Framework, architecture, method and system for reducing latency of business operations of an enterprise
First Claim
1. A zero latency enterprise (ZLE) framework in an information technology infrastructure of an enterprise that conducts business transactions in relation to which the enterprise experiences a plurality of events occurring in sites across the enterprise, the ZLE framework comprising:
- enterprise applications installed in relation to respective sites across the enterprise;
enterprise application platform configured for enterprise applications integration and propagation of indicia of the events across the enterprise, in real time;
dynamic central repository configured for real-time loads, extractions, updates and queries, the dynamic central repository aggregating information related, in real time, to the plurality of events, a real-time access to the dynamic central repository being correspondingly available to the enterprise applications so that a real time coherent view of the aggregated information is available to the enterprise applications from across the enterprise via the dynamic central repository; and
a server executing and monitoring transactions related to the business transactions, the dynamic central repository being operatively connected to the server so that the business transactions can be conducted across the enterprise with reduced latencies.
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Abstract
A framework, architecture, system and method are provided for reducing business transaction latencies thereby enabling an enterprise to run as a zero latency enterprise (ZLE). The present invention enables the enterprise to integrate its services, applications and data in real time. An enterprise running as a ZLE has a uniform global view of its past and current business transactions, including its customer interactions, internal business operations, supply chain management and more; and this uniform global view can be obtained from anywhere across the enterprise and be used for real-time decision making. Namely, an enterprise equipped to run as a ZLE is capable of integrating, in real time, its enterprise-wide data, applications, business transactions, operations and values. Consequently, an enterprise conducting its business as a ZLE exhibits superior management of its resources, operations and customer care.
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62 Claims
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1. A zero latency enterprise (ZLE) framework in an information technology infrastructure of an enterprise that conducts business transactions in relation to which the enterprise experiences a plurality of events occurring in sites across the enterprise, the ZLE framework comprising:
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enterprise applications installed in relation to respective sites across the enterprise;
enterprise application platform configured for enterprise applications integration and propagation of indicia of the events across the enterprise, in real time;
dynamic central repository configured for real-time loads, extractions, updates and queries, the dynamic central repository aggregating information related, in real time, to the plurality of events, a real-time access to the dynamic central repository being correspondingly available to the enterprise applications so that a real time coherent view of the aggregated information is available to the enterprise applications from across the enterprise via the dynamic central repository; and
a server executing and monitoring transactions related to the business transactions, the dynamic central repository being operatively connected to the server so that the business transactions can be conducted across the enterprise with reduced latencies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A zero latency enterprise (ZLE) framework in an information technology infrastructure of an enterprise that conducts business transactions in relation to which the enterprise experiences a plurality of events occurring in sites across the enterprise, the ZLE framework comprising:
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enterprise applications installed in relation to respective sites across the enterprise;
enterprise application integration technology configured as a platform for integrating the enterprise applications and propagating indicia of the events across the enterprise, in real time;
dynamic central repository configured as a dynamic real-time operational data store (ODS) with a relational database management system (RDBMS) for real-time loads, extractions, updates and queries, the dynamic central repository aggregating information related, in real time, to the plurality of events, a real-time access to the dynamic central repository being correspondingly available to the enterprise applications so that a real time coherent view of the aggregated information is available to the enterprise applications from across the enterprise via the dynamic central repository;
ZLE services coupled to the dynamic central repository and operatively connected with the enterprise applications;
clip-on applications tightly coupled to the ZLE services; and
a server executing and monitoring transactions related to the business transactions, the server being operatively connected to the dynamic central repository so that the business transactions can be conducted across the enterprise with reduced latencies. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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8. A system in an information technology infrastructure of an enterprise that conducts business transactions in relation to which the enterprise experiences a plurality of events occurring in sites across the enterprise, the system for enabling the enterprise to run as a zero latency enterprise (ZLE), the system comprising:
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enterprise applications installed in relation to respective sites across the enterprise;
a ZLE core configured with enterprise applications integration and propagation of information related to the events across the enterprise, dynamic central repository configured with dynamic real-time data warehouse and database management access to which being correspondingly available to the enterprise applications and through which a real time coherent view of the information is available to the enterprise applications from across the enterprise, ZLE services coupled with the dynamic central repository and operatively connected with the enterprise applications, transaction processing and monitoring relative to the dynamic central repository so that the business transactions can be conducted across the enterprise with reduced latencies;
clip-on applications tightly coupled to the ZLE core; and
data mining and analysis technology operatively connected to the dynamic central repository. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A system in an information technology infrastructure of an enterprise that conducts business transactions in relation to which the enterprise experiences a plurality of events occurring in sites across the enterprise, the system for enabling the enterprise to run as a zero latency enterprise (ZLE), the system comprising:
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means for instantiating enterprise applications installed in relation to respective sites across the enterprise;
a ZLE core configured with means for instantiating enterprise applications integration and propagation of information related to the events across the enterprise, means for central dynamic real-time warehousing and database management access to which being correspondingly available to the enterprise applications and through which a real time coherent view of the information is available to the enterprise applications from across the enterprise, means for instantiating ZLE services coupled with the means for central dynamic real-time warehousing and database management and operatively connected with the enterprise applications, means for transaction processing and monitoring relative to the central dynamic real-time warehousing and database management so that the business transactions can be conducted across the enterprise with reduced latencies;
means for instantiating clip-on applications which are tightly coupled to the ZLE core;
means for data mining and analysis that is operatively connected to the means for dynamic central warehousing; and
means for feeding back to the ZLE services results of the data mining and analysis and of data queries.
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58. A method for reducing latencies of business transactions conducted by an enterprise in an information technology (IT) infrastructure of the enterprise in relation to which the enterprise experiences a plurality of events occurring at sites across the enterprise, the reduced latencies for enabling the enterprise to run as a zero latency enterprise (ZLE), the method comprising:
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instantiating enterprise applications installed in relation to respective sites across the enterprise;
at a ZLE core within the IT infrastructure instantiating enterprise applications integration and propagation of information related to the events across the enterprise, creating dynamic central repository configured with central dynamic real-time warehousing and database management access to which being correspondingly available to the enterprise applications and through which a real time coherent view of the information is available to the enterprise applications from across the enterprise, instantiating ZLE services that are coupled with the dynamic central repository and are operatively connected with the enterprise applications, creating transaction processing and monitoring relative to the dynamic central repository so that the business transactions can be conducted across the enterprise with reduced latencies;
instantiating clip-on applications which are tightly coupled to the ZLE core; and
instantiating data mining and analysis that is operatively connected to the dynamic central repository and providing feedback to the ZLE services.
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