Abstract: A resource management computer node obtains hardware utilization values measured for a hardware resource of a computer system being used by a software application. For a set of the utilization values that were measured during a same time-of-day range on a same day of week, the node determines a count value indicating a number of times the utilization values in the set exceed a count threshold, determines a count percentage based on a ratio of the count value to a sum of count values determined for the same day of week, compares the count percentage to a busy threshold, and, responsive to if the count percentage is determined to exceed the busy threshold, sets a busy indicator object at a location in a resource utilization data structure having a defined correspondence to the time-of-day range. The node controls reservation of hardware resources for the software application responsive to whether the busy indicator object has been set.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining speed benchmark values and throughput benchmark values for a plurality of computing systems, and generating a plurality of sets of first processor scalability factors. For each set of first processor scalability factors, a predicted throughput value is generated for each computing system based on the set of first processor scalability factors and the speed benchmark value of the computing system. The throughput benchmark value is compared to the predicted throughput value for each of the plurality of computing systems, and a set of first processor scalability factors is identified from among the plurality of sets of first processor scalability factors for which, for a largest number of the computing systems, the predicted throughput value of the computing systems is less than a predetermined difference from the throughput benchmark value of the computing systems.

Abstract: Some embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a capacity management node having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor and comprising computer readable program code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations including determining, using historical metric data that is used to determine a performance metric projection corresponding to a network computing resource, a performance projection quality factor that indicates a reliability of the performance metric projection based on a plurality of data driven values and a plurality of user specified values that correspond to the plurality of data driven values.

Abstract: A method includes providing a hierarchy of pattern definitions, wherein each pattern definition in the hierarchy of pattern definitions is associated with a parameter that is used to simulate operation of a computer system, and wherein each pattern definition in the hierarchy of pattern definitions comprises at least a value producer and a time interval, and traversing the hierarchy of pattern definitions for each parameter to select a pattern definition. The method further includes generating an event associated with the parameter in accordance with the value generator of the selected pattern definition, and transmitting the event to a system testing platform.

Abstract: A resource management computer node obtains hardware utilization values measured for a hardware resource of a computer system being used by a software application. For a set of the utilization values that were measured during a same time-of-day range on a same day of week, the node determines a count value indicating a number of times the utilization values in the set exceed a count threshold, determines a count percentage based on a ratio of the count value to a sum of count values determined for the same day of week, compares the count percentage to a busy threshold, and, responsive to if the count percentage is determined to exceed the busy threshold, sets a busy indicator object at a location in a resource utilization data structure having a defined correspondence to the time-of-day range. The node controls reservation of hardware resources for the software application responsive to whether the busy indicator object has been set.