Activating on-demand computer resources

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed that operate generally to enable activating on-demand computer resources according to a customer's selection of resources, regardless of the type of computer resource to be activated and regardless of the type of activation. Systems according to embodiments of the present invention operate generally by receiving a generic enablement code and activating an on-demand computer resource in dependence upon the generic enablement code. A generic enablement code typically includes a maximum weighted measure of on-demand computer resource utilization. Activating an on-demand computer resource in dependence upon the generic enablement code may be carried out by activating an on-demand computer resource in dependence upon a maximum weighted measure of on-demand computer resource utilization and upon one or more weighting coefficients of on-demand computer resource utilization for one or more on-demand computer resources.

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