SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC RIGHTSIZING OF CLOUD DESKTOPS BASED ON HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE DATA

1 . A virtual desktop system comprising:

a cloud region that can provide a virtual desktop to a client device of a user, wherein the virtual desktop has a specification of computing resources provided by the cloud region;

a performance analysis service operable to:

collect operational data from use of the virtual desktop by the user:

analyze use of the computing resources of the virtual desktop according to utilization ranges relative to the specification; and

update the specification for the virtual desktop based on a comparison of the utilization range and the specification; and

a control plane coupled to the cloud region to adjust the computing resources of the cloud region for providing the virtual desktop based on the updated specification.

2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the specification includes a set of dimensions including at least one of number of CPU cores; RAM memory, disk size, disk class, and presence of a Graphical Processing Unit (GPU).

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the performance analysis service compares each dimension of the specification with associated data from the collected usage data over a period of usage of the desktop.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the performance analysis service produces a utilization scorecard including an indication of over-utilization or under-utilization of at least one dimension.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the usage data is collected periodically over a series of time points during the user using the virtual desktop.

6 . The system of claim 3 , wherein thresholds are determined for over-utilization and under-utilization.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the performance analysis service updates the specification to reduce resources for a dimension that is under-utilized.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the performance analysis service updates the specification to increase computing resources for a dimension that is over-utilized.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the control plane is operable to change computing resources while the user is using the virtual desktop.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment of the computing resources is based on a pre-determined rule.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the control plane provides a desktop according to the updated specification from another cloud region providing the computing resources to meet the updated specification.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the cloud region includes a desktop agent monitoring the use of the virtual desktop, and wherein the collected operational data is provided by the desktop agent.

13 . A method for managing computing resources for provision of a virtual desktop from a cloud region, the method comprising:

providing a specification of computing resources to provide the virtual desktop to a client device of a user;

collecting operational data from use of the virtual desktop by the user:

analyzing use of the computing resources of the virtual desktop according to utilization ranges relative to the specification;

updating the specification for the virtual desktop based on a comparison of the utilization range and the specification; and

adjusting the computing resources of the cloud region for providing the virtual desktop based on the updated specification.

14 . The method of claim 13 wherein the specification includes a set of dimensions including at least one of number of CPU cores; RAM memory, disk size, disk class, and presence of a Graphical Processing Unit (GPU).

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein analyzing use includes producing a utilization scorecard including an indication of over-utilization or under-utilization of at least one of the set of dimensions.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the usage data is collected periodically over a series of time points during the user using the virtual desktop.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising determining thresholds for over-utilization and under-utilization.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the specification is updated to reduce resources for a dimension that is under-utilized and increasing computing resources for a dimension that is over-utilized.

19 . The method of claim 13 , wherein a control plane provides a desktop according to the updated specification from another cloud region providing the computing resources to meet the updated specification.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

store a specification of computing resources to provide the virtual desktop to a client device of a user;

collect operational data from use of the virtual desktop by the user:

analyze use of the computing resources of the virtual desktop according to utilization ranges relative to the specification;

update the specification for the virtual desktop based on a comparison of the utilization range and the specification; and

adjust the computing resources of the cloud region for providing the virtual desktop based on the updated specification.