Abstract: A thing-sourcing project request including requirements for a thing-sourcing task that requires data input by a thing-sourcing device is received from a requestor device. A determination is made if real-time data is needed in order to complete the thing-sourcing task. In response to determining that real-time data is not needed, a determination is made if a similar thing-sourcing task has been previously completed. If not, the method determines if the thing-sourcing task can be completed using pre-existing data. If so, a data archive is searched for relevant pre-existing data that can be used to complete the thing-sourcing task. The thing-sourcing task is completed using the relevant pre-existing data, and a response to the thing-sourcing project request is transmitted to the requestor device.

Abstract: A method includes performing, by a processor: detecting a performance anomaly in a production computer system, generating a snapshot image of software and data that were executed on the production computer system during the performance anomaly, generating diagnostic information for the performance anomaly, communicating the diagnostic information to an experiment computer system, generating an experiment based on the diagnostic information and the snapshot image to create an experimental image, executing the experimental image on the experiment computer system to perform the experiment, and evaluating an effect of the experiment on the performance anomaly.

Abstract: A thing-sourcing project request including requirements for a thing-sourcing task that requires data input by a thing-sourcing device is received from a requestor device. A determination is made if real-time data is needed in order to complete the thing-sourcing task. In response to determining that real-time data is not needed, a determination is made if a similar thing-sourcing task has been previously completed. If not, the method determines if the thing-sourcing task can be completed using pre-existing data. If so, a data archive is searched for relevant pre-existing data that can be used to complete the thing-sourcing task. The thing-sourcing task is completed using the relevant pre-existing data, and a response to the thing-sourcing project request is transmitted to the requestor device.

Abstract: Requirements for a thing-sourcing project that comprises a thing-sourcing task are posted to thing-sourcing participant devices. Electronic requests are received from a first group of the thing-sourcing participant devices, to participate in the task. The electronic request identifies a portion of the task that can be accomplished by the thing-sourcing participant device, but none of the electronic requests indicate that the task can be accomplished entirely by any one of the thing-sourcing participant devices. A second group of the thing-sourcing participant devices is selected from the first group of the thing-sourcing participant devices. The second group of the thing-sourcing participant devices can collectively accomplish the task, even though none of the second group of the thing-sourcing participant devices can accomplish the task individually. Execution of the thing-sourcing project by the second group of the thing-sourcing participant devices is then coordinated.

Abstract: A collaboration pattern is created by crowdsourcing participants by publishing requirements for a crowdsourcing project that includes a crowdsourcing task to the crowdsourcing participants, receiving candidate collaboration patterns for the crowdsourcing task from the crowdsourcing participants, selecting one of the candidate collaboration patterns, and executing the crowdsourcing project using the one of the candidate collaboration patterns. Related methods, systems and computer program products are provided.