Lenovo (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

John Joseph Hedderman

Jimmie Lee Brundidge

James Gordon McLean

Shekhar Joshi

A computer program product provides program instructions configured to be executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform operations. The operations include associating, for each data field among a plurality of data fields of a database, the data field with a subject matter category from among a plurality of subject matter categories; providing data from the database to a first user interface; detecting data entry into a first data field of the database subsequent to providing data from the database to the first user interface; identifying a first subject matter category that is associated with the first data field into which the detected data entry is received; and setting a first flag to indicate that the first user interface has stale data within the first subject matter category without immediately pushing data reflecting the detected data entry to the first user interface.

Setting a flag to indicate that a user interface has stale data within a subject matter category

An apparatus and computer program product include non-transitory computer readable storage media having program instructions executable by a processor to detect that an operation to be performed in a virtual machine needs more data storage space than the current amount of free data storage space available to the virtual machine. Target files are selected, compressed and stored, and the target files are deleted to obtain additional data storage space to support the operation. In response to completion of the operation, temporary files used by the operation are deleted, the compressed files are decompressed, the decompressed target files are stored, and the compressed files are deleted.

Selecting and compressing target files to obtain additional free data storage space to perform an operation in a virtual machine

Systems and methods for maintaining operating consistency for multiple users during firmware updates. According to an aspect, a method includes receiving, at a predetermined time interval, a request from one or more users of an application to carry out a result on a computing device. The method also includes analyzing a plurality of sessions of the application on the computing device servicing one or more users. The method also includes determining if one of the plurality of sessions contains an updated data. Further, the method includes creating at least one of a plurality of consistency groups based on the updated data. Further, the method includes updating, after the predetermined time interval, the application based on the at least one of the plurality of consistency groups.

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John Joseph Hedderman