Method and system for business activity monitoring

US7991874B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Robert W. Gulledge · Saint Charles, US
• Brian Bearden · Webster Groves, US
• Gary Lee Dunn · Streamwood, US
• Michael Khalili · Aurora, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 16, 2005
• Grant date: Aug 2, 2011
• Expiry date: Sep 18, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure is directed to an enterprise system including a message topic, a monitor definition, a monitoring manager, and an alert topic. The message topic includes a message associated with performance of a distributed computing application. The monitor definition includes performance rules for evaluating data associated with the message associated with the distributed computing application. The monitor definition is associated with a role. The monitoring manager is configured to access the message topic. The alert topic is configured to receive an alert message from the monitoring manager. The monitoring manager provides the alert message in accordance with the monitor definition. The alert message is accessible to a user associated with the role.