THROTTLING IN A MULTITENANT ENVIRONMENT

Organization Name

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor(s)

Bharti Soni of Pune (IN)

Subhojit Roy of Pune (IN)

Komal Shailendra Shah of Pune (IN)

Tej Parkash of Pune (IN)

THROTTLING IN A MULTITENANT ENVIRONMENT - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18178700 titled 'THROTTLING IN A MULTITENANT ENVIRONMENT

Simplified Explanation: The patent application describes computer-implemented methods for throttling in a multitenant environment, where a system administrator assigns service levels to tenants and monitors their activity levels to throttle hosts when necessary.

Assign service levels to tenants in a multitenant environment
Obtain throttling values for hosts associated with each tenant
Monitor activity levels of tenants
Throttle hosts when a tenant's activity level reaches the maximum specified by the service level

Key Features and Innovation:

System administrator assigns service levels to tenants
Throttling values obtained for hosts associated with each tenant
Controller monitors activity levels of tenants
Throttling of hosts based on activity levels reaching maximum specified by service level

Potential Applications: This technology can be applied in cloud computing environments, SaaS platforms, and other multitenant systems where resource allocation needs to be managed efficiently.

Problems Solved: This technology addresses the challenge of ensuring fair resource allocation among tenants in a multitenant environment while maintaining service levels.

Benefits:

Efficient resource allocation
Fair distribution of resources
Maintaining service levels for all tenants

Commercial Applications: The technology can be utilized by cloud service providers, SaaS companies, and other organizations offering multitenant environments to optimize resource allocation and ensure service level agreements are met.

Prior Art: Prior research in the field of multitenant environments and resource allocation may provide insights into similar methods and technologies.

Frequently Updated Research: Stay updated on research related to multitenant environments, resource allocation, and service level management to enhance the effectiveness of this technology.

Questions about Throttling in a Multitenant Environment: 1. How does this technology improve resource allocation in multitenant environments? 2. What are the key factors considered when determining throttling values for hosts in this system?

Question 1: How does this technology improve resource allocation in multitenant environments? This technology improves resource allocation by allowing system administrators to assign service levels to tenants and throttle hosts based on their activity levels, ensuring fair distribution of resources.

Question 2: What are the key factors considered when determining throttling values for hosts in this system? The key factors considered when determining throttling values for hosts include the service levels assigned to tenants, the activity levels of tenants, and the maximum values specified by the service levels.

Original Abstract Submitted

Computer-implemented methods for throttling in a multitenant environment are provided. Aspects include assigning, by a system administrator of the multitenant environment, a service level for each tenant of a plurality of tenants of the multitenant environment and obtaining a throttling value for each of a plurality of hosts associated with each of the plurality of tenants in the multitenant environment. Aspects also include monitoring, by a controller of the multitenant environment, an activity level for each of the plurality of tenants of the multitenant environment. Based on a determination that the activity level for one of the plurality of tenants has reached a maximum value specified by the service level, aspects include throttling one or more of the plurality of hosts associated with the one of the plurality of tenants based on the throttling value for the one or more of the plurality of hosts.