JP6725873B2 - Information processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, and more particularly to an information processing device that predicts a service usage amount.

By not using IT (Information Technology) assets and using services such as cloud, it is possible to use as many computer resources as needed. In such a usage-type service, it is common to perform pay-as-you-go billing according to the amount of computer resources used. Further, as shown in Patent Document 1, charging may be performed according to the specifications of the computer resources used. In such a situation, when making a decision on IT investment in a company, it is required to accurately estimate the usage-type service usage cost before the introduction.

JP, 2014-115905, A

However, the use-type service as described above has a problem that it is difficult to accurately predict the service use cost before the introduction. For example, when the information provided by the service provider is only the usage unit price per unit time, the service usage cost cannot be predicted in advance because the entire usage time is unknown. Further, recently, various charging units have been introduced, and the charging system may be different between the on-premises environment and the cloud environment.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem that it is difficult to predict the usage cost of a service that provides computer resources before the introduction.

An information processing apparatus which is one mode of the present invention,
A usage status acquisition means for executing the target program and acquiring usage status information indicating the usage status of the resources used by the target program;
A billing amount when the target program is executed in the other information processing system based on a billing policy indicating a billing amount according to resource usage in another information processing system and the usage information. A charge amount calculation means for calculating,
With
Take the configuration.

In addition, the program which is one mode of the present invention,
In the information processing device,
A usage status acquisition means for executing the target program and acquiring usage status information indicating the usage status of the resources used by the target program;
A billing amount when the target program is executed in the other information processing system based on a billing policy indicating a billing amount according to resource usage in another information processing system and the usage information. A charge amount calculation means for calculating,
To realize
Take the configuration.

In addition, a billing amount calculation method according to one aspect of the present invention is
Execute the target program to obtain usage status information indicating the usage status of the resources used by the target program,
A billing amount when the target program is executed in the other information processing system based on a billing policy indicating a billing amount according to resource usage in another information processing system and the usage information. calculate,
Take the configuration.

With the above-mentioned configuration of the present invention, it is possible to predict the usage cost of a service that provides computer resources before introduction.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the charging policy acquired with the information processing apparatus disclosed in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the memory profile acquired with the information processing apparatus disclosed in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a charge amount calculated and presented by the information processing device disclosed in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a charge amount calculated and presented by the information processing device disclosed in FIG. 1. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information processing system disclosed in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation screen displayed on the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 3 of this invention.

<Embodiment 1>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 are diagrams for explaining the configuration of the information processing device, and FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the information processing device.

The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is an information processing apparatus used for developing and testing a program (target program), and realizes a so-called on-premises environment. Then, as described below, the information processing apparatus has a function of predicting the charge amount when the developed program is executed in the cloud environment or the on-premises environment as it is, before being transferred to the cloud environment. .. However, the information processing device is not necessarily limited to a device in an on-premises environment for developing and testing a program, and a target program may be developed and tested by another device.

The information processing device is an information processing device including a computing device and a storage device. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus includes a measurement target program execution unit 10, a billing policy acquisition unit 11, a memory profile acquisition unit 12, and a prediction, which are constructed by an installed arithmetic unit executing a program. An amount calculation unit 13 and an estimated amount presentation unit 14 are provided. Further, the information processing device includes a billing policy recording unit 15 and a memory profile recording unit 16 formed in the installed storage device. Each configuration will be described below.

The charging policy acquisition unit 11 has a function of acquiring the charging policy of the execution environment 2 (step S1 in FIG. 6). For example, the billing policy is acquired by connecting to the execution environment 2 using API (Application Programming Interface) or the like and recorded in the billing policy recording unit 2.

Here, the execution environment 2 is an information processing system (another information processing system) that provides an environment in which a program developed/tested by the information processing apparatus 1 is migrated and executed. For example, the execution environment 2 is an information processing system of a cloud environment provided by a cloud service provider or an information processing system of an on-premises environment provided by a company that develops and executes a program. Therefore, for example, the charging policy acquisition unit 11 acquires any charging policy such as connecting to a database provided by a cloud service provider to acquire the charging policy.

When the billing policy recording unit 15 receives the billing policy from the billing policy acquisition unit 11, the billing policy recording unit 15 records the information in the billing policy recording unit 15 (step S2 in FIG. 6), and makes a request from the estimated amount calculation unit 13 described later. It has a function to output according to. FIG. 2 shows an example of billing policy information recorded in the billing policy recording unit 15.

The billing policy information is information indicating a billing amount according to the resource usage status of the execution environment 2 when the program is executed using the execution environment 2 such as a cloud environment or an on-premises environment, that is, a billing system of the execution environment 2. Is information that represents. In the present embodiment, the charging policy information represents a charging system according to the usage amount of the memory, which is a resource of the execution environment 2. In particular, in this embodiment, the charging system, which is the charging policy information, differs depending on whether the execution environment is an on-premises environment or a cloud environment.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the billing policy information in the cloud environment has a billing system according to the cumulative amount of memory used by the program, and the unit is “yen/MB”. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the charging policy information in the on-premises environment has a charging system according to the maximum amount of memory used by the program, and the unit is “yen/GB”. In the example of FIG. 2, the charging policy information as described above is recorded for each of the plurality of execution environments 2. The billing policy information has its value set according to the performance of the resources of each execution environment.

Here, the billing policy information is not necessarily limited to information indicating a billing system according to the amount of memory used. For example, the billing policy information may be information indicating a billing system according to the usage amount of the storage medium of the execution environment 2 or network communication, or information indicating a billing system according to the usage status of any resource. Good.

The memory profile acquisition unit 12 (usage status acquisition means) has a function of measuring and acquiring the usage status of the resources used by the program to be developed (step S3 in FIG. 6). Specifically, the memory profile acquisition unit 12 executes the developed program in the measurement target program execution unit 10, and measures the maximum usage amount and the cumulative usage amount of the memory used by the program as a memory profile. Then, the memory profile acquisition unit 12 records the acquired memory profile in the memory profile recording unit 16.

Upon receiving the memory profile from the memory profile acquisition unit 12, the memory profile recording unit 16 records the information (step S4 in FIG. 6). Then, the memory profile recording unit 16 has a function of outputting the recorded memory profile in response to a request from the predicted amount calculation unit 13.

Here, FIG. 3 shows an example of the memory profile information recorded in the memory profile recording unit 16. As shown in this figure, the memory profile information includes the maximum memory usage amount and the cumulative memory usage amount measured for each program.

The memory profile acquisition unit 12 is not necessarily limited to acquiring the memory profile as described above. For example, when the above-mentioned charging policy information is information indicating a charging system according to the storage medium of the execution environment 2 or the amount of network communication used, corresponding to this, instead of the above memory profile, the program You may acquire the value showing the use condition of the storage medium by execution and network communication.

The estimated amount calculation unit 13 (billing amount calculation means) executes the execution environment based on the charging policy information stored in the charging policy recording unit 15 and the memory profile information recorded in the memory profile recording unit 16. The estimated charging amount, which is the amount charged when the program is executed in 2, is calculated (step S5 in FIG. 6). For example, the estimated amount calculation unit 13 calculates the estimated charge amount by multiplying the unit price of the accumulated memory usage amount of the execution environment shown in FIG. 2 by the accumulated memory use amount of the memory profile shown in FIG. Further, for example, the estimated amount of money calculating unit 13 calculates the estimated charge amount by multiplying the unit price of the maximum amount of memory used in the execution environment shown in FIG. 2 by the maximum amount of memory used in the memory profile shown in FIG.

At this time, the estimated amount calculation unit 13 may calculate the estimated amount charged when the program is executed in one execution environment, or may calculate the estimated amount charged when the program is executed in a plurality of execution environments. Good. For example, when calculating the estimated billing amount in one execution environment that is a cloud environment, the estimated billing amount is calculated by multiplying the unit price of the execution environment by the accumulated memory usage amount. When calculating the estimated billing amount in one execution environment that is an on-premises environment, the estimated billing amount is calculated by multiplying the unit price of the execution environment by the maximum memory usage.

On the other hand, the estimated amount calculation unit 13 calculates the estimated charging amount when the program is executed in a plurality of execution environments, for example, as follows. As an example, when executing a program in multiple cloud environments, multiply the unit price of each execution environment by the appropriate amount of the cumulative memory usage of the program (for example, evenly distribute). Then, the total value thereof is calculated as the estimated charge amount. Also, when executing a program in a mixed environment of cloud environment and on-premises environment, first calculate the billing amount by multiplying the unit price of the on-premises environment by the maximum memory usage, and the cumulative usage of memory for the unit price of the cloud environment. Multiply the amount to calculate the billing amount. Then, the estimated charge amount may be calculated by appropriately discounting (for example, halving) the charge amount obtained by adding these. Furthermore, for example, when executing a program in a mixed environment of a cloud environment and an on-premises environment, first, multiply the unit price of the on-premises environment by a part of the maximum memory usage (for example, half) to calculate the billing amount. Then, the unit price of the cloud environment is multiplied by a part (for example, half) of the accumulated memory usage amount to calculate the charge amount. Then, the results of the respective billing amounts may be added together to calculate the predicted billing amount for the entire program.

The estimated amount calculation unit 13 is not limited to the method described above, and may calculate the estimated charging amount by any method. For example, when the maximum usage amount and cumulative usage amount of each memory usage time are measured and stored as the memory profile information, the charge amount calculated for each execution environment may be deducted according to the usage time. Good. In addition, the estimated amount of money calculation unit 13 may calculate not only the amount of money to be charged by using the memory but also the amount of money to be estimated according to the use of other resources (storage medium or network). That is, as described above, the information processing apparatus 1 acquires a charging policy of other resources of the execution environment 2 and a profile indicating the usage status of other resources of the program, and calculates the estimated charging amount based on these profiles. You may.

Then, the estimated amount calculation section 13 outputs the estimated charging amount calculated as described above to the estimated amount presenting section 6. The estimated amount presentation unit 14 receives the estimated charge amount from the estimated amount calculation unit 5 and presents it to the user (step S6 in FIG. 6). For example, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the estimated charge amount for each program is presented.

FIG. 4 shows an estimated charge amount when the program 1 is executed in one execution environment, that is, one cloud environment or one on-premises environment. In addition, FIG. 5 shows an estimated charge amount when the program 1 is executed in a plurality of execution environments, that is, an execution environment in which a plurality of cloud environments and/or a plurality of on-premises environments are combined.

As described above, according to the present invention, for example, before the program developed/tested in the on-premises environment is transferred to the cloud environment, the billing amount in the cloud environment can be accurately predicted in advance. Further, not only when migrating from the on-premises environment to the cloud environment, but also when migrating to each other or any environment such as a complex environment, it is possible to predict the charge amount after the migration. As a result, it becomes possible to select a more cost-effective service and implement a more efficient program.

<Embodiment 2>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed on the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that shown in FIG. 1 described in the first embodiment. In addition to this, in the present embodiment, the memory profile acquisition unit 12 and the predicted amount calculation unit 13 have the following functions.

First, when the program to be measured is executed by the measurement target program execution unit 10, the memory profile acquisition unit 12 acquires the usage status of the resources used by the component for each component that constitutes the program. For example, when the program is composed of a plurality of components, the maximum memory usage amount and the cumulative memory usage amount when each component is executed are acquired as a memory profile for each component, and the memory profile recording unit 16 To record.

Then, the estimated amount calculation unit 13 calculates the amount charged for each component using the charging policy and the memory profile for each component, and calculates the estimated amount charged for the program based on these. For example, assuming that each component is executed in a different execution environment 2, the charge amount of the component is calculated using the charge policy of the execution environment 2 that executes the component and the memory profile of the component. Then, the estimated charges for the entire program are calculated by adding up the charges for each component. At this time, in the on-premises environment, since only the component that is a part of the program is executed, the calculated charge amount of the component may be appropriately discounted and added to the charge amounts of other components.

Note that the predicted amount calculation unit 13 may accept, for each component, the selection of the execution environment 2 in which the component is executed, and calculate the predicted charging amount of the entire program according to the selection. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, a screen is displayed for the user to select an environment in which the components A, B, C, D,... On this screen, the user selects the on-premise environment or cloud environment for each of the components A, B, C and D with a toggle switch composed of software.

In the example of FIG. 7, only the component A is selected to be executed in the on-premises environment, and the components B, C and D are selected to be executed in the cloud environment. In this case, for the component A, the billing amount is calculated using the billing policy of the on-premises environment and the maximum memory usage amount, and for the components B, C, and D, the billing policy of the cloud environment and the cumulative memory usage amount are calculated, respectively. Calculate the billing amount using. Then, the charge amounts of all the components are summed up, or the charge amount of the component A is appropriately discounted to calculate the estimated charge amount of the entire program.

<Embodiment 3>
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of the information processing apparatus according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8, the information processing apparatus 100 executes a target program and acquires usage status information indicating usage status of resources used by the target program, and a usage status acquisition unit 101, and another information processing system. A charge amount calculation means 102 for calculating the charge amount when the target program is executed in another information processing system based on the charge policy indicating the charge amount according to the resource usage status in the above and the usage status information. And are equipped with. Each of the above-mentioned means 101 and 102 is constructed by an arithmetic unit installed in the information processing apparatus 100 executing a program.

According to the information processing apparatus 100 having the above-described configuration, first, the usage status acquisition unit 101 executes the target program and acquires usage status information indicating the usage status of the resources used by the target program. Then, the charge amount calculation means 102 determines the target program in the other information processing system based on the charge policy indicating the charge amount according to the usage status of the resource in the other information processing system and the usage status information. Calculate the billing amount when executed.

This makes it possible to accurately predict the charge amount in the execution environment before the target program is transferred to the execution environment. As a result, it is possible to select a more cost-effective service and implement a more efficient program.

<Appendix>
The whole or part of the exemplary embodiments disclosed above can be described as the following supplementary notes. Hereinafter, the outline of the configurations of the information processing apparatus, the program, and the charge amount calculation method according to the present invention will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to the following configurations.

(Appendix 1)
A usage status acquisition means for executing the target program and acquiring usage status information indicating the usage status of the resources used by the target program;
A billing amount when the target program is executed in the other information processing system based on a billing policy indicating a billing amount according to resource usage in another information processing system and the usage information. A charge amount calculation means for calculating,
Information processing device equipped with.

(Appendix 2)
The information processing apparatus according to appendix 1,
The usage status acquisition means acquires a maximum usage amount and a cumulative usage amount of resources used by the target program as the usage status information,
The billing amount calculation means is configured to, based on the billing policy according to the maximum usage amount of the resource and the billing policy according to the cumulative usage amount of the resource in the other information processing system, and the usage status information. Calculate the billing amount when the target program is executed in the information processing system,
Information processing device.

(Appendix 3)
The information processing apparatus according to appendix 1 or 2,
The billing amount calculation means is a section for executing the target program for each of the other information processing systems based on the billing policy set for each of the other information processing systems and the usage status information. Calculate the amount of money,
Information processing device.

(Appendix 4)
The information processing apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 3,
The billing amount calculation means executes the target program using a plurality of the other information processing systems based on the billing policy set for each of the other information processing systems and the usage status information. If you calculate the billing amount,
Information processing device.

(Appendix 5)
The information processing apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 4,
The usage status acquisition unit acquires, as the usage status information, the usage status of a resource used by the component for each component that constitutes the target program,
The billing amount calculation means calculates a billing amount for each component when the target program is executed in the other information processing system, based on the billing policy and the usage status information, and for each component. Calculating a charge amount when the target program is executed using the other information processing system based on the charge amount,
Information processing device.

(Appendix 6)
The information processing apparatus according to attachment 5,
The billing amount calculation means receives a selection of the other information processing system to be used for each of the components forming the target program, and for each of the components of the target program based on the billing policy and the usage status information. The charge amount when the component is executed using the other information processing system selected for is calculated, and the target program is executed using the other information processing system based on the charge amount for each component. If you calculate the billing amount,
Information processing device.

(Appendix 7)
In the information processing device,
A usage status acquisition means for executing the target program and acquiring usage status information indicating the usage status of the resources used by the target program;
A billing amount when the target program is executed in the other information processing system based on a billing policy indicating a billing amount according to resource usage in another information processing system and the usage information. A charge amount calculation means for calculating,
A program for realizing.

(Appendix 8)
The program according to Appendix 7,
The usage status acquisition means acquires a maximum usage amount and a cumulative usage amount of resources used by the target program as the usage status information,
The billing amount calculation means is configured to, based on the billing policy according to the maximum usage amount of the resource and the billing policy according to the cumulative usage amount of the resource in the other information processing system, and the usage status information. Calculate the billing amount when the target program is executed in the information processing system,
program.

(Appendix 9)
Execute the target program to obtain usage status information indicating the usage status of the resources used by the target program,
A billing amount when the target program is executed in the other information processing system based on a billing policy indicating a billing amount according to resource usage in another information processing system and the usage information. calculate,
Charge calculation method.

(Appendix 10)
The charge amount calculation method according to attachment 9,
Acquiring the maximum usage amount and the cumulative usage amount of the resources used by the target program as the usage status information,
The target in the other information processing system based on the charging policy according to the maximum usage amount of the resource and the charging policy according to the cumulative usage amount of the resource in the other information processing system and the usage status information. Calculate the billing amount when the program is executed,
Charge calculation method.

(Appendix 11)
The charging amount calculation method according to attachment 9 or 10,
Calculating a billing amount when the target program is executed for each of the other information processing systems, based on the billing policy set for each of the other information processing systems and the usage status information,
Charge calculation method.

(Appendix 12)
The charging amount calculation method according to any one of appendices 9 to 11,
Based on the billing policy set for each of the other information processing systems and the usage status information, a billing amount when the target program is executed using a plurality of the other information processing systems is calculated. ,
Charge calculation method.

(Appendix 13)
The charging amount calculation method according to any one of appendices 9 to 12,
For each component that constitutes the target program, acquires the usage status of the resource used by the component as the usage status information,
Based on the billing policy and the usage status information, a billing amount for each component when the target program is executed in the other information processing system is calculated, and the other billing amount is calculated based on the billing amount for each component. Calculate the charge amount when the target program is executed using the information processing system of
Charge calculation method.

(Appendix 14)
The charging amount calculation method according to attachment 13,
The selection of the other information processing system to be used for each of the components forming the target program is accepted, and the other of the other components selected for each of the components of the target program based on the billing policy and the usage status information. An information processing system is used to calculate a charge amount when the component is executed, and a charge amount is calculated when the target program is executed using the other information processing system based on the charge amount of each component. ,
Charge calculation method.

The above-mentioned program is stored in a storage device or a computer-readable recording medium. For example, the recording medium is a portable medium such as a flexible disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a semiconductor memory.

Although the invention of the present application has been described with reference to the above-described embodiments and the like, the invention of the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Various modifications that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

1 Information Processing Device 2 Execution Environment 10 Measurement Target Program Execution Unit 11 Billing Policy Acquisition Unit 12 Memory Profile Acquisition Unit 13 Predicted Price Calculation Unit 14 Predicted Price Presentation Unit 15 Charging Policy Recording Unit 16 Memory Profile Recording Unit 100 Information Processing Device 101 Usage Status Acquisition means 102 Charge amount calculation means

Claims (8)

A usage status acquisition means for executing the target program and acquiring usage status information indicating the usage status of the resources used by the target program;
A billing amount when the target program is executed in the other information processing system based on a billing policy indicating a billing amount according to resource usage in another information processing system and the usage information. A charge amount calculation means for calculating,
Equipped with
The usage status acquisition unit acquires, as the usage status information, the usage status of a resource used by the component for each component that constitutes the target program,
The billing amount calculation means receives a selection of the other information processing system to be used for each of the components forming the target program, and for each of the components of the target program based on the billing policy and the usage status information. Calculate the charge amount for each component when the component is executed using the other information processing system selected for, and use the other information processing system for the target based on the charge amount for the component. Calculate the billing amount when the program is executed,
Information processing device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
The usage status acquisition means acquires a maximum usage amount and a cumulative usage amount of resources used by the target program as the usage status information,
The billing amount calculation means is configured to, based on the billing policy according to the maximum usage amount of the resource and the billing policy according to the cumulative usage amount of the resource in the other information processing system, and the usage status information. Calculate the billing amount when the target program is executed in the information processing system,
Information processing device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
The billing amount calculation means is a section for executing the target program for each of the other information processing systems based on the billing policy set for each of the other information processing systems and the usage status information. Calculate the amount of money,
Information processing device. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The billing amount calculation means executes the target program using a plurality of the other information processing systems based on the billing policy set for each of the other information processing systems and the usage status information. If you calculate the billing amount,
Information processing device. In the information processing device,
A usage status acquisition means for executing the target program and acquiring usage status information indicating the usage status of the resources used by the target program;
A billing amount when the target program is executed in the other information processing system based on a billing policy indicating a billing amount according to resource usage in another information processing system and the usage information. A charge amount calculation means for calculating,
While realizing
The usage status acquisition unit acquires, as the usage status information, the usage status of a resource used by the component for each component that constitutes the target program,
The billing amount calculation means receives a selection of the other information processing system to be used for each of the components forming the target program, and for each of the components of the target program based on the billing policy and the usage status information. Calculate the charge amount for each component when the component is executed using the other information processing system selected for, and use the other information processing system for the target based on the charge amount for the component. Calculate the billing amount when the program is executed,
A program to make things happen. The program according to claim 5,
The usage status acquisition means acquires a maximum usage amount and a cumulative usage amount of resources used by the target program as the usage status information,
The billing amount calculation means is configured to, based on the billing policy according to the maximum usage amount of the resource and the billing policy according to the cumulative usage amount of the resource in the other information processing system, and the usage status information. Calculate the billing amount when the target program is executed in the information processing system,
program. The information processing device
Execute the target program to obtain usage status information indicating the usage status of the resources used by the target program,
A billing amount when the target program is executed in the other information processing system based on a billing policy indicating a billing amount according to the resource usage state in the other information processing system and the usage state information. calculate,
It is a billing amount calculation method,
Further, the information processing device,
For each component that constitutes the target program, acquires the usage status of the resources used by the component as the usage status information,
The selection of the other information processing system to be used for each of the components constituting the target program is accepted, and the other of the other components selected for each of the components of the target program based on the billing policy and the usage status information. A charge amount for each component when the component is executed by using the information processing system is calculated, and a section when the target program is executed by using the other information processing system based on the charge amount for the component Calculate the amount of money,
Charge calculation method. The charge amount calculation method according to claim 7,
The information processing device is
Acquiring the maximum usage amount and the cumulative usage amount of the resources used by the target program as the usage status information,
The target in the other information processing system based on the charging policy according to the maximum usage amount of the resource and the charging policy according to the cumulative usage amount of the resource in the other information processing system and the usage status information. Calculate the billing amount when the program is executed,
Charge calculation method.

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