System and method for describing and automatically managing resources

A method for automatically and dynamically allocating resources, comprising:

• noticing a resource allocation initiating event, where the initiating event is associated with resource allocation information;
• automatically allocating one or more resources, wherein the one or more resources are associated with at least one of type data, instance data, characteristic data and resource metadata and where it is determined whether the one or more resources are available for allocation based, at least in part on examining at least one of a resource dependency tree, a resource instance table, resource instances and at least one of the type data, instance data, characteristic data and resource metadata;
• updating at least one of the type data, instance data, characteristic data and resource metadata in response to the automatic allocation;
• monitoring usage of the one or more resources, interactions between the resources, allocation status of the resources, maintenance status of the resources, load balances between the resources and predicted usage of the resources;
• and
• producing feedback data concerning usage of the one or more resources.

A system for automatically and dynamically allocating one or more resources, comprising:

• means for noticing a resource allocation initiating event, where data associated with the resource allocation initiating event specifies one or more desired resources to be allocated;
• means for storing information concerning one or more resources available to be allocated, the information including at least one of type data, instance data, characteristic data and metadata, and where the information is stored until a resource allocation initiating event occurs reguesting the stored information;
• means for resolving one or more dependencies between the one or more available resources;
• means for allocating one or more resources based, at least in part, on examining at least one of a resource dependency tree, a resource instance table and resource instances;
• means for monitoring usage of the one or more resources, interactions between the resources, allocation status of the resources, maintenance status of the resources, load balances between the resources and predicted usage of the resources;
• and
• means for producing feedback data concerning usage of the one or more resources.

A computer readable storage medium tangibly embodying a program of instruction executable by a machine for allocating resources by performing the steps of:

• noticing a resource allocation initiating event, where the initiating event is associated with resource allocation information;
• automatically allocating one or more resources, wherein the one or more resources are associated with at least one of type data, instance data, characteristic data and resource metadata and where it is determined whether the one or more resources are available for allocation based, at least in part on examining at least one of a resource dependency tree, a resource instance table, resource instances and at least one of the type data, instance data, characteristic data and resource metadata;
• updating at least one of the type data, instance data, characteristic data and resource metadata in response to the automatic allocation;
• monitoring usage of the one or more resources, interactions between the resources, allocation status of the resources, maintenance status of the resources, load balances between the resources and predicted usage of the resources;
• and
• producing feedback data concerning usage of the one or more resources.