Patent ID: 8051174
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented system, comprising: a forecast component configured to provide a prediction relating to at least one of login rate or number of connections in a cluster for connection-intensive services at a future time, the forecast component including a load dispatching component configured to distribute incoming login requests to a number of active servers according to at least one of a load balancing mechanism or a load skewing mechanism; a dynamic load analysis component configured to evaluate dynamic behaviors in login rate and number of connections in the cluster as a result of load dispatching; and a provisioning component configured to determine a number of servers in the cluster needed based at least in part on the prediction and dynamic behaviors, the provisioning component including an additional margin in the number of servers needed in accordance with multiplicative factors ascertained based upon the prediction and dynamic behavior, the multiplicative factors including at least the forecast factors portion and a dynamic factors portion.