Optimizing workflow execution against a heterogeneous grid computing topology

US7810099B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Richard D. Dettinger · Rochester, US
• Cale T. Rath · Byron, US
• Richard J. Stevens · Vergennes, US
• Shannon E. Wenzel · Colby, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2004
• Grant date: Oct 5, 2010
• Expiry date: Aug 3, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/0633
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus to optimize workflow execution by the intelligent dispatching of workflow tasks against a grid computing system or infrastructure are provided. For some embodiments, a grid task dispatcher may be configured to dispatch tasks in a manner that takes into account information about an entire workflow, rather than just an individual task. Utilizing information about the tasks (task metadata), such a workflow-scoped task dispatcher may more optimally assign work to compute resources available on the grid, leading to a decrease in workflow execution time and more efficient use of grid computing resources.