Abstract: A method of improving the operational efficiency of segments of a data pipeline of a cloud based transactional processing system with multiple cloud based resources. The Method having a first step to virtually determine an approximation of a processing runtime of computations computing a value from transactions using potentially available resources of said cloud based transactional processing system for processing segments of a pipeline of data wherein said data comprising compensation and payment type data. A second step to determine an actual processing runtime of computations computing a value from actual transactions using actual available resources using available resources for processing segments of a pipeline of data wherein said data comprising compensation and payment type data.