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Method for predicting problematic configurations and recommending safe configurations

US8041663B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2008
Grant dateOct 18, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/02
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for method for assessing configurations includes steps or acts of: receiving configuration data related to configuration items and problem data related to problem tickets; classifying the configuration data into configuration classes; computing a class probability of the configuration classes; associating each configuration class with the problem tickets related to said configuration class; computing a ticket probability distribution of the problem tickets based on number of incidents; evaluating problem ticket characteristics per configuration class to determine a coefficient of trouble value for each configuration class; ranking the configuration classes according to their coefficient of trouble; wherein a highest ranking has the least coefficient of trouble; determining potentially optimal configurations based on the rankings; and providing to a user migration paths corresponding to the potentially optimal configurations.

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