Apple Inc.

Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Other

Entit Software LLC

Erik L Eidt

Mathias Salle

Alan W Lillich

Sean R Parent

Eric P Traut

Bruce K Jones

Jean-Charles D Mourey

Jeffrey Robert Cobb

Yassine Faihe

Wei-Wei Zhou

Wayne N Meretsky

A secure electronic storage system includes an authentication gateway, a user/system interface coupled to the authentication gateway, a secure digital storage including a plurality of memory blocks (Containers) that store at least one information resource (Fact), wherein a target Container can only be accessed by a Fact comprising a valid authorization path (Authorization), and a memory controller coupling the user/system interface to the secure digital storage. In a non-limiting example embodiment, the memory controller is operative to: (a) manage the creation, sharing and unsharing of Containers; and (b) determine if a request to access a target Container includes a valid Authorization for that Container.

Authorization path secured electronic storage system

Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for exchanging information between information technology (IT) services. An architecture provides separation of concern between the models by separating the models for IT services into an operation model and a structural model that are linked by a service model. The service model can be configurable to extend the operation model. Configuration of the operation model includes defining messages exchanged between the IT services. Configuration of the structural model includes capturing a structure of the IT services. The service model has an association with the structural model, the association making the structural model opaque to the operation model.

Separation of concerns between information technology services models

A method comprises receiving a set of variable parameters, determining at least one computer executable service based on the set of variable parameters, determining if there are more than one computer executable services based on the set of variable parameters, and if there are more than one computer executable services, resolving any conditional attributes between the more than one computer executable services. Each of the at least one computer executable service is characteristically dependent on at least one variable parameter of the set of variable parameters.

Computer executable service

Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for managing best practices in modeling information technology (IT) services. An architecture for validating a service model using a plurality of best practices (PBPs) provides separation of concern between the service model and selection of best practices by enabling an independent selection of the service model and the PBPs. A best practice precedence (BPP) is configured to disambiguate conflicts between the PBPs and select a selected best practice (SBP) from the PBPs. A validation engine validates a compliance or non-compliance of the service model with the SBP. A refined service model is generated by combining selective portions of the SBP with the service model.

Systems and methods for defining best practices, managing best practices, and validating service models

A desired instance of a service model is stored, and an observed instance of the service model is provided. Inconsistencies between the desired instance and the observed instance may be detected based on a comparison between the desired instance and the observed instance.

Information technology service management

Reconfiguring a model [] is described. An instruction is accessed [], wherein the instruction comprises utilizing one or more model elements to reconfigure a model. A refinement chain is utilized [] to access a portion of the model, the portion being non-variable and associated with the instruction, and wherein the refinement chain tracks design changes for the model. A specific instance is located [], the specific instance being closest to the portion within the refinement chain at which an inclusion of the one or more model elements alters a performance of the model to reflect the inclusion. The model is re-instantiated [] utilizing the one or more model elements beginning at the specific instance, thereby enabling a reconfiguration of the model according to the instruction.

Reconfiguring a model

In a method of instantiating an information technology (IT) service in light of maintenance requirements, maintenance window instances are determined. The maintenance instance windows are associated with reusable service instances available in a datacenter. The maintenance window instances are analyzed in conjunction with a service model of said IT service to determine a maintenance efficient binding of a selection of said reusable service instances with which to provide an instance of said IT service.

Instantiating an information technology service in light of maintenance requirements

A method comprises determining available hardware, determining computer executable services based in part on the available hardware, displaying a catalog of the computer executable services, receiving a selection of at least one service of the computer executable services, and instantiating the at least one service on the at least one server. The available hardware comprises at least one server.

Computer executable services

A method and apparatus for distinguishing reference values from non-reference values in a runtime environment is described. A set of volatile registers and a set of non-volatile registers are statically determined. The set of volatile registers is partitioned into reference and non-reference register partitions statically. The set of non-volatile registers is partitioned into reference and non-reference partitions dynamically.

Method and apparatus for distinguishing reference values from non-reference values in a runtime environment

A method and apparatus perform optimizations for interface dispatching in an object-oriented programming environment. Specifically, section of code that dispatches an interface method on a particular object is determined. A table of interfaces associated with the class is examined to locate the interface specified by the dispatch. An offset for a location of the interface is determined, and the offset is cached in a class cache. The class cache is then examined when a next dispatch is received to determine whether the interface associated with the offset in the class cache matches the interface specified by the next dispatch.

Method and apparatus for optimizing interface dispatching in an object-oriented programming environment

Apparatus for executing a plurality of program segments having different object code types in a single program or processor environment

Relocation table entries in a executable object code file are interpreted as relocation instructions rather than as individual specifications for a particular respective relocatable information item. An abstract machine is provided for interpreting the relocation instructions and performing various relocation operations and various control functions for the abstract machine, in response to the relocation instructions. Certain variables contain information which is referenced and updated in response to certain types of the relocation instructions, thereby obviating the need to include such information as part of each relocation instruction. Certain of the relocation instruction types can also specify a particular relocation operation to be performed on a run of n consecutive relocatable information items, where n is specified as part of the relocation instruction. Certain of these relocation instruction types also consider each information item as including two or more individual relocations of the same or different types to perform, thus effectively specifying a run of n repetitions of a pattern of relocations. Other types of relocation instructions are also made available.

Relocatable object code format and method for loading same into a computer system

Relocation table entries in a executable object code file are interpreted as relocation instructions rather than as individual specifications for a particular respective relocatable information item. An abstract machine is provided for interpreting the relocation instructions and performing various relocation operations and various control functions for the abstract machine, in response to the relocation instructions. The abstract machine maintains certain variables containing information which is referenced and updated in response to certain types of the relocation instructions, thereby obviating the need to include such information as part of each relocation instruction. Certain of the relocation instruction types can also specify a particular relocation operation to be performed on a run of n consecutive relocatable information items, where n is specified as part of the relocation instruction. Certain of these relocation instruction types also consider each information item as including two or more individual relocations of the same or different types to perform, thus effectively specifying a run of n repetitions of a pattern of relocations. Other types of relocation instructions are also made available. The file also contains a hashed symbol export table and pattern-initialized data expansion instructions.

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Erik L Eidt