Energy costs for conducting compute tasks at diverse data center sites are determined and
are then used to route such tasks in a most efficient manner. A given compute task is first …

A method of controlling power usage in a data center includes monitoring a power usage of
a plurality of computers in the data center, generating a signal indicating that the power …

A system and method of scheduling tasks, comprising receiving activity and performance
data from registers or storage locations maintained by hardware and an operating system; …

6,652.374 B2 11/2003 Sharp et al. 7,644,148 B2 1/2010 Ranganathan et al. 6,667,891 B2
12/2003 Coglitore et al. 7,646,590 B1 1/2010 Corhodzic et al. 6,668,565 B1 12/2003 …

2. Description of Related Art The development of the EDVAC computer system of 1948 is
often cited as the beginning of the computer era. Since that time, computer systems have …

BACKGROUND 0001 Service providers (eg, wireless, cellular, etc.) and device
manufacturers are continually challenged to deliver value and convenience to consumers. A …

6,847,995 B1 1/2005 Hubbard et 31 ' 7,783,909 B2 8/2010 Hatasakiet a1. 6,850,408 B1
2/2005 coglitore etal ' 7,818,594 B2 10/2010 Gorbatov et 211. 6,859,366 B2 2/2005 Fink …

The field of the invention is data processing, or, more specifically, methods, apparatus, and
products for scheduling applications for execution on a plurality of compute nodes of a …

(57) ABSTRACT A method of monitoring power load of a data center includes monitoring a
power usage of a cluster of the data center, monitoring a power usage of a power …

A method includes determining a desired power draw for a plurality of loads connected to an
electrical grid, each of the plurality of loads connected to the electrical grid through a load …