Managing computing resources and reducing execution time using parallel processes

A system for managing computing resources and reducing execution time, comprising:

• a plurality of computing resources executing a plurality of processes based on a first data set;
• and
• a computing resource scheduler connected to the plurality of computing resources that:
• receives a request to calculate a first value based on the first data set;
• initiates parallel execution of the plurality of processes to calculate the first value, wherein each of the plurality of processes is configured to independently calculate the first value based on the first data set;
• receives the first value from a first winning process of the plurality of the processes;
• and
• frees the plurality of computing resources by aborting a losing process of the plurality of processes in response to receiving the first value from the first winning process.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer readable program code embodied therein that operates a computing resource schedule, the computing resource scheduler:

• receives a request to calculate a first value based on a first input data set;
• initiates, on a plurality of computing resources, parallel execution of a plurality of processes to calculate the first value, wherein each of the plurality of processes is configured to independently calculate the first value based on the first data set;
• receives the first value from a first winning process of the plurality of processes;
• and
• frees the plurality of computing resources by aborting a losing process of the plurality of processes in response to receiving the first value from the first winning process.

The non-transitory computer readable medium of 16, wherein:

• aborting the losing process comprises sending a termination message comprising the first value to the comprising losing process;
• the losing process ceases calculation of the first value and initiates calculation of a second value based on the first value in response to the termination message received from the computing resource scheduler;
• and
• the winning process initiates calculation of the second value based on the first value after sending the first value to the computing resource scheduler.