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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2011
David F Bantz, Portland, MA (US);
Thomas E Chefalas, Somers, NY (US);
Srikant Jalan, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Steven J Mastrianni, Unionville, CT (US);
Clifford Alan Pickover, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
David F Bantz, Portland, MA (US);
Thomas E Chefalas, Somers, NY (US);
Srikant Jalan, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Steven J Mastrianni, Unionville, CT (US);
Clifford Alan Pickover, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for performing computer system management on an activity basis. In one embodiment, computer-system-related items are associated with at least one activity to be performed using the computer system. Then, management procedures are established for the at least one activity. Next, when the computer system is used to perform the at least one activity, the computer-system-related items associated with the at least one activity are managed in accordance with the management procedures established for the at least one activity. In another embodiment, apparatus and methods monitor patterns of use of a computer system. Using information gathered during monitoring operations, activity models are formulated, and for each activity model a management plan is devised. After management plans have been devised for each activity model, the use of the computer system is monitored to identify actions being performed with the computer system. The identified actions are then compared with the activity models to determine which activity model best fits the identified actions. Management of computer-system-related items associated with the activity is then performed using the management plan associated with the activity model that best fits the actions being performed with the computer system.