1. A method, in a data processing system comprising at least one computing device and a plurality of computing resources, comprising: receiving a cohort display request; retrieving a plurality of cohort data records in response to the received request, wherein each of the cohort data records corresponds to a cohort selected from a plurality of cohorts, and wherein the plurality of cohorts are similar computer systems; displaying a plurality of graphic user interface (GUI) controls on a display device, wherein each of the GUI controls corresponds to one of the retrieved cohort data records; receiving a user selection corresponding to a selected one of the GUI controls; and execute a cohort action on the cohort corresponding to the selected GUI control.