System, method and program product for optimizing virtual machine placement and configuration

摘要

A shared resource system, method of optimizing resource allocation in real time and computer program products therefor. At least one client device includes an optimization agent monitoring resource usage and selectively suggesting changes to resource configuration for the client device. A management system, e.g., in a cloud environment selectively makes resource capacity available to client devices and adjusts resource capacity available to client devices in response to the optimization agent. Client devices and provider computers connect over a network. The client devices and provider computer pass messages to each other over the network.

主权项

1. A shared resource system comprising:
a plurality of client devices, including a plurality of optimization agent client devices each including a graphical user interface (GUI) and an optimization agent monitoring resource usage and selectively suggesting resource configuration changes through said at least one client device, each optimization agent client device further
monitoring user interaction with a respective device,analyzing monitored resource usage and interaction, and responsive to analysissuggesting changes to said resource configuration through said GUI, andreceiving responses by said management system to suggested said resource configuration changes through said GUI; a plurality of provider computers in a cloud environment providing a management system, said management system selectively making resource capacity on said plurality of provider computers available to said plurality of client devices and interactively adjusting resource capacity available to said optimization agent client devices responsive to said optimization agent, said each optimization agent further receiving suggested resource configuration changes presented from the management system through said GUI; and a network connecting said plurality of client devices to said provider computers, said plurality of client devices and said provider computers passing messages to each other over said network.