Configuring virtual machine images in a networked computing environment

A system for configuring virtual machine (VM) images in a networked computing environment, comprising:

• a bus;
• a processor coupled to the bus;
• and
• a memory medium coupled to the bus, the memory medium comprising instructions to:
• associate a provided VM image with a set of competing VM images;
• receive a designation of a set of statistical actions for the provided VM image, the set of statistical actions comprising a proposed adjustment of a value of an attribute for the provided VM image in response to a corresponding value of the attribute for the set of competing VM images, the proposed adjustment comprising a defined percentage;
• monitor a performance of the provided VM image and a performance of each of the set of competing VM images, the monitoring being performed with respect to a set of predetermined attributes;
• compare the performance of the provided VM image to the performance of each of the set of competing VM images;
• and
• perform at least one of the set of statistical actions based on the comparing;
• wherein the attribute comprises an average life cycle.

A computer program product for configuring virtual machine (VM) images in a networked computing environment, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage memory, to:

• associate a provided VM image with a set of competing VM images;
• receive a designation of a set of statistical actions for the provided VM image, the set of statistical actions comprising a proposed adjustment of a value of an attribute for the provided VM image in response to a corresponding value of the attribute for the set of competing VM images, the proposed adjustment comprising a defined percentage;
• monitor a performance of the provided VM image and a performance of each of the set of competing VM images, the monitoring being performed with respect to a set of predetermined attributes;
• compare the performance of the provided VM image to the performance of each of the set of competing VM images;
• and
• perform at least one of the set of statistical actions based on the comparing wherein the attribute comprises a number of running instances of a corresponding VM.

A method for deploying a system for configuring virtual machine (VM) images in a networked computing environment, comprising:

• providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
• receive a designation of a set of competing VM images corresponding to a provided VM image;
• receive a designation of set of statistical actions for the provided VM image, the set of statistical actions comprising a proposed adjustment of a value of an attribute for the provided VM image in response to a corresponding value of the attribute for the set of competing VM images, the proposed adjustment comprising a defined percentage;
• monitor a performance of the provided VM image and a performance of each of the set of competing VM images with respect to a set of predetermined attributes;
• compare the performance of the provided VM image to the performance of each of the set of competing VM images;
• and
• implement at least one of the set of statistical actions based on the comparing, the implementing comprising causing the proposed adjustment when the value varies from the corresponding value by a predetermined threshold;
• wherein the attribute comprises a cost of using the VM image.