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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Timothy R. Croy, Ballymena, GB;
Matthew E. Duggan, London, GB;
Robert P. Fulton, Larne, GB;
Trevor Graham, Hillsborough, GB;
Kevin M. Hamilton, Belfast, GB;
David J. Wallace, Belfast, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are systems, methods and computer program products that proactively manage configurations that enable a service. Configurations that are critical to enabling a particular service are automatically captured, for example as part of a provisioning activity, and/or tracked in association with that service. This automated, service-oriented configuration management enables improved service assurance and faster identification of problems, and mitigates the problem of errors and compromised service delivery that can arise from misconfigurations.