MULTI-PLATFORM OPTIMIZATION MODEL

A network optimization system that uses multiple devices having different combinations of hardware and software (i.e., platforms). The system assesses, controls and optimizes network performance , providing an efficient interface for installing, configuring and operating various features of the optimization system. Intelligence objects operate at the server node level to dynamically analyze system processes at each server node. One feature allows an object to generate a number representing a local utilization, a measure of one or more performance factors in the platform hosting the object. The local utilization value can be passed to another platform system hosting a second intelligence object, generating its own local utilization value or combining its local utilization value with the passed value to create a composite utilization value that reflects performance of both platforms. Where different values are from different platforms, the system resolves, adjusts, or normalizes the values to achieve a composite value.