INTENT BASED AUTOMATION OF DATA MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS BY A DATA MANAGEMENT ENGINE

• US 20140040183A1
• Filed: 07/31/2012
• Published: 02/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kache, Holger, Labrie, Jacques J., Maddipati, Veera, Pereira, Paulo R.R., Plante, Alan P., Wolfson, Charles D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,342,536 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/609
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/21 Design, administration or maintenance of databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/235 Update request formulation

Abstract

Provided are a method, computer program product, and system for processing a data management request. User intent that defines properties of target data is determined. Policies and constraints for the data management request are determined. An abstract data management request that identifies source data, the target data, and the polices and constraints is created. A technology to use to process the data management request based on the user intent, policies, and constraints is determined.

Claims

1-8. -8. (canceled)

9. A computer system for processing a data management request, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a storage device connected to the at least one processor, wherein the storage de-vice has stored thereon a program, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute instructions of the program to perform operations, wherein the operations comprise;

determining user intent that defines properties of target data;

determining policies and constraints for the data management request;

creating an abstract data management request that identifies source data, the target data, and the polices and constraints; and

identifying a technology to use to process the abstract data management request based on the user intent and the policies and constraints.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

creating a concrete data management request using the abstract data management request and the determined technology.

11. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

executing the concrete data management request.

12. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the user intent, policies, and constraints are determined based on responses from the user to questions.

13. The computer system of claim 9, wherein each technology of multiple technologies has an associated service that creates runtime artifacts that are used by that technology.

14. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the operations for determining the technology further comprise:

storing a decision table that includes patterns that may be used to implement the data management request, data characteristics describing storage systems that are avail-able for the data management request, and tooling characteristics of tools that may be used to implement the data management request; and

selecting the technology using the decision table.

15. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

tracking progress of the data management request for auditing.

16. The computer system of claim 9, wherein software is provided as a service in a cloud environment.

17. A computer program product for processing a data management request, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code, executable by at least one processor of a computer to perform a method comprising;

determining user intent that defines properties of target data;

determining policies and constraints for the data management request;

creating an abstract data management request that identifies source data, the target data, and the polices and constraints; and

identifying a technology to use to process the abstract data management request based on the user intent and the policies and constraints.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer read-able program code, executable by at least one processor of the computer, to perform a method comprising:

creating a concrete data management request using the abstract data management request and the determined technology.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the computer read-able program code, executable by at least one processor of the computer, to perform a method comprising:

executing the concrete data management request.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the user intent, policies, and constraints are determined based on responses from the user to questions.

21. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein each technology of multiple technologies has an associated service that creates runtime artifacts that are used by that technology.

22. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein, when determining the technology, the computer readable program code, executable by at least one processor of the computer, to perform a method comprising:

storing a decision table that includes patterns that may be used to implement the data management request, data characteristics describing storage systems that are avail-able for the data management request, and tooling characteristics of tools that may be used to implement the data management request; and

selecting the technology using the decision table.

23. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer read-able program code, executable by at least one processor of the computer, to perform a method comprising:

tracking progress of the data management request for auditing.

24. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein software is provided as a service in a cloud environment.

25. A computer system for processing a data management request, comprising:

at least one processor; and

hardware logic coupled to the processor, wherein the hardware logic performs operations that comprise;

determining user intent that defines properties of target data;

determining policies and constraints for the data management request;

creating an abstract data management request that identifies source data, the target data, and the polices and constraints; and

identifying a technology to use to process the abstract data management request based on the user intent and the policies and constraints.