System and method for datacenter power management

A system comprising:

• a scheduling server operable to:
• receive the request to execute the application;
• for each of a plurality of datacenters, determine an amount of electricity required to execute the application at the respective datacenter, wherein each of the plurality of datacenters comprises a plurality of processors, and wherein determining the amount of electricity comprises:
• determining an amount of electricity consumed by each of the plurality of processors for a predetermined unit of processing time;
• and
• for each of the plurality of processors at each respective datacenter, determining a number of predetermined units of processing time required to execute the application;
• receive price data for each of the plurality of datacenters, the price data indicative of a price of electricity at each of a plurality of times of day;
• for each of the plurality of datacenters, determine a cost associated with executing the application at the respective datacenter for each of the plurality of times of day based, at least in part, on:
• the amount of electricity required to execute the application at the respective datacenter;
• and
• the price data;
• and
• schedule the application for execution on one of the plurality of datacenters at one of the plurality of times of day based, at least in part, on the cost associated with executing the application at each of the respective datacenters.

A tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising logic, the logic operable, when executed on a process to:

• receive a request for execution of an application;
• for each of a plurality of datacenters, determine an amount of electricity required to execute the application at the respective datacenter, wherein each of the plurality of datacenters comprises a plurality of processors, and wherein determining the amount of electricity comprises:
• determining an amount of electricity consumed by each of the plurality of processors for a predetermined unit of processing time;
• and
• for each of the plurality of processors at each respective datacenter, determining a number of predetermined units of processing time required to execute the application;
• receive price data for each of the plurality of datacenters, the price data indivative of a price electricity at each of a plurality of times of day;
• for each of the plurality of datacenters, determine a cost associated with executing the application at the respective datacenter for each of the plurality of times of day based, at least in part, on:
• the amount of electricity required to execute the application at the respective datacenter;
• and
• the price data;
• and
• schedule the application for execution on one of the plurality of datacenters at one of the plurality of times of day based, at least in part, on the cost associated with executing the application at each of the respective datacenters.

A system comprising:

• means for receiving, with a processor, a request for execution of an application;
• means for determining, for each of a plurality of datacenters, an amount of electricity required to execute the application, wherein each of the plurality of datacenters comprises a plurality of processors, and wherein determining the amount of electricity comprises:
• determining an amount of electricity consumed by each of the plurality of processors for a predetermined unit of processing time;
• and
• for each of the plurality of processors at each respective datacenter, determining a number of predetermined units of processing time required to execute the application;
• means for receiving price data for each of the plurality of datacenters, the price data indicative of a price of electricity at each of a plurality of times of day;
• means for determining, for each of the plurality of datacenters, a cost associated with executing the application at each respective datacenter for each of the plurality of times of day based, at least in part, on:
• the amount of electricity required to execute the application at each respective datacenter;
• and
• the price data;
• and
• means for scheduling the application for execution on one of the plurality of datacenters at one of the plurality of times of day based, at least in part, on the cost associated with executing the application at each of the respective datacenters.