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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Munish Goyal, Armonk, NY (US);
Barbara S. O'Loughlin, Boulder, CO (US);
Sanjay K. Prasad, Bangalore, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, computer program product and a computer system for forecasting resource usage is provided. A processor determines a job forecast. The processor determines a probability of a future usage for a first resource, wherein the first resource is currently assigned to a first job. The processor determines an assignment of a second resource to a forecasted job of the plurality of jobs, wherein the second resource is available for assignment to the forecasted job. The processor determines a probable utilization of the second resource, wherein the probable utilization of the second resource indicates the probability that the second resource will be deployed during assignment to the forecasted job. A processor, in response to the probable utilization of the second resource being below a predetermined value, generates a report including the assignment state of the second resource and probable utilization of the second resource by the forecasted job.