Bank of America Corporation

Michael Scott Goodman

David Pritchard

Barbara R Macy

Jose Antonio Covaria Martinez

Bill Pappas

James Peter Michael Purr

Jason David Barnes

Charles Elliott Wolter

A method for managing business rigor for a financial institution includes receiving business rigor data based on activities to implement a plurality of core products. A performance table, unit cost report, and summary report are created or updated based on the business rigor data. The performance table may include data based on an analysis of the business rigor data; the unit cost report may include a cost report based on the performance table data; and the summary report may include a report based on the unit cost report. The summary report is presented in order to improve the business rigor data.

Method and system for creating data for business rigor measurement and management of capacity, cost and risk

Methods and apparatus for monitoring grid-based computing resources are disclosed. Example embodiments provide for the determination and display of a variety of metrics. Data related to processor utilization by a plurality of applications is accumulated, aggregated, and normalized. At least one metric related to the use of the grid by the plurality of applications is assayed or otherwise determined from the aggregated, normalized data. An archive database for archival storage of at least some of the data can also be provided. In some embodiments, a Web server displays metrics via a Web page. In addition, provision can be made to verify the service level agreement (SLA) compliance of the various resources on the grid.

Method and apparatus for monitoring grid-based computing resources

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