def instances_by_owner(sample_az)
# Define hash as place holders for data and pull data from HP Console
  total_instance, held_machines = Hash.new(0), Hash.new(0)
  conn = create_connection(sample_az)

# Get List of Instance 'owners' by PPK name
  result = conn.servers.inject([]) { |result,h| result << h.key_name unless result.include?(h.key_name); result }

# Create Hash of Total Instances owned by each PPK that are also in active state aka running
  result.each do |v| conn.servers.each do |n|
        held_machines[v] +=1 if v == n.key_name && n.state=~/ACTIVE/
        end
 end
  held_machines.each do |k,v|
    v ||= 0
    push_data("stats.HPCS.#{sample_az}.instances.owner.#{k} #{v} #{@g.time_now}")
  end
conn = nil
end