Use of power data in the selection of resources for performance of processes

A computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a process scheduler, executable by the one or more processors, and configured to receive an input, wherein
• the input identifies
• a process of a plurality of processes, wherein
• each process of the plurality of processes is configured to perform a corresponding operation of a plurality of operations, and
• one or more characteristics,
• the one or more characteristics comprise at least one of
• a characteristic of the process, or
• a desired characteristic of a performance of the process,
• each of the plurality of processes is configured to be performed using at least one resource of a plurality of resources coupled to the computer system, and
• the plurality of resources comprise
• a software resource, wherein
• the software resource comprises an application configured to be used in performing the process and to be selected using, at least in part, the one or more characteristics, and
• a hardware resource, wherein
• the hardware resource comprises at least one of
• a computing device configured to execute the application, or
• one or more storage devices associated with the computing device;
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, coupled to the one or more processors, and configured to store one or more databases;
• a power manager module, executable by the one or more processors, configured to access the one or more databases, wherein
• the one or more databases comprise information,
• the information comprises
• power data, wherein
• the power data is received from one or more of the plurality of resources
• the power data represents power usage of each of the plurality of processes as performed using the one or more of the plurality of resources;
• and
• a resource manager, executable by the one or more processors, configured to
• select a selected resource from the plurality of resources based on at least the information, and
• cause the selected resource to perform the process.

A computer program product comprising:

• a plurality of instructions, comprising
• a first set of instructions, executable on a computer system, configured to receive an input, wherein
• the input identifies
• a process of a plurality of processes, wherein
• each process of the plurality of processes is configured to perform a corresponding operation of a plurality of operations, and
• one or more characteristics,
• the one or more characteristics comprise at least one of
• a characteristic of the process, or
• a desired characteristic of a performance of the process,
• each of the plurality of processes is configured to be performed using at least one resource of a plurality of resources coupled to the computer system, and
• the plurality of resources comprise
• a software resource, wherein
• the software resource comprises an application configured to be used in performing the process and to be selected using, at least in part, the one or more characteristics, and
• a hardware resource, wherein
• the hardware resource comprises at least one of
• a computing device configured to execute the application, or
• one or more storage devices associated with the computing device,
• a second set of instructions, executable on the computer system, configured to access one or more databases, wherein
• the one or more databases comprise information,
• the information comprises
• power data, wherein
• the power data is received from one or more resources of the plurality of resources,
• the power data represents power usage of each of the plurality of processes as performed using the one or more of the plurality of resources,
• a third set of instructions, executable on the computer system, configured to select a selected resource from the plurality of resources based on at least the information, and
• a fourth set of instructions, executable on the computer system, configured to cause the selected resource to perform the process;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the instructions are encoded in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.