International Business Machines Corporation

Pawel K Gocek

Bartlomiej Tomasz Malecki

Tomasz Andrzej Stopa

Michal S Paluch

Piotr Kania

Joanna Wawrzyczek

Grzegorz K Lech

Jan Marszalek

Artur Zezula

Marcin Labenski

Jakub Kania

A method and a related system for identifying unmatched registry entries may be provided. The method may comprise scanning a file system and discovering software based on a file signature, collecting first attributes of the discovered software, collecting native registry entries, and comparing the first attributes against second attributes of the collected registry entries based on a filtering rule. Thereby, the registry entries may be grouped into two groups. One group may represent matched registry entries and the other group may represent unmatched registry entries. The unmatched registry entries may be identified as unequivocal entries for further software discovery.

Identifying unmatched registry entries

A plurality of software instances deployed in a monitored environment are discovered by a software asset management tool operated by a software asset administrator who is responsible for monitoring software license compliance within the monitored environment. The software asset management tool then collects metrics associated with the plurality of software instances. The collected metrics are then provided to a first analytic service adapted to generate analytic information about the plurality of software instances. Using at least the collected metrics, the analytic service generates analytic information. The analytic information is then obtained from the analytic service. By reviewing the analytic information, the software asset administrator is able to obtain additional insight into the monitored environment that would not otherwise be available to him.

Obtaining software asset insight by analyzing collected metrics using analytic services

Software asset management (SAM) for virtual environments performing the following operations: (i) collecting a set of virtual machine (VM) descriptor(s) sets, where each VM descriptor(s) set corresponds to one of the following: a VM appliance or a sealed VM image; (ii) for each VM descriptor(s) set of the set of VM descriptor(s) set(s), determining whether there is a match to an entry in a VM descriptor set/software application mapping data set; and (iii) for each VM descriptor(s) set of the set of VM descriptor(s) set(s), on condition that there is a match, determining an identity of a set of software application(s) in the VM appliance or sealed VM image corresponding to the VM descriptor(s) set based on the respectively matching entry in the VM descriptor/software mapping data set.

Maintenance of a software discovery catalog in a virtual machine  environment

Limiting the number of concurrent requests in a database system. Arranging requests to be handled by the database system in at least one queue. Defining a maximum value (SS) of concurrent requests corresponding to the at least one queue. Monitoring at least one queue utilization parameter corresponding to the at least one queue and calculating a performance value based on the at least one queue utilization parameter. Adapting the maximum value (SS) of concurrent requests of the at least one queue dynamically based on the performance value (PF) in order to improve system performance. Limiting the number of concurrent requests of the at least one queue dynamically based on the dynamically adapted maximum value (SS).

Reducing lock occurrences in server/database systems

A software asset management method comprising storing URL data for each of a first plurality of software entities, obtaining, by means of a first browser plug-in, first data indicative of a URL from which a browser has obtained content, comparing, for at least one of the first plurality of software entities, the URL data of the respective software entity with the first data, and communicating the first data to a first computer other than a computer hosting the browser subject to a first condition that, for each of the first plurality of software entities, the comparing reveals that the first data does not match the URL data of the respective software entity.

Software asset management using a browser plug-in

A data communication system comprising a first plurality of software entities, each having a respective entity identifier and a respective plurality of characteristics, and a data repository, wherein a first software entity of the first plurality of software entities instigates establishment of a first collection of data at the data repository, the first collection of data having at least one collection identifier selected from the plurality of characteristics of the first software entity, each of a second plurality of the first plurality of software entities having a respective set of the respective plurality of characteristics that matches the at least one collection identifier instigates addition of the entity identifier of the respective software entity to the first collection of data, at least one of the second plurality of software entities instigates addition of data to the first collection of data, and at least one other of the second plurality of software entities obtains a portion of the data from the first collection of data.

Agent communication bulletin board

Method and system for reducing lock occurrences in server/database systems

A method for performing software discovery by an installer controller is provided and may include detecting, at a computer, an attempt by a software installer to execute on the computer, wherein during execution, the software installer modifies software on the computer. A Software Asset Management (SAM) computer server may be queried for an approval status corresponding to a software package provided by the software installer. The installer controller executes the software installer upon receiving on the returned approval status; aggregates a result from the execution of the software installer based on the software installer modifying the software on the computer; and updates a discovery software signature on the computer when the returned approval status is marked as known.

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Pawel K Gocek