Determining server utilization using upper bound values

A system comprising:

• one or more processors coupled to memory, the one or more processors configured to:
• determine an upper bound of a processing load of a server using data points detected for the processing load over a first range of time, the upper bound determined based on a probability that the data points detected over the first range of time is less than or equal to the upper bound such that less than a total number of the data points over the first range of time are less than or equal to the upper bound;
• determine whether a value of a plurality of values of the upper bound of the processing load is greater than a threshold for processor utilization;
• and
• generate an alert responsive to a comparison of the value of the plurality of values of the upper bound of the processing load with the threshold for processor utilization.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor of a device, cause the processor to:

• determine an upper bound of a processing load using data points detected for the processing load over a first range of time, the upper bound determined based on a probability that the data points detected over the first range of time is less than or equal to the upper bound such that less than a total number of the data points over the first range of time are less than or equal to the upper bound;
• determine whether a value of a plurality of values of the upper bound of the processing load is greater than a threshold for processor utilization;
• and
• generate an alert responsive to a comparison of the value of the plurality of values of the upper bound of the processing load to the threshold for processor utilization.