Method and system for determining parameter distribution, variance, outliers and trends in computer systems
First Claim
1. A method for determining parameter distribution for one or more computer systems comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of data sets, each data set pertaining to one of said one or more computer systems at a point in time, said data sets comprising information pertaining to one or more parameters of said one of said one or more computer systems;
generating a statistical model comprising said plurality of data sets; and
comparing said data sets in said statistical model to determine the uniformity of respective ones of said parameters among said data sets and to identify the existence of outlier values associated with respective data sets indicating non-uniformity of corresponding parameters.
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Abstract
A system and method for generating statistical reports showing distribution, variance, outliers and trends for parameters across a set of computer systems is provided. The reports are generated based on audited data for each system that pertains to the parameters. A distribution report assesses the uniformity of the parameters of a population of systems and provides frequency distributions and statistics describing the data values from the analyzed systems. A variance report assesses the conformity of one or more target systems against a reference data set comprised of a set of baseline systems. The report compares each target system individually against the reference data set to measure the consistency of the target'"'"'s parameters. A trend report shows trends in the uniformity and conformity measures of the parameters by comparing the statistical analysis results of sets of systems at two or more points in time or the different systems at the same time.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for determining parameter distribution for one or more computer systems comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of data sets, each data set pertaining to one of said one or more computer systems at a point in time, said data sets comprising information pertaining to one or more parameters of said one of said one or more computer systems; generating a statistical model comprising said plurality of data sets; and comparing said data sets in said statistical model to determine the uniformity of respective ones of said parameters among said data sets and to identify the existence of outlier values associated with respective data sets indicating non-uniformity of corresponding parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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5. A method for determining consistency of parameters of one or more target computer systems in relation to a reference comprising one or more baseline computer systems comprising:
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obtaining a statistical model comprising a plurality of data sets each comprising information pertaining to one or more parameters of a corresponding baseline computer system; obtaining one or more data sets pertaining to said one or more target computer systems comprising information pertaining to at least one of said one or more parameters; and comparing said one or more data sets pertaining to said one or more target computer systems against said statistical model to determine the conformity of parameters in said one or more target systems to corresponding ones of said parameters in said statistical model and to identify the existence of outlier values in said one or more target systems indicating non-conformity of corresponding parameters. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 24)
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12. A method for analyzing trends pertaining to one or more parameters for a plurality of computer systems over time, said method comprising:
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generating a first statistical model comprising a plurality of data sets each comprising information pertaining to said one or more parameters of a corresponding one of said plurality of computer systems at a first point in time; generating a second statistical model comprising a plurality of data sets each comprising information pertaining to said one or more parameters of a corresponding one of said plurality of computer systems at a second point in time; and comparing said first and second statistical models to determine one or more trends for said one or more parameters according to at least one of uniformity and conformity of said one or more parameters over time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 25)
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16. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for determining at least one of uniformity and conformity of parameters associated with one or more computer systems comprising:
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instructions for obtaining a plurality of data sets, each data set pertaining to one of said one or more computer systems at a point in time, said data set comprising information pertaining to one or more parameters of said one of said one or more computer systems; and instructions for obtaining a statistical model comprising said plurality of data sets; instructions for comparing said data sets in said statistical model to determine at least one of said uniformity and conformity of respective ones of said parameters among said data sets; and instructions for identifying the existence of outlier values associated with respective data sets indicating at least one of non-uniformity and non-conformity of corresponding parameters. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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