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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Nnaemeka I. Emejulu, Austin, TX (US);
Andrew J. Lavery, Austin, TX (US);
Mario A. Maldari, Lyons, CO (US);
Karthikeyan Ramamoorthy, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A mechanism is provided for use with a set of images including a first image, with each image of the set of images respectively representing a computer and respectively including software and configuration settings data. The mechanism deploys a plurality of first image instantiations of the first image for respective use by a plurality of users. The mechanism tracks use of the plurality of first image instantiations to create a historical usage data set indicative of how the plurality of users are customizing the plurality of first image instantiations.