SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AN ALTERNATIVE COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE

• US 20110295925A1
• Filed: 03/30/2011
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Exoprise Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Exoprise Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Lieblich, Jason, Blackburn, Clinton, Shimer, Carl
• Application Number:
  US13/075,968
• Publication Number:
  US 20110295925A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5027 the resource being a machine, e.g. CPUs, Servers, Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to, among other things, a method that includes accessing a first server in a first computing infrastructure to obtain data about a configuration of the first computing infrastructure and use of the first computing infrastructure. The method may also include analyzing, by a processor on a second server, the data from the first server. The method may also include selecting, based on the analysis of the data, a second computing infrastructure from a plurality of computing infrastructures to replace the first computing infrastructure. The method may also include generating a report with the analysis of the data and the selected second computing infrastructure.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing a first server in a first computing infrastructure to obtain data about a configuration of the first computing infrastructure and use of the first computing infrastructure;

analyzing, by a processor on a second server, the data from the first server;

selecting, based on the analysis of the data, a second computing infrastructure from a plurality of computing infrastructures to replace the first computing infrastructure;

generating a report with the analysis of the data and the selected second computing infrastructure.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second computing infrastructure comprises a cloud-based infrastructure.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the data from the first server further comprises:

identifying an application for migration to the second computing infrastructure.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the data from the first server further comprises:

segmenting users of the first computing infrastructure into groups based on use of the first computing infrastructure, and

identifying a group of users for migration to the second computing infrastructure.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the data from the first server further comprises:

comparing a cost of the first computing infrastructure with a cost of the second computing infrastructure.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the data from the first server further comprises:

comparing a metric of reliability of the first computing infrastructure with a metric of reliability of the second computing infrastructure.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the data from the first server further comprises:

comparing a metric of security for the first computing infrastructure with a metric of security for the second computing infrastructure.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the second computing infrastructure further comprises:

selecting the second computing infrastructure according to cost savings.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising

selecting a third computing infrastructure from the plurality of computing infrastructures as an alternative to the second computing infrastructure selected to replace the first computing infrastructure.

10. A method comprising:

accessing a first server in a first computing infrastructure to obtain data about a configuration of the first computing infrastructure and use of the first computing infrastructure;

identifying, based on the data, an application for migration;

segmenting, based on the data, users of the first computing infrastructure into groups based on use of the first computing infrastructure;

identifying, based on the data, a group of users for migration to the second computing infrastructure;

selecting, based on the data, a second computing infrastructure from a plurality of computing infrastructures to replace the first computing infrastructure;

generating a report with the analysis of the data and the selected second computing infrastructure.

11. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

transmit an agent to a first server in a first computing infrastructure for obtaining data about a configuration of the first computing infrastructure and use of the first computing infrastructure,

analyze the data from the first server;

select, based on the analysis of the data, a second computing infrastructure from a plurality of computing infrastructures to replace the first computing infrastructure; and

generate a report with the analysis of the data and the second computing infrastructure.

12. The system of claim 12, wherein the second computing infrastructure comprises a cloud-based computing infrastructure.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor analyzes the data from the first server by identifying an application for migration to the second computing infrastructure.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the application is a messaging application, a unified communication application, a document application, or a collaboration application.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor analyzes the data from the first server by segmenting users of the first computing infrastructure into groups based on use of the computing infrastructure and identifying a group of users for migration to the second computing infrastructure.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor analyzes the data from the first server by comparing a cost of the first computing infrastructure with a cost of the second computing infrastructure.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor analyzes the data from the first server by comparing a cost of an application implemented through the first computing infrastructure with a cost of the application implemented through the second computing infrastructure.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor selects the second computing infrastructure by selecting the second computing infrastructure according to cost savings.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor selects a third computing infrastructure from the plurality of computing infrastructures as an alternative to the second computing infrastructure selected to replace the first computing infrastructure.