International Business Machines Corporation

Abigail Alice Tittizer

Elfred Pagan

Miguel Edmundo Gasca, Jr

Rhonda L Childress

John W Dunsmoir

Mei Yang Selvage

Sheryl S Kinstler

Thomas Henry Barnes

Venkatesan Ramamoorthy

Carol Sue Robertson Walton

Provided is a method for the deployment of resources in a utility services environment, in which various resources are allocated and deallocated according to a calculated need for those resources. Provides is a 'weighted' period of time, or 'window,' corresponding to requests for a particular resource. A configuration file stores information on each resource in the utility services environment and a weighted period of time value corresponding to each resource. A list of provisioning/deprovisioning, or &#x201c;resource.&#x201d; actions corresponding to each resource is maintained. Provisioning/deprovisioning actions are correlated with times of execution. When a request for a provisioning/deprovisioning action is received, the list of actions and the configuration file are examined to determine whether or not the requested action has been executed with respect to the particular action within the weighted period of time. If so, the request is discarded without any action taken. If not, the action is executed.

Avoiding unnecessary provisioning/deprovisioning of resources in a utility services environment

Methods and arrangements to manage comment data that is associated with computer executable code are provided. Comment data associated with a line or lines of executable code can be stored, and a tag can be assigned to the comment, data or the line(s) of code. When it is desired to locate, information about lines of code, tags allow for an improved way to search for the desired lines of code. Thus, in response to a user query for information, a search engine can locate a specific tag or groups of tags and display code and comments associated with the located tag(s).

Managing comments associated with computer code

A solution provided here comprises receiving requests for a service from a plurality of customers, responding to the requests for a service, utilizing a shared infrastructure, and configuring the shared infrastructure, based on stored customer information. Another example of such a solution comprises:

Ordering provisioning request execution based on service level agreement and customer entitlement

A method and implementing computer system are provided for enabling a user to paint a surface a desired final color while using a paint, the color of which appears in raw form different from the desired final color for the painted surface. In an exemplary embodiment, a tile painting application is illustrated and includes a camera arranged to take an image of a bisque tile. When a user applies a glaze to the tile, the camera-computer system analyzes the glaze color among other factors affecting the painting process and an image showing a final color of the tile after firing is presented on the display of the computer system such that by looking at the computer screen, the user is able to see the actual final color of the tile after firing while applying the initial glaze to the bisque tile before firing.

Painting process color compensator

Provided is a system for monitoring resources in a utility computing environment (UCE). Measurements are evaluated to determine whether or not a particular resource requires remedial or other type of action. A sliding measurement window is employed to assemble a number of measurements corresponding to a particular resource. The number of intervals in a sliding measurement window is based upon best practices corresponding to the resource being measured and analyzed. A first threshold-crossing event and subsequent events are stored until the window is full, or closed. When the window is closed, the threshold-crossing measurements are analyzed to determine whether or not there exists an issue with the resource that requires action. Once a window has been closed and analyzed, the first threshold-crossing event and each subsequent event up to a second threshold-crossing event are discarded and the window reopens.

System for first pass filtering of anomalies and providing a base confidence level for resource usage prediction in a utility computing environment

Provided is a method for monitoring resources in a utility computing environment (UCE). Measurements are evaluated to determine whether or not a particular resource requires remedial or other type of action. A sliding measurement window is employed to assemble a number of measurements corresponding to a particular resource. The number of intervals in a sliding measurement window is based upon best practices corresponding to the resource being measured and analyzed. A first threshold-crossing event and subsequent events are stored until the window is full, or closed. When the window is closed, the threshold-crossing measurements are analyzed to determine whether or not there exists an issue with the resource that requires action. Once a window has been closed and analyzed, the first threshold-crossing event and each subsequent event up to a second threshold-crossing event are discarded and the window reopens.

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Abigail Alice Tittizer