Displaying computer dashboard information

A system for displaying computer dashboard information in a computing environment, comprising:

• a processor device operable in the computing storage environment, wherein processor device is adapted for:
• monitoring a current value for a parameter of interest of incoming data;
• automatically tracking a plurality of range sizes for maximum values associated with each one of a plurality of time intervals associated with at least one of a plurality of historical values, the plurality of time intervals representing time intervals for a day, a week, a month, and a year;
• displaying in a single gauge of a computing dashboard the maximum values from at least one of the plurality of historical values associated with each one of the plurality of time intervals and incorporating the maximum values for each one of the plurality of time intervals into a background range of colors that are configured to change in the single gauge;
• contrasting the current value against each one of the maximum values for each one of the plurality of time intervals;
• arranging and displaying in the single gauge the maximum values associated with each one of the plurality of time intervals into the background range of colors in such a manner that the maximum values from the least one of the plurality of time intervals are contrasted against the current value for comparison as a single metric;
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• detecting if the current value is greater than each one of the maximum values for the plurality of time intervals, wherein:
• if the current value is greater than each one of the maximum values for each one of the plurality of time intervals, setting at least one of the maximum values as the current value, the at least one of the plurality of historical values updated periodically, and sending a notification that the current value has been exceeded, and
• if the current value is not greater than the each one of the maximum values for each one of the plurality of time intervals, displaying in the single gauge at least one of the maximum values associated with one of the plurality of time intervals contrasted against the current value for comparison.

A computer program product for displaying computer dashboard information in a computing environment by a processor device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

• an executable portion for:
• monitoring a current value for a parameter of interest of incoming data,
• automatically tracking a plurality of range sizes for maximum values associated with each one of a plurality of time intervals associated with at least one of a plurality of historical values, the plurality of time intervals representing time intervals for a day, a week, a month, and a year,
• displaying in a single gauge of a computing dashboard maximum values from at least one of the plurality of historical values associated with each one of the plurality of time intervals and incorporating the maximum values for each one of the plurality of time intervals into a background range of colors that are configured to change in the single gauge, wherein the plurality of time intervals include at least a day, week, month, and year;
• an executable portion for contrasting the current value against each one of the maximum values for each one of the plurality of time intervals and arranging and displaying in the single gauge the maximum values associated with each one of the plurality of time intervals into the background range of colors in such a manner that the maximum values from the least one of the plurality of time intervals are contrasted against the current value for comparison as a single metric;
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• an executable portion for if the current value is greater than each one of the maximum values for the plurality of time intervals, wherein:
• if the current value is greater than each one of the maximum values for each one of the plurality of time intervals, setting at least one of the maximum values as the current value, the at least one of the plurality of historical values updated periodically, and sending a notification that the current value has been exceeded, and
• if the current value is not greater than the each one of the maximum values for each one of the plurality of time intervals, displaying in the single gauge at least one of the maximum values associated with one of the plurality of time intervals contrasted against the current value for comparison.