System for optimizing server use in a data center
AssigneePlateSpin Ltd
InventorsDaniel Sieroka, Peter Fagerstroem, Stephen Pollack, Cadman Chui, John Stetic
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Abstract
A system and method for analyzing the usage of servers and their associated applications and providing suggestions on how to best make use of the resources of the servers. Numerous forms of analysis are utilized to provide suggestions to a user for efficient use of the servers. Should a suggestion be accepted by a user a conversion between servers is conducted. Optionally a conversion may be conducted automatically based upon a suggestion.
Claims24
A system for remotely monitoring usage of machines in a data center and suggesting conversions between machines to make efficient use of resources in said data center, said system comprising:
- a) a data collection engine;
- and
- b) an optimization engine operatively coupled to said data collection engine.
A method for remotely monitoring usage of machines in a data center to make efficient use of resources in the data center, the method comprising the steps of:
- collecting performance and machine data;
- analyzing the data;
- and
- suggesting conversions between machines.
A computer readable medium, said medium comprising instructions for remotely monitoring usage of machines in a data center to make efficient use of resources in the data center, said instructions implementing the steps of:
- collecting performance and machine data;
- analyzing the data;
- and
- suggesting conversions between machines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.