Managing computer resources

A computer program product for managing resources in applications running on a computer system, the resources being managed in groups, each group having a unique group name which is dynamically resolvable to an address specific to a particular application, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having programming instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions being executable by a processor of a computer to perform a method, the program instructions comprising instructions for:

• receiving, by the processor, a resource placement request to place a resource in a first application having a first address;
• processing, by the processor, the resource placement request by assigning a group to the resource and a unique resource identifier which combines with the group name to form a unique endpoint for the resource;
• receiving, by the processor, a move request to move the resource out of the first application into a second application having a second address;
• and
• acting, by the processor, on the move request for the resource by moving its group from the first application into the second application by reassigning its group name to the second address, thereby moving all resources in that group to the second application.

A computer system for running applications that host resources and for managing resources within their applications, the resources being managed in groups, each group having a unique group name which is dynamically resolvable to an address specific to a particular application, the system comprising:

• a computer having a processor and a computer-readable storage device;
• a program having programming instructions embodied on the storage device for execution by the processor, the programming instructions comprising instructions to:
• receive a resource placement request to place a resource in a first application having a first address;
• process the resource placement request by assigning a group to the resource and a unique resource identifier which combines with the group name to form a unique endpoint for the resource;
• receive a move request to move the resource out of the first application into a second application having a second address;
• create applications;
• and
• act on a move request for a resource by moving that resource's group from the first application into the second application by reassigning its group name to the second address, thereby moving all resources in that group to the second application.