Method, system, and program for scheduling jobs in a computing system

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention include a job scheduling system configured to schedule job execution timings in a computing system; the job scheduling system comprising: a job information receiving module configured to receive job information defining a job pending execution in the computing system, the job information including an indication of computing hardware resources required to execute the job, and an indication of an allocation of application licences required to execute the job; and a job execution scheduler configured to schedule execution of the job at a timing determined in dependence upon the availability of both the indicated computing hardware resources and the indicated application licences.