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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Rahul P. Akolkar, Tuckahoe, NY (US);
Thomas E. Chefalas, Somers, NY (US);
Yexi Jiang, Miami, FL (US);
Jim A. Laredo, Katonah, NY (US);
Chang-Shing Perng, Goldens Bridge, NY (US);
Anca Sailer, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Frank A. Schaffa, Hartsdale, NY (US);
Alla Segal, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Ignacio Silva-Lepe, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Tao Tao, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Yang Zhou, Atlanta, GA (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Offline functionality-based co-ranking and clustering is carried out on a knowledge base that characterizes a heterogeneous information technology services network including a plurality of services, a plurality of providers, and a plurality of attributes. Results of the functionality-based co-ranking and clustering are stored as annotations of the services and the providers in the knowledge base, to obtain an annotated knowledge base. A service requirement is obtained from a customer requiring information technology services. The annotated knowledge base is queried, based on the service requirement; and an ordered list of at least given ones of the services, based on the querying, is returned to the customer.