BMC Software. has filed a patent for techniques that involve monitoring processor consumption to allocate workloads efficiently. By updating a rolling average of processor consumption and determining a consumption ratio, the system can control the use of priority capacity in processing workloads. GlobalData’s report on BMC Software gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.

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Dynamic workload allocation based on processor consumption ratios

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Credit: BMC Software Inc

The patent application (Publication Number: US20240004693A1) describes a computer program product that is stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and includes instructions for managing processor consumption in a computing device. The product allows for obtaining processor consumption within specific time intervals, updating a rolling average of consumption, converting it to a consumption rate, determining a consumption ratio, and allocating workloads based on this ratio to control the use of priority capacity in processing. The system is particularly useful for mainframe computing devices, where general purpose processors and special purpose processors are involved in workload allocation.

Furthermore, the patent application details a method and a mainframe system that implement the described process of managing processor consumption. The method involves obtaining processor consumption, updating a rolling average, converting it to a consumption rate, determining a consumption ratio, and allocating workloads based on this ratio to control the use of priority capacity. The mainframe system includes memory with instructions for the processor to execute the described process. The system is designed to handle transactional jobs and batch jobs, with a focus on preserving priority capacity for transactional jobs by constraining batch jobs based on the consumption ratio. Additionally, the system can map the consumption ratio to different constraint levels and adjust the workload allocation accordingly. Overall, the patent application introduces a novel approach to efficiently manage processor consumption in computing devices, particularly in mainframe systems, to optimize performance and resource utilization.

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