Systems and methods for managing workload of data sources using a data transfer time window

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for managing operation of a deployment comprising data processing systems, the operations comprising:

• obtaining, by a data processing system of the data processing systems, a policy update and a window definition;
• identifying, by the data processing system, a data source that has data usable to perform the policy update;
• identifying, by the data processing system, a point in time to attempt to obtain the data from the data source, the point in time being based on the window definition and a distribution function used by all of the data processing systems to distribute load on the data source and from the data processing systems across time;
• attempting, by the data processing system, to obtain the data from the data source and at the point in time;
• and
• in a first instance of the attempting where the data is successfully obtained:
• updating operation of the data processing system using the data to complete the policy update to facilitate continued provisioning of computer implemented services.

A data processing system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for managing operation of a deployment comprising data processing systems, the operations comprising:
• obtaining, by a data processing system of the data processing systems, a policy update and a window definition;
• identifying, by the data processing system, a data source that has data usable to perform the policy update;
• identifying, by the data processing system, a point in time to attempt to obtain the data from the data source, the point in time being based on the window definition and a distribution function used by all of the data processing systems to distribute load on the data source and from the data processing systems across time;
• attempting, by the data processing system, to obtain the data from the data source and at the point in time;
• and
• in a first instance of the attempting where the data is successfully obtained:
• updating operation of the data processing system using the data to complete the policy update to facilitate continued provisioning of computer implemented services.