Usage pattern virtual machine idle detection

A method for detecting usage patterns in virtual machines, comprising:

• collecting, by at least one computing device, a plurality of utilization metrics from a virtual machine;
• determining, by the at least one computing device, a plurality of clusters to be used for organizing the plurality of utilization metrics into groups;
• assigning, by the at least one computing device, individual utilization metrics from among the plurality of utilization metrics to individual ones of the plurality of clusters;
• computing, by the at least one computing device, a percentage of utilization metrics assigned to at least one of the plurality of clusters, wherein the percentage is computed as compared to a total number of utilization metrics assigned to all of the plurality of clusters;
• and
• determining, by the at least one computing device, that the virtual machine is a utilized virtual machine based on the percentage of utilization metrics.

A system for detecting usage patterns in virtual machines, comprising:

• a memory device configured to store computer-readable instructions thereon;
• and
• at least one computing device configured, through execution of the computer-readable instructions, to at least:
• collect a plurality of utilization metrics from a virtual machine;
• determine a plurality of clusters to be used for organizing the plurality of utilization metrics into groups;
• assign individual utilization metrics from among the plurality of utilization metrics to individual ones of the plurality of clusters;
• compute a percentage of utilization metrics assigned to at least one of the plurality of clusters, wherein the percentage is computed as compared to a total number of utilization metrics assigned to all of the plurality of clusters;
• and
• determine that the virtual machine is a utilized virtual machine based on the percentage of utilization metrics.