A method, computer readable medium and system for capacity management and predictive planning includes monitoring one or more factors related to an overall load on at least one of one or more server systems and trending a rate of change of at least one of the one or more monitored factors. A determination...http://www.google.de/patents/US8056082?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8056082 - Capacity management and predictive planning systems based on trended rate change of monitored factors and methods thereof