immediately available, suitable alternative resources are determined based on the parameters of the requested resources. The availability of computing resources at the service provider is monitored, and when the requested resources or suitable alternatives become available, the requesting application is sent one or more resource availability notifications describing the available resources. The requesting application may then allocate the available resources from the service provider on-demand.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving a request for computing resources of a service provider system from a requesting application; determining that the requested computing resources are not currently available; determining suitable alternative computing resources based, at least in part, on a resource utilization history for a user associated with the request to attempt to satisfy the request, wherein the suitable alternative computing resources comprise computing resources of at least one of a different size, a different type, or a different quantity from the requested computing resources; determining that the suitable alternative computing resources are not currently available; monitoring the availability of the requested computing resources and the suitable alternative computing resources in the service provider system to determine that the requested computer resources or the suitable alternative computing resources are available; and based at least in part on to determining that the requested computer resources or the suitable alternative computing resources are available, sending a resource availability notification to the requesting application indicating that the requested computing resources or the suitable alternative computing resources have become available, wherein the requesting application allocates the requested computing resources or the suitable alternative computing resources indicated in the resource availability notification from the service provider system in response to receiving the resource availability notification.