diff --git a/spring-5-reactive/src/main/java/com/baeldung/reactive/util/CpuUtils.java b/spring-5-reactive/src/main/java/com/baeldung/reactive/util/CpuUtils.java
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+package com.baeldung.reactive.util;
+
+import com.sun.management.OperatingSystemMXBean;
+
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+
+public class CpuUtils {
+
+    private static OperatingSystemMXBean operatingSystemMXBean = (OperatingSystemMXBean) ManagementFactory.getOperatingSystemMXBean();
+
+    static Double getUsage() {
+        return (operatingSystemMXBean.getSystemCpuLoad() / operatingSystemMXBean.getAvailableProcessors()) * 100;
+    }
+
+}