Automating resource management for distributed business processes

The method of claim I wherein said step of analyzing the structure further comprises:

• performing a dependency separation on said optimization model;
• creating a dependency graph;
• and
• obtaining a relaxation order and complexity information from said dependency graph.

A method for automating resource management, comprising the steps of:

• querying a directory service for information about a plurality of prospective resources that satisfy some given constraints;
• requesting the availability informing from each of said prospective resources;
• running an optimization algorithm with said collected information from said directory service;
• and
• making a reservation of the optimal resources as an atomic transaction.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for causing a computer to automate resource management, said computer readable program code means comprising:
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to map a business process to an optimization model;
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to analyze the structure of said optimization model to obtain complexity information and relaxation ordering from said structure;
• and
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to solve for an optimal assignment for said optimization model.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for causing a computer to automate resource management, said computer readable program code means comprising:
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to query a directory service for information about a plurality of prospective resources that satisfy some given constraints;
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to request the availability informing from each of said prospective resources;
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to run an optimization algorithm with said collected information from said directory service;
• and
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to make a reservation of the optimal resources as an atomic transaction.