Automatic alert escalation for an information management system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for escalating an information management system alert in an information management system, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of an information management system operation failure determining parameters of the information management system operation failure,wherein determining the parameters includes receiving;
a type of information management system operation to be performed between a first computing device and a second computing device,a schedule time window for completion of the information management system operation, anda throughput estimation technique;
estimating throughput between the first computing device and the second computing device,wherein throughput is a rate of transferring data per unit time between a storage device for the first computing device and a storage device for the second computing device,determining whether an information management system operation is completable within the schedule time window, including;
estimating a size of data to be transferred between the first computing device and the second computing device to execute the received type of information management system operation,estimating a duration for the type of information management system operation based on the estimated size of data to be transferred and based on the estimated throughput between the first computing device and the second computing device, andcomparing a duration of the schedule time window with the estimated duration for the type of information management system operation; and
providing an information management system alert if the estimated duration for the type of information management system operation is greater than the duration of the schedule time window;
determining whether a point of contact is available to address the information management system alert by querying directory services attributes for the point of contact, including querying, via an application programming interface (API) of a directory services application, the directory services attributes for a current status of the point of contact,wherein a point of contact is available when the directory services attributes indicate the current status of the point of contact is on a telephone call or not in a meeting or conference, andwherein a point of contact is not available when the directory services attributes indicate the current status of the point of contact is out of the office or in a meeting or conference;
when querying the directory services attributes determines the point of contact is available, repeatedly transmitting the information management system alert to the available point of contact within a predetermined period of time until an acknowledgment is received from the available point of contact; and
when an acknowledgment is not received from the available point of contact within the predetermined period of time, transmitting the information management system alert to another point of contact on one or more lists or hierarchies of points of contact for the information management system.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for managing information management operations. The system may be configured to employ a work flow queue to reduce network traffic and manage server processing resources. The system may also be configured to forecast or estimate information management operations based on estimations of throughput between computing devices scheduled to execute one or more jobs. The system may also be configured to escalate or automatically reassign notification of system alerts based on the availability of system alert recipients. Various other embodiments are also disclosed herein.
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1. A computer-implemented method for escalating an information management system alert in an information management system, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of an information management system operation failure determining parameters of the information management system operation failure, wherein determining the parameters includes receiving; a type of information management system operation to be performed between a first computing device and a second computing device, a schedule time window for completion of the information management system operation, and a throughput estimation technique; estimating throughput between the first computing device and the second computing device, wherein throughput is a rate of transferring data per unit time between a storage device for the first computing device and a storage device for the second computing device, determining whether an information management system operation is completable within the schedule time window, including; estimating a size of data to be transferred between the first computing device and the second computing device to execute the received type of information management system operation, estimating a duration for the type of information management system operation based on the estimated size of data to be transferred and based on the estimated throughput between the first computing device and the second computing device, and comparing a duration of the schedule time window with the estimated duration for the type of information management system operation; and providing an information management system alert if the estimated duration for the type of information management system operation is greater than the duration of the schedule time window; determining whether a point of contact is available to address the information management system alert by querying directory services attributes for the point of contact, including querying, via an application programming interface (API) of a directory services application, the directory services attributes for a current status of the point of contact, wherein a point of contact is available when the directory services attributes indicate the current status of the point of contact is on a telephone call or not in a meeting or conference, and wherein a point of contact is not available when the directory services attributes indicate the current status of the point of contact is out of the office or in a meeting or conference; when querying the directory services attributes determines the point of contact is available, repeatedly transmitting the information management system alert to the available point of contact within a predetermined period of time until an acknowledgment is received from the available point of contact; and when an acknowledgment is not received from the available point of contact within the predetermined period of time, transmitting the information management system alert to another point of contact on one or more lists or hierarchies of points of contact for the information management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. At least one non-transitory, computer-readable medium carrying instructions, which when executed by at least one data processing device, escalates an information management system alert for an information management system, comprising:
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receiving an indication of an information management system operation failure; determining parameters of the information management system operation failure, wherein determining the parameters includes receiving; a type of information management system operation to be performed between a first computing device and a second computing device, a schedule time window for completion of the information management system operation, and a throughput estimation technique; estimating throughput between the first computing device and the second computing device, wherein throughput is a rate of transferring data per unit time between a storage device for the first computing device and a storage device for the second computing device, determining whether an information management system operation is completable within the schedule time window, including; estimating a size of data to be transferred between the first computing device and the second computing device to execute the received type of information management system operation, estimating a duration for the type of information management system operation based on the estimated size of data to be transferred and based on the estimated throughput between the first computing device and the second computing device, and comparing a duration of the schedule time window with the estimated duration for the type of information management system operation; and providing an information management system alert if the estimated duration for the type of information management system operation is greater than the duration of the schedule time window; determining whether a point of contact is available to address the information management system alert by querying directory services attributes for the point of contact, including querying, via an application programming interface (API) of a directory services application, the directory services attributes for a current status of the point of contact, wherein the directory services attributes are configured by an administrator and define conditions that constitute the current status of the point of contact as being available to address the information management system alert; when querying the directory services attributes determines the point of contact is available, repeatedly transmitting the information management system alert to the available point of contact within a predetermined period of time until an acknowledgment is received from the available point of contact; and when an acknowledgment is not received from the available point of contact within the predetermined period of time, transmitting the information management system alert to another point of contact on one or more lists or hierarchies of points of contact for the information management system. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for escalating an information management system alert for an information management system, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; means for receiving an indication of an information management system operation failure; means for determining parameters of the information management system operation failure, wherein determining the parameters includes receiving; a type of information management system operation to be performed between a first computing device and a second computing device, a schedule time window for completion of the information management system operation, and a throughput estimation technique; means for estimating throughput between the first computing device and the second computing device, wherein throughput is a rate of transferring data per unit time between a storage device for the first computing device and a storage device for the second computing device, means for determining whether an information management system operation is completable within the schedule time window, including; estimating a size of data to be transferred between the first computing device and the second computing device to execute the received type of information management system operation, estimating a duration for the type of information management system operation based on the estimated size of data to be transferred and based on the estimated throughput between the first computing device and the second computing device, and comparing a duration of the schedule time window with the estimated duration for the type of information management system operation; and means for providing an information management system alert if the estimated duration for the type of information management system operation is greater than the duration of the schedule time window; means for determining whether a point of contact is available to address the information management system alert by; querying directory services attributes for an availability status of the point of contact; determining a location of the point of contact; and determining that the point of contact is available when the location of the point of contact is within a predetermined distance from a premises of an organization for which the information management system is implemented; when querying the directory services attributes determines the point of contact is available;
means for repeatedly transmitting the information management system alert to the point of contact within a predetermined period of time until an acknowledgment is received from the available point of contact when querying the directory services attributes determines the point of contact is available; andmeans for transmitting the information management system alert to another point of contact on one or more lists or hierarchies of points of contact for the information management system when an acknowledgment is not received from the available point of contact within the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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