Cloud compute scheduling using a heuristic contention model

A method comprising:

• acquiring first performance data corresponding to a first processor, the first performance data associated with accessing a first cache of the first processor with a first virtual machine (VM), the first performance data including a cache hit from the first cache, the first VM allocated to the first processor;
• acquiring second performance data corresponding to a second processor, the second performance data associated with accessing a second cache of the second processor with a second VM, the second VM allocated to the second processor;
• determining, by executing an instruction with a machine, a first metric for the first processor, the first metric based on the first performance data;
• determining, by executing an instruction with the machine, a second metric for the second processor, the second metric based on the second performance data;
• and
• scheduling, by executing an instruction with the machine, a third VM on one of the first processor or the second processor based on the first metric and the second metric.

An apparatus comprising:

• instructions;
• at least a first processor to execute the instructions to:
• acquire first performance data corresponding to a second processor, the first performance data associated with accessing a first cache of the second processor with a first virtual machine (VM), the first performance data including a cache hit from the first cache, the first VM allocated to the second processor;
• acquire second performance data corresponding to a third processor, the second performance data associated with accessing a second cache of the third processor with a second VM, the second VM allocated to the third processor;
• determine a first metric for the second processor, the first metric based on the first performance data;
• determine a second metric for the third processor, the second metric based on the second performance data;
• and
• schedule a third VM on one of the second processor or the third processor based on the first metric and the second metric.