# US 2014/0195683 A1 · Predicting resource provisioning times in a computing environment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0195683 A1 - Document ID: US20140195683A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/734,598 - Filed: 2013-01-04 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: Raymond Perry Ammerman, III; Paul Basil French; Paul Fredric Klein - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195683A1 ## CPC - H04L 41/147: for predicting network behaviour - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for provisioning resources of a computing environment using predictive time analysis. In certain computing environments, such as a highly utilized cloud computing environment, a predictive provisioning analysis engine can determine how long a resource provisioning request can take to complete. By learning from a window of previously completed provisioning requests that is kept current, the predictive provisioning analysis engine can accurately predict when the resource provisioning request can complete. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer program product for resource provisioning in a computing environment, comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein that executes to perform operations, the operations comprising: receiving a provisioning request for resources of the computing environment; executing the provisioning request for resources identified as having at least one of a firm requirement and a soft requirement; adding a provisioning request result to a repository, wherein the repository includes information for predicting a provisioning time to complete a future provisioning request; and determining at least one of a time to provision value and a time to failure value to complete the future provisioning request. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the resources can identify both a firm requirement and a soft requirement. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the firm requirement includes at least one of a platform, a computing resource retention value, a number of computing devices value, and post provisioning module, the post provisioning module comprising at least one of: automating installation of the resource; and configuring a software application. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the soft requirement identifies at least one of a storage device allocation value and a memory size. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the repository further comprises: accumulating window values of completed provisioning requests to predict the provisioning time to complete future provisioning requests. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The computer program product of claim 5, further comprises: comparing at least one window value with a minimum required score value to determine the future use of the at least one window value to predict the provisioning time to complete future provisioning requests. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the minimum required score value dynamically adjusts in relation to a plurality of successful or failed comparisons with the at least one window value. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The computer program product of claim 1, wherein a successful or failed future provisioning request affects the next determining of at least one of a time to provision value and a time to failure value to complete future provisioning requests. ### Claim 9 A system for resource provisioning in a computing environment, comprising: a processor of a computing device of the computing environment; and comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied executed by the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising: receiving a provisioning request for resources of the computing environment; executing the provisioning request for resources identified as having at least one of a firm requirement and a soft requirement; adding a provisioning request result to a repository, wherein the repository includes information for predicting a provisioning time to complete a future provisioning request; and determining at least one of a time to provision value and a time to failure value to complete the future provisioning request. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the repository operates in a computing system of the computing environment. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the repository further operates in memory of the computing system. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the firm requirement includes a platform. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the soft requirement includes values of least one of a storage device and a memory. ### Claim 14 A method for resource provisioning in a computing environment, comprising: receiving a provisioning request for resources of the computing environment; executing the provisioning request for resources identified as having at least one of a firm requirement and a soft requirement; adding a provisioning request result to a repository, wherein the repository includes information for predicting a provisioning time to complete a future provisioning request; and determining at least one of a time to provision value and a time to failure value to complete the future provisioning request. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the resources can identify both a firm requirement and a soft requirement. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the firm requirement includes at least one of a platform, a computing resource retention value, a number of computing devices value, and post provisioning module, the post provisioning module comprising at least one of: automating installation of the resource; and configuring a software application. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the soft requirement identifies at least one of a storage device allocation value and a memory size. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the repository further comprises: accumulating window values of completed provisioning requests to predict the provisioning time to complete future provisioning requests. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, further comprises: comparing at least one window value with a minimum required score value to determine the future use of the at least one window value to predict the provisioning time to complete future provisioning requests. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the minimum required score value dynamically adjusts in relation to a plurality of successful or failed comparisons with the at least one window value. ### Claim 21 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein a successful or failed future provisioning request affects the next determining of at least one of a time to provision value and a time to failure value to complete future provisioning requests.