Control of Applications That Use System Resources

A computer-implemented method of controlling applications that use system resources, the method comprising:

• monitoring an indication of use of a system resource by a plurality of applications;
• determining whether the indication of use exceeds a predetermined threshold of use;
• if the indication of use exceeds the predetermined threshold of use then determining whether an excessive number of overages of use of the system resource have occurred;
• if the excessive number of overages of use of the system resource has not occurred then:
• bundling the applications using the system resource into a resource group;
• and
• assigning a resource usage rate to the resource group for a first period of time, the assigned resource usage rate being below the indication of use of the system resource, and the assigned resource usage rate applying collectively to the applications in the resource group.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a plurality of system resources;
• a processor;
• and
• at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• run a plurality of applications;
• monitor an indication of use of a system resource of the plurality of system resources by the plurality of applications;
• determine whether the indication of use exceeds a predetermined threshold of use;
• if the indication of use exceeds the predetermined threshold of use:
• bundle the applications using the system resource into a resource group;
• and
• assign a resource usage rate to the resource group for a first period of time, the assigned resource usage rate being below the indication of use of the system resource, and the assigned resource usage rate applying collectively to the applications in the resource group.