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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2008
Joseph L. Hellerstein, Ossining, NY (US);
Kaan Katircioglu, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Maheswaran Surendra, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
Joseph L. Hellerstein, Ossining, NY (US);
Kaan Katircioglu, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Maheswaran Surendra, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Techniques are provided for use in accordance with relates to computing utilities. For example, in one aspect of the invention, a method for use in a computing utility, wherein the computing utility comprises a plurality of application service provider systems and a utility controller, and each application service provider system comprising an application controller, comprises the following steps. An application request to one of the plurality of application service provider systems is obtained. Then, in response to the application request, at least one of: (i) the application controller of the application service provider system to which the application request is directed computes a value of a business metric associated with a resource action; and (ii) the utility controller computes a value of a business metric associated with a resource action.