Comparing utility and warranty of services
First Claim
1. A method for comparing utility and warranty of services in an information technology (IT) stack comprising a plurality of layers, at least one of the plurality of layers having a set of services, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
- providing the IT stack comprising at least an end user layer and a data center layer;
calculating, at each layer of the IT stack, a required utility and warranty (RUW) value for each of the set of services, by starting with the end user layer at a top hierarchical layer of the IT stack and continuing towards the data center layer of the IT stack, wherein the RUW value is determined from component availability, wherein the RUW value represents a desired solution for implementing a business process, wherein the IT stack further comprises a plurality of components including the set of services connected to a set of business functions that is located in a lower hierarchical layer than the set of services, a set of software components connected to the set of business functions and located on a lower hierarchical layer than the set of business functions, and a set of hardware components connected to the set of software components and located on a lower hierarchical layer than the software components, the set of hardware components directly connected to the data center layer, which is located on a lower hierarchical layer than the set of hardware components;
identifying a most constraining RUW value based on the calculated RUW value at each successive layer of the IT stack;
calculating, at each layer of the IT stack, an available utility and warranty (AUW) value for each of the set of services by starting with the data center layer of the IT stack and continuing towards the end user layer of the IT stack, wherein the AUW value is determined from component availability, wherein the AUW value is a measure of an ability of each of the set of services to satisfy the RUW value at each layer of the IT stack;
identifying an AUW value that satisfies the most constraining RUW value;
comparing the RUW value against the AUW value at each layer of the IT stack to determine whether each of the set of services satisfies the desired solution for implementing the business process;
when one or more of the set of services satisfies the desired solution for implementing the business process, mapping a solution between components of the IT stack for implementing the business process; and
when the comparison determines that the one or more of the set of services does not satisfy the desired solution for implementing the business process, modifying one or more components of the IT stack.
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Abstract
An invention for comparing utility and warranty of services in an information (IT) stack is provided. The invention determines, at each layer of the IT stack, a required utility and warranty (RUW) value for each of a set of services, wherein the RUW value represents a desired solution for implementing a business process; determines, at each layer of the IT stack, an available utility and warranty (AUW) value for each of the set of services, wherein the AUW value is a measure of an ability of each of the set of services to satisfy the RUW at each layer of the IT stack; and compares the RUW value against the AUW value at each layer of the IT stack to determine whether each of the set of services satisfies the desired solution for implementing the business process.
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1. A method for comparing utility and warranty of services in an information technology (IT) stack comprising a plurality of layers, at least one of the plurality of layers having a set of services, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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providing the IT stack comprising at least an end user layer and a data center layer; calculating, at each layer of the IT stack, a required utility and warranty (RUW) value for each of the set of services, by starting with the end user layer at a top hierarchical layer of the IT stack and continuing towards the data center layer of the IT stack, wherein the RUW value is determined from component availability, wherein the RUW value represents a desired solution for implementing a business process, wherein the IT stack further comprises a plurality of components including the set of services connected to a set of business functions that is located in a lower hierarchical layer than the set of services, a set of software components connected to the set of business functions and located on a lower hierarchical layer than the set of business functions, and a set of hardware components connected to the set of software components and located on a lower hierarchical layer than the software components, the set of hardware components directly connected to the data center layer, which is located on a lower hierarchical layer than the set of hardware components; identifying a most constraining RUW value based on the calculated RUW value at each successive layer of the IT stack; calculating, at each layer of the IT stack, an available utility and warranty (AUW) value for each of the set of services by starting with the data center layer of the IT stack and continuing towards the end user layer of the IT stack, wherein the AUW value is determined from component availability, wherein the AUW value is a measure of an ability of each of the set of services to satisfy the RUW value at each layer of the IT stack; identifying an AUW value that satisfies the most constraining RUW value; comparing the RUW value against the AUW value at each layer of the IT stack to determine whether each of the set of services satisfies the desired solution for implementing the business process; when one or more of the set of services satisfies the desired solution for implementing the business process, mapping a solution between components of the IT stack for implementing the business process; and when the comparison determines that the one or more of the set of services does not satisfy the desired solution for implementing the business process, modifying one or more components of the IT stack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 13, 14, 15)
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4. A system for comparing utility and warranty of services in an information technology (IT) stack comprising a plurality of layers, at least one of the plurality of layers having a set of services, the system comprising:
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at least one processing unit; memory operably associated with the at least one processing unit; and a utility and warranty tool storable in memory and executable by the at least one processing unit, the utility and warranty tool comprising; a determination component configured to; provide the IT stack comprising at least an end user layer and a data center layer; calculate, at each layer of the IT stack, a required utility and warranty (RUW) value for each of the set of services by starting with the end user layer at a top hierarchical layer of the IT stack and continuing towards the data center layer of the IT stack, wherein the RUW is determined from component availability, wherein the RUW value represents a desired solution for implementing a business process, wherein the IT stack further comprises a plurality of components including the set of services connected to a set of business functions that is located in a lower hierarchical layer than the set of services, a set of software components connected to the set of business functions and located on a lower hierarchical layer than the set of business functions, and a set of hardware components connected to the set of software components and located on a lower hierarchical layer than the software components, the set of hardware components directly connected to the data center layer, which is located on a lower hierarchical layer than the set of hardware components; identify a most constraining RUW value, based on the calculated RUW value at each successive layer of the IT stack; calculate, at each layer of the IT stack, an available utility and warranty (AUW) value for each of the set of services by starting with the data center layer of the IT stack and continuing towards the end user layer of the IT stack, wherein the AUW value is determined from component availability, wherein the AUW value is a measure of an ability of each of the set of services to satisfy the RUW value at each layer of the IT stack; and identify an AUW value that satisfies the most constraining RUW value; and
a comparison component configured to;map, when one or more of the set of services satisfies the desired solution for implementing the business process, a solution between components of the IT stack for implementing the business process; and modify one or more components of the IT stack when the comparison determines that the one or more of the set of services does not satisfy the desired solution for implementing the business process. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable storage device storing computer instructions, which when executed, enables a computer system to compare utility and warranty of services in an information technology (IT) stack comprising a plurality of layers, at least one of the layers haying a set of services, the computer instructions comprising:
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providing the IT stack comprising at least an end user layer and a data center layer; calculating, at each layer of the IT stack, a required utility and warranty (RUW) value for each of the set of services by starting with the end user layer at a top hierarchical layer of the IT stack and continuing towards the data center layer of the IT stack, wherein the RUW value is determined from component availability, wherein the RUW value represents a desired solution for implementing a business process, wherein the IT stack further comprises a plurality of components including the set of services connected to a set of business functions that is located in a lower hierarchical layer than the set of services, a set of software components connected to the set of business functions and located on a lower hierarchical layer than the set of business functions, and a set of hardware components connected to the set of software components and located on a lower hierarchical layer than the software components, the set of hardware components directly connected to the data center layer, which is located on a lower hierarchical layer than the set of hardware components; identifying a most constraining RUW value based on the calculated RUW value at each successive layer of the IT stack; calculating, at each layer of the IT stack, an available utility and warranty (AUW) value for each of the set of services by starting with the data center layer of the IT stack and continuing towards the end user layer of the IT stack, wherein the AUW value is determined from component availability, wherein the AUW value is a measure of an ability of each of the set of services to satisfy the RUW value at each layer of the IT stack; identifying an AUW value that satisfies the most constraining RUW value; comparing the RUW value against the AUW value at each layer of the IT stack to determine whether each of the set of services satisfies the desired solution for implementing the business process; when one or more of the set of services satisfies the desired solution for implementing the business process, mapping a solution between components of the IT stack for implementing the business process; and when the comparison determines that the one or more of the set of services does not satisfy the desired solution for implementing the business process, modifying one or more components of the IT stack. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for comparing utility and warranty of services in an information technology (IT) stack comprising a plurality of layers, at least one of the plurality of layers having a set of services, the method comprising of:
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providing, by a computer infrastructure, the IT stack comprising at least an end user layer and a data center layer; calculating, by the computer infrastructure, at each layer of the IT stack, a required utility and warranty (RUW) value for each of the set of services by starting with the end user layer at a top hierarchical layer of the IT stack and continuing towards the data center layer of the IT stack, wherein the RUW value is determined from component availability, wherein the RUW value represents a desired solution for implementing a business process, wherein the IT stack further comprises a plurality of components including the set of services connected to a set of business functions that is located in a lower hierarchical layer than the set of services, a set of software components connected to the set of business functions and located on a lower hierarchical layer than the set of business functions, and a set of hardware components connected to the set of software components and located on a lower hierarchical layer than the software components, the set of hardware components directly connected to the data center layer, which is located on a lower hierarchical layer than the set of hardware components; identifying, by the computer infrastructure, a most constraining RUW value based on the calculated RUW value at each successive layer of the IT stack; calculating, by the computer infrastructure, at each layer of the IT stack, an available utility and warranty (AUW) value for each of the set of services by starting with the data center layer of the IT stack and continuing towards the end user layer of the IT stack, wherein the AUW value is determined from component availability, wherein the AUW value is a measure of an ability of each of the set of services to satisfy the RUW value at each layer of the IT stack; identifying, by the computer infrastructure, an AUW value that satisfies the most constraining RUW value; comparing;
by the computer infrastructure, the RUW value against the AUW value at each layer of the IT stack to determine whether each of the set of services satisfies the desired solution for implementing the business process;when one or more of the set of services satisfies the desired solution for implementing the business process, mapping a solution between components of the IT stack for implementing the business process; and when the comparison determines that the one or more of the set of services does not satisfy the desired solution for implementing the business process, modifying one or more components of the IT stack. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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