Data analytics for adaptive networks

A computing device comprising:

• a processing system including a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
• predicting a first predicted performance of a first virtual machine, wherein the first virtual machine executes an application, wherein the first virtual machine and a second virtual machine are arranged in a hierarchy of virtual machines;
• predicting a second predicted performance of the second virtual machine based on first performance data of the first virtual machine, second performance data of the second virtual machine and a potential transfer of execution of the application from the first virtual machine to the second virtual machine;
• and
• transferring the execution of the application from the first virtual machine to the second virtual machine based on the first predicted performance and the second predicted performance,
• wherein the second virtual machine is identified in accordance with the hierarchy prior to obtaining the second performance data of the second virtual machine.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage device comprising instructions which, when executed by a processing system including a processor, cause the processing system to perform operations comprising:

• predicting a first predicted performance of a first virtual machine, wherein the first virtual machine executes an application, wherein the first virtual machine and a second virtual machine are arranged in a hierarchy of virtual machines;
• predicting a second predicted performance of the second virtual machine, based on first performance data of the first virtual machine, second performance data of the second virtual machine and a potential transfer of execution of the application from the first virtual machine to the second virtual machine;
• and
• transferring the execution of the application from the first virtual machine to the second virtual machine based on the first predicted performance and the second predicted performance,
• wherein the second virtual machine is identified in accordance with the hierarchy prior to obtaining the second performance data of the second virtual machine.