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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2001
Vij Rajarajan, Redmond, WA (US);
Kishnan Nedungadi, Rio De Janeiro, BR;
Casey Kiernan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Brijesh Bhatia, Redmond, WA (US);
Mel Macmahon, Kirkland, WA (US);
Anandha Ganesan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrew Hayes, Seattle, WA (US);
Audrius Zimnicks, Vilnius, LT;
Jeff Robison, Redmond, WA (US);
Vij Rajarajan, Redmond, WA (US);
Kishnan Nedungadi, Rio De Janeiro, BR;
Casey Kiernan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Brijesh Bhatia, Redmond, WA (US);
Mel MacMahon, Kirkland, WA (US);
Anandha Ganesan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrew Hayes, Seattle, WA (US);
Audrius Zimnicks, Vilnius, LT;
Jeff Robison, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for management of a plurality of resources in a network environment. The system uses web technology, preferably XML-technology, to receive and store information related to back-end resources and to provide a framework by which client computer systems can manage the plurality of back-end resources in a uniform manner. Using these communications, the management system uniformly associates information from the various resources via various multi-step, scenario-based functions, such as, for example, searches, monitoring, scripting, software deployment, etc. That is, the management system is able to provide easier, higher-level operation options to the administrator based on the associated information related to the various resources.