Development Pipeline Resource Allocation Using Usage Prediction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing development systems face delays and resource inefficiencies due to inadequate allocation and reservation of computing resources across different stages of the development pipeline, leading to wasted resources and prolonged development cycles.

Innovation Solution

A resource component analyzes historical usage data to predict and estimate resource requirements for subsequent stages, allowing for proactive allocation and reservation of computing resources, thereby reducing delays and optimizing resource utilization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If computing resources are allocated when the stage is reached, then resource allocation simplicity is maintained, but development pipeline delays occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevelopment pipeline speedVSAvoidpipeline delay

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary resource allocation and reservation before the development pipeline stage is reached. The resource component analyzes historical usage data and predicts future resource requirements, allocating resources in advance to prevent pipeline delays while maintaining efficient resource utilization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If computing resources are allocated in advance, then pipeline delays are reduced, but resource waste increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevelopment pipeline speedVSAvoidresource waste

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts resource allocation based on predicted usage patterns. The resource component continuously monitors historical data, updates predictions, and modifies resource reservations accordingly, ensuring resources are allocated in advance when needed while releasing or reducing reservations when not required, thus preventing both delays and waste.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where the resource component analyzes actual resource usage against predictions, continuously improving future predictions. This feedback loop ensures that advance resource allocation is optimized based on real performance data, reducing both pipeline delays and resource waste over time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Device complexity

If resource allocation is done manually, then system complexity is reduced, but resource management efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem complexityVSAvoidresource management efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service resource management where the resource component automatically performs resource allocation, monitoring, and optimization without manual intervention. The system uses historical data to autonomously predict and allocate resources, reducing the need for complex manual management processes while significantly improving resource management efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS12517808B2Managing resources used during a development pipeline

Publication Date: 2026.01.06 RED HAT INC

AI summary

Managing resources used during a development pipeline. A method of the disclosure includes analyzing historical resource usage of an application development system during different stages of a development pipeline for an application. The application development system includes a set of computing resources. The method also includes configuring the set of computing resources of the application development system for a later stage of the development pipeline based on an estimated resource usage.