tycoon
Information Dynamics Lab, HP Labs
Currently, shared IT resources (CPU cycles, disk, etc.) are Business
•Poorly utilized (sub-optimally allocated)
•Slow to adapt (reallocating is laborious)
•Expensive to manage (in $ and user time)
Information
Technology
out of sync: inefficient
Tycoon provides a solution: market-based allocation
•Users pay for what they need
Business
•Bid for resources that are allocated proportionally
•More efficient than current systems
•Proportional share, reservation systems, etc.
•Agile—can shift all resources in the system in seconds
•Scaleable to thousands of users
Information
Technology
in sync: efficient
Key features of the tycoon interface
User Interface
Key features of the tycoon interface
User Interface
Computing resources
can be located
anywhere in the
world
Key features of the tycoon interface
User Interface
Current cost
for using each
machine
Computing resources
can be located
anywhere in the
world
Key features of the tycoon interface
User Interface
All machines together
create a virtual
supercomputer
Current cost
for using each
machine
Computing resources
can be located
anywhere in the
world
Key features of the tycoon interface
User Interface
All machines together
create a virtual
supercomputer
Current cost
for using each
machine
Users can control spending
rate for each machine, or all
machines
Computing resources
can be located
anywhere in the
world
tycoon in action
Job
finishes
in time
User increases spending