Regulating capacity and managing services of computing environments and systems that include a database

A system that includes one or more processors operable to:

• control capacity of a database system that includes one or more database nodes operable to process data stored in a database, wherein each one of the one or more database nodes can use one or more resources in connection with the processing of the data stored in the database;
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• effectively changing capacity of the database system from a current computing capacity to another computing capacity that is different than the current capacity, by causing usage capacity of at least one of the resources to be changed from a current usage capacity to another usage capacity different than the current usage capacity.

A non-transient computer readable storage medium that stores at least executable computer code that when executed controls capacity of a database system that includes one or more database nodes operable to process data stored in a database, wherein each one of the one or more database nodes can use one or more resources in connection with the processing of the data stored in the database;

• and wherein the non-transient computer readable storage medium includes:
• executable computer code operable to effectively changing capacity of the database system from a current computing capacity to another computing capacity that is different than the current capacity, by causing usage capacity of at least one of the resources to be changed from a current usage capacity to another usage capacity different than the current usage capacity.

A computer-implemented method for managing one or more services of a database system that includes one or more database nodes operable to process data stored in a database, wherein the database system is operable at a configured capacity which is below its full capacity to serve the one or more services, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• determining whether to use excess capacity available to database system to serve one or more services of the database;
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• using at least a portion of the excess capacity to serve the one or more services of database when the determining determines to use the excess capacity available to the database system to serve one or more services of the database.

A non-transient computer storage medium storing at least executable computer code for managing one or more services of a database system that includes one or more database nodes operable to process data stored in a database, wherein the database system is operable at a configured capacity which is below its full capacity to serve the one or more services, and wherein the non-transient computer storage medium includes:

• executable computer code operable to determine whether to use excess capacity available to database system to serve one or more services of the database;
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• executable computer code operable to use at least a portion of the excess capacity to serve the one or more services of database when the determining determines to use the excess capacity available to the database system to serve one or more services of the database.