Control server that manages resource servers for selected balance of load

A method, comprising the steps of:

• receiving, from a first resource server of a plurality of resource servers that are allocated to handle a load, a first indicator of a relative availability of the first resource server;
• receiving, from a second resource server of the plurality of resource servers that are allocated to handle the load, a second indicator of a relative availability of the second resource server;
• and
• updating a ranked list of the plurality of resource servers based on the first indicator of relative availability of the first resource server and the second indicator of relative availability of the second resource server.

An article, comprising:

• one or more computer-readable signal-bearing media;
• and
• means in the one or more media for receiving, from a first resource server of a plurality of resource servers that are allocated to handle a load, a first indicator of a relative availability of the first resource server;
• means in the one or more media for receiving, from a second resource server of the plurality of resource servers that are allocated to handle the load, a second indicator of a relative availability of the second resource server;
• and
• means in the one or more media for updating a ranked list of the plurality of resource servers based on the first indicator of relative availability of the first resource server and the second indicator of relative availability of the second resource server.