Calculating Utilization Rate in the Endpoint Dataset

Introduction

The Utilization Rate column under the Endpoints tab in HP WXP Collaboration’s Tech Insights Analytics is calculated as the utilization percentage during a user-defined window each week. This rate is based upon the user-set values for number of workdays per week to be considered, and the number of hours per workday. This in turn defines the number of hours that represents 100% utilization per week, and by extrapolation, the number of hours in a month, quarter or year. (When using a 7-day week, of course, you can simply use the hours per day as the basis for 100% utilization.)

For example, the most utilized endpoint in the example below was used a total of 3361.6 minutes during the month of October. October is 31 days, which means 100% utilization in this case is 31 days x 8 hours/day = 248 hours, or 14,880 minutes. The utilization rate is then simply 3361.6 minutes / 14,880 minutes, or 22.59%.

The utilization workday is set as 7 days / week 8 hours / day by default. You can alter this according to your preference as shown in the example below. Changing the number of days/week and hours/day will change your utilization rate accordingly.

To provide an alternate example using 5 days a week, 8 hours per day as the basis: This means that 40 hours of utilization per week, or 5.71 hours per day, represents 100% utilization. For the same date range, the month of October, 100% utilization would be 31 days x 5.71 hours/day = 177.14 hours = 10,628.57 minutes, meaning the utilization of the top endpoint would be 31.63% (3361.6 minutes / 10,628.57 minutes) in the above case.

Tip:

• Use the date range picker in the top right of any tab within Tech Insights Analytics to change the dates you want to analyze.

• Click the share or forward button at the top right of a page to schedule a one time or recurring report.

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