Patent ID: 9690627
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06N,G06Q

Claim:
1. A method for forecasting usage of resources, the method comprising: determining, by one or more processors, a forecast for a plurality of jobs; determining, by the one or more processors, a probability of a future usage for a first resource included in a plurality of resources, wherein the first resource is currently assigned to a first job; determining, by the one or more processors, an assignment of a second resource of the plurality of resources to a forecasted job of the plurality of jobs, wherein the second resource is available for assignment to the forecasted job; determining, by the one or more processors, a probable utilization of the second resource, wherein the probable utilization of the second resource indicates the probability that the second resource will be deployed during assignment to the forecasted job; and in response to the probable utilization of the second resource being below a predetermined value, generating, by the one or more processors, a report including the assignment state of the second resource and probable utilization of the second resource by the forecasted job.