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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsKulvir S. Bhogal, Gregory J. Boss, Nitin Gaur, Andrew R. Jones
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Aspects of the present invention provide an approach that evaluates a locally running image (e.g., such as that for a virtual machine (VM)) and determines if that image could run more efficiently and/or more effectively in an alternate computing environment (e.g., a cloud computing environment). Specifically, embodiments of the present invention evaluate the local (existing/target) image's actual and perceived performance, as well as the anticipated/potential performance if the image were to be migrated to an alternate environment. The anticipated/potential performance can be measured based on another image that is similar to the existing/target image but where that image is running in a different computing environment. Regardless, the system would display a recommendation to the end user if it were determined that the image could perform better in the alternate environment (or vice versa). It is understood that performance is just one illustrative metric for which the system would perform a comparison. Other metrics such as cost, reliability, availability, etc. could also be used.
A method for determining an optimal computing environment for running an image, comprising:
A system for determining an optimal computing environment for running an image, comprising:
A computer program product for determining an optimal computing environment for running an image, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media, to:
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