Patent ID: 8365183
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for dynamic resource provisioning for job placement, comprising: receiving a request to perform a job on an unspecified computer device; determining one or more job criteria for performing the job, the one or more job criteria defining one or more operational characteristics needed for a computer device to perform the job; determining one or more utilization criteria for performing the job; providing a list of available computer devices, the list comprising a plurality of computer devices currently provisioned to perform computer operations; from the list of available computer devices, determining a list of suitable computer devices for performing the job by comparing operational characteristics for each available computer device with the job criteria, the list of suitable computer devices comprising one or more computer devices having operational characteristics that satisfy the job criteria; using the utilization criteria to determine whether one or more underutilized computer devices exist on the list of suitable computer devices, the one or more underutilized computer devices having a suitable level of utilization for performing the job; and if the one or more underutilized computer devices exist, forwarding the job to one of the one or more underutilized computer devices.