Adaptive data collection

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on an adaptive data collection device, causes the adaptive data collection device to:

• discover, by the adaptive data collection device, a set of data collection mechanisms operating within a information technology system;
• for each resource specific piece of data being collected by the set of data collection mechanisms from a single resource being monitored within the information technology system:
• determine, by the adaptive data collection device, whether more than one data collection mechanism of the set of data collection mechanisms is collecting the resource specific piece of data from the single resource;
• and
• responsive to more than one data collection mechanism of the set of data collection mechanisms collecting the resource specific piece of data from the single resource:
• set, by the adaptive data collection device, a time interval to collect the resource specific piece of data from the single resource to a smallest collection interval of the collection intervals utilized by the more than one data collection mechanism;
• suspend, by the adaptive data collection device, collection of the resource specific piece of data from the single resource by each of the more than one data collection mechanism;
• and
• collect, by the adaptive data collection device, the resource specific piece of data from the single resource without utilizing the more than one data collection mechanism;
• determine, by the adaptive data collection device, whether collected resource specific piece of data associated with the resource specific piece of data for the single resource has been requested by one or more applications during a last time interval;
• and
• responsive to the collected resource specific data failing to have been requested by one or more applications during the last time interval, increase, by the adaptive data collection device, a current time interval for collecting the resource specific piece of data by a predetermined time value.

An adaptive data collection apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory, coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• discover, by the adaptive data collection apparatus, a set of data collection mechanisms operating within a information technology system;
• for each resource specific piece of data being collected by the set of data collection mechanisms from a single resource being monitored within the information technology system:
• determine, by the adaptive data collection apparatus, whether more than one data collection mechanism of the set of data collection mechanisms is collecting the resource specific piece of data from the single resource;
• and
• responsive to more than one data collection mechanism of the set of data collection mechanisms collecting the resource specific piece of data from the single resource:
• set, by the adaptive data collection apparatus, a time interval to collect the resource specific piece of data from the single resource to a smallest collection interval of the collection intervals utilized by the more than one data collection mechanism;
• suspend, by the adaptive data collection apparatus, collection of the resource specific piece of data from the single resource by each of the more than one data collection mechanism;
• and
• collect, by the adaptive data collection apparatus, the resource specific piece of data from the single resource without utilizing the more than one data collection mechanism;
• determine, by the adaptive data collection apparatus, whether collected resource piece of data associated with the resource specific piece of data for the single resource has been requested by one or more applications during a last time interval;
• and
• responsive to the collected resource specific piece of data failing to have been requested by one or more applications during the last time interval, increase by the adaptive data collection apparatus, a current time interval for collecting the resource specific piece of data by a predetermined time value.