METHOD FOR FORECASTING RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SOFTWARE PACKAGES
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for forecasting risk, the computer implemented method comprising:
- selecting a software package to install on a data processing system;
specifying a past period of time;
calculating a past number of updates issued for the software package within the past period of time;
specifying a future period of time; and
estimating a future number of updates expected to be issued within the future period of time.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, a computer program product, and a data processing system are provided for forecasting risks associated with installing software packages. A software package is selected for installation on a data processing system. The number of updates issued for each software package within the package list is determined within a specified past period of time. Based on the number of updates for the package list over the past period of time, an estimate of the number of updates likely to be issued over a specified future period of time is calculated. The number of updates estimated over the future period of time is an indicator of the risk associated with the installation of software packages on the package list.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for forecasting risk, the computer implemented method comprising:
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selecting a software package to install on a data processing system; specifying a past period of time; calculating a past number of updates issued for the software package within the past period of time; specifying a future period of time; and estimating a future number of updates expected to be issued within the future period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium including computer usable code for forecasting risk, the computer program product comprising:
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computer usable code for selecting a software package to install on a data processing system; computer usable code for specifying a past period of time; computer usable code for calculating a past number of updates issued for the software package within the past period of time; computer usable code for specifying a future period of time; and computer usable code for estimating a future number of updates expected to be issued within the future period of time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data processing system for forecasting risk, the data processing system comprising:
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a storage device, wherein the storage device stores computer usable program code; and a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program code, wherein the computer usable program code comprises; computer usable code for selecting a software package to install on a data processing system; computer usable code for specifying a past period of time; computer usable code for calculating a past number of updates issued for the software package within the past period of time; computer usable code for specifying a future period of time; and computer usable code for estimating a future number of updates expected to be issued within the future period of time, wherein the software package is one of a plurality of software packages in a package list, and wherein the future number of updates is a total of future number of updates estimated to be issued within the future period of time for each software package in the package list. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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