OPTIMIZING IT INFRASTRUCTURE CONFIGURATION
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of optimizing a configuration of an information technology (IT) infrastructure, the computer implemented method comprising:
- a processor establishing a technology rule set, wherein the technology rule set defines technology weights of an IT infrastructure by mapping capabilities of IT infrastructure components to IT infrastructure attributes needed to execute a specific workload;
the processor configuring a candidate IT infrastructure for executing the specific workload;
the processor receiving responses, provided by a customer, to an attribute questionnaire, wherein the responses define a customer'"'"'s level of agreement with the technology weights, and wherein each question in the attribute questionnaire is mapped to an IT infrastructure attribute of the candidate IT infrastructure; and
in response to the processor determining that the candidate IT infrastructure fails to meet the customer'"'"'s expectations, reconfiguring the candidate IT infrastructure.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method optimizes a configuration of an information technology (IT) infrastructure. A processor establishes a technology rule set, which defines technology weights of an IT infrastructure by mapping capabilities of IT infrastructure components to IT infrastructure attributes needed to execute a specific workload. A candidate IT infrastructure for executing the specific workload is then configured. The processor then receives responses, provided by a customer, to an attribute questionnaire. Each question in the attribute questionnaire is mapped to an IT infrastructure attribute of the candidate IT infrastructure, and the responses define a customer'"'"'s level of agreement/disagreement with the technology weights. In response to the processor determining that the candidate IT infrastructure fails to meet the customer'"'"'s expectations, the candidate IT infrastructure is reconfigured until the customer'"'"'s expectations are met.
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1. A computer implemented method of optimizing a configuration of an information technology (IT) infrastructure, the computer implemented method comprising:
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a processor establishing a technology rule set, wherein the technology rule set defines technology weights of an IT infrastructure by mapping capabilities of IT infrastructure components to IT infrastructure attributes needed to execute a specific workload; the processor configuring a candidate IT infrastructure for executing the specific workload; the processor receiving responses, provided by a customer, to an attribute questionnaire, wherein the responses define a customer'"'"'s level of agreement with the technology weights, and wherein each question in the attribute questionnaire is mapped to an IT infrastructure attribute of the candidate IT infrastructure; and in response to the processor determining that the candidate IT infrastructure fails to meet the customer'"'"'s expectations, reconfiguring the candidate IT infrastructure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for optimizing a configuration of an information technology (IT) infrastructure, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage media; first program instructions to establish a technology rule set, wherein the technology rule set defines technology weights of an IT infrastructure by mapping capabilities of IT infrastructure components to IT infrastructure attributes needed to execute a specific workload; second program instructions to receive responses, provided by a customer, to an attribute questionnaire, wherein the responses define a customer'"'"'s level of agreement with the technology weights, and wherein each question in the attribute questionnaire is mapped to an IT infrastructure attribute of a candidate IT infrastructure; and third program instructions to, in response to determining that the candidate IT infrastructure fails to meet the customer'"'"'s expectations, reconfigure the candidate IT infrastructure; and
whereinthe first, second, and third program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer system comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU), a computer readable memory, and a computer readable storage media; first program instructions to establish a technology rule set, wherein the technology rule set defines technology weights of an IT infrastructure by mapping capabilities of IT infrastructure components to IT infrastructure attributes needed to execute a specific workload; second program instructions to receive responses, provided by a customer, to an attribute questionnaire, wherein the responses define a customer'"'"'s level of agreement with the technology weights, and wherein each question in the attribute questionnaire is mapped to an IT infrastructure attribute of a candidate IT infrastructure; and third program instructions to, in response to determining that the candidate IT infrastructure fails to meet the customer'"'"'s expectations, reconfigure the candidate IT infrastructure; and
whereinthe first, second, and third program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by the processor via the computer readable memory. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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