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

• US 20140040185A1
• Filed: 05/10/2013
• 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., Wolfson, Charles D., Maddipati, Veera, Pereira, Paulo R.R., Plante, Alan P.
• Granted Patent: US 9,449,033 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. A method for processing a data management request, 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 policies 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.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

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

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

executing the concrete data management request.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user intent, policies, and constraints are determined based on responses from the user to questions.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each technology of multiple technologies has an associated service that creates runtime artifacts that are used by that technology.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the technology further comprises:

storing a decision table that includes patterns that may be used to implement the data management request, data characteristics describing storage systems that are available 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.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

tracking progress of the data management request for auditing.