Method, system and program product for monitoring and controlling access to a computer system resource

A system for controlling access to a computer system resource, the system comprising:

• means for monitoring access of at least one entity to the computer system resource;
• means for defining at least one resource utilization threshold metric, wherein the at least one resource utilization threshold metric is a workload characteristic of the computer system resource;
• and
• means for controlling access of the at least one entity to the computer system resource in response to the at least one resource utilization threshold metric being met.

A system for controlling access to a computer system resource, the system comprising:

• a workload evaluator to monitor and control access of at least one entity to the computer system resource;
• wherein the workload evaluator employs at least one resource utilization threshold metric, the at least one resource utilization threshold metric being a workload characteristic of the computer system resource;
• and
• a throttling mechanism to throttle access of the at least one entity to the computer system resource in response to the at least one resource utilization threshold metric being met.

At least one program storage device readable by a machine tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of controlling access to a computer system resource, the method comprising:

• monitoring access of at least one entity to the computer system resource;
• defining at least one resource utilization threshold metric, wherein the at least one resource utilization threshold metric is a workload characteristic of the computer system resource;
• and
• controlling access of the at least one entity to the computer system resource in response to the at least one resource utilization threshold metric being met.