Flex Computing End-User Profiling
First Claim
1. A system for the automated provision of usage profiles, comprising:
- a fingerprinting system operable to generate a user usage fingerprint using information related to a plurality of information handling system resources and a user'"'"'s use thereof.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for automatically providing a usage profile corresponding to a user of a plurality of information handling system resources. Survey information related to a user of IHS resources is collected and processed to generate survey information. IHS resources used by the user are determined and associated configuration and operational information is collected and processed to generate imported information. The survey information and the imported information are then processed to generate a set of user usage scores, which are in turn processed to produce a user usage model, which is likewise processed to generate a user usage fingerprint. Comparison operations are performed between the user usage fingerprint and a plurality of reference usage profiles and the reference usage profile most closely matching the user usage fingerprint is selected. Sizing, return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO) calculations are performed related to associating the user with the selected reference usage profile.
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1. A system for the automated provision of usage profiles, comprising:
a fingerprinting system operable to generate a user usage fingerprint using information related to a plurality of information handling system resources and a user'"'"'s use thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for the automated provision of usage profiles, comprising:
using a fingerprinting system to generate a user usage fingerprint using information related to a plurality of information handling system resources and a user'"'"'s use thereof. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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