Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Charles McDaniels

George Ringer

Karin Meier-Magruder

Daniel Dawson

Shawn Becker

David Wells

Raymond Keith Linz

William T Boyd

Bennett L Warriner

David S Riley

Derek Ingalls

Daniel R Cornell

In one embodiment, a change data monitoring system may gather change data from multiple data sources each with a different proprietary source format. The change data monitoring system may receive a change data report having a change data set describing changes made to an online system from a data source of a data source set tracking the online system using multiple proprietary source formats. The change data monitoring system may convert the change data set from a proprietary source format to a standardized data presentation format. The change data monitoring system may present the change data set to a user in the standardized data presentation format.

Real-time change data from disparate sources

Embodiments are directed to automatically controlling network and service quality across datacenters. In one scenario, a computer system identifies portions of work that are to be performed within the datacenter. The computer system creates a request for change (request) in a change management system, where the change management system is configured to store and manage the implementation of requests within the datacenter. Then, upon implementation of the created request, the computer system polls the status of the request to determine whether the portions of work identified in the request can now be performed and, upon determining that the portions of work identified in the request can be performed, the computer system performs the portions of work according to the request. Performance of the specified work according to a request allows for workflows to be controlled based on the request.

Automated network control

Example apparatus and methods manage membership in a collection of servers participating in providing a service. An example device may provide a user interface that provides a single coherent view of the in-service state (e.g., in-service, out-of-service) of members of the collection of servers. The example device may also provide a request monitor that selectively blocks a membership request to a target device when the membership request will cause the set of functionalities to be suspended. If a service manager tries to take the only in-service server out-of-service, the action may be selectively blocked and the service manager may receive a notification of the potential result of the action. Taking a server out-of-service may include stopping messages from flowing to the server.

Managing server membership

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