System and method for optimizing allocation of cloud desktops based on usage patterns

A method for assigning a cloud desktop to one of a plurality of host servers for executing cloud desktops accessible to client devices operated by a plurality of users via a network, the method comprising:

• collecting usage data from the host servers or the client devices related to the plurality of users that are provided access to the cloud desktops executed by the plurality of hosts;
• determining at least one usage pattern based on collected usage data;
• receiving a request for a cloud desktop from a client device operated by a new user via the network while a first subset of the plurality of available host servers are executing cloud desktops accessed to the client devices of a first subset of the plurality of users during a first shift of a first period of time when the first subset of users use the cloud desktops, wherein at least one of the first subset of the plurality of available host servers has a capability to execute the requested cloud desktop;
• accessing previous usage data for the new user requesting the cloud desktop from a storage device storing the previous usage data, the previous usage data collected by the monitoring service, wherein the previous usage data for the new user indicates the new user is associated with a second shift having a second different period of time when a second plurality of users use the cloud desktops;
• allocating a new host server from a second subset of the plurality of available host servers to execute a new cloud desktop accessible to the client device operated by the new user, from the plurality of available host servers not in the first subset of the plurality of host servers to avoid allocating any of the first subset of the plurality of servers, based on a usage pattern associated with the new user and the plurality of users;
• and
• deallocating the first subset of host servers from executing the cloud desktops for the first subset of the plurality of users at a subsequent time period after the first shift ends.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• collect usage data for a plurality of users of cloud desktops provided by the plurality of hosts;
• determine at least one usage pattern based on collected usage data;
• receive a request for a cloud desktop from a client device operated by a new user while a first subset of the plurality of available host servers are executing cloud desktops accessed to the client devices of a first subset of the plurality of users during a first shift of a first period of time when the first subset of users use the cloud desktops, wherein at least one of the first subset of the plurality of available host servers has a capability to execute the requested cloud desktop;
• determine previous usage data for the new user requesting the cloud desktop from a storage device storing the previous usage data, the previous usage data collected by the monitoring service, wherein the previous usage data for the new user indicates the new user is associated with a second shift having a second different period of time when a second plurality of users use the cloud desktops;
• allocate a new host server from a second subset of the plurality of available host servers to execute a new cloud desktop accessible to the client device operated by the new user, from the plurality of available host servers not in the first subset of the plurality of servers to avoid allocating any of the first subset of the plurality of servers, based on the usage data of the new user and the usage data collected from the plurality of users;
• and
• deallocate the first subset of host servers from executing the cloud desktops for the first subset of the plurality of users at a subsequent time period after the first shift ends.