Melissa Marie Buco

US Patent:

7509627, Mar 24, 2009

Filed:

Feb 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/033209

Inventors:

Naga A. Ayachitula - Elmsford NY, US
Melissa J. Buco - Amawalk NY, US
Lalitha P. Kamesam - Cortlandt Manor NY, US
David M. Loewenstern - New York NY, US
Larisa Shwartz - Scarsdale NY, US
Christopher Ward - Glen Ridge NJ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717101

Abstract:

A method for configuring multiple lifecycles, and associating each lifecycle with one or more subcategories of items includes receiving a request for a state change for an item in a current state; determining if the item's current state exists in the located lifecycle; wherein if the current state does not exist in the located lifecycle, the current state is updated with a series of update rules; determining if the current state has flags; wherein the flags are checked for one or more protection rules; generating a list of target states; receiving a user selected target state from the generated list; checking the selected target state for one or more associated protection rules; recording a state change for the selected target state in response to the satisfaction of the one or more associated protection rules, and if no protection rules are found; and propagating the state change.

US Patent:

7543058, Jun 2, 2009

Filed:

Jun 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/165021

Inventors:

Naga A. Ayachitula - Elmsford NY, US
Melissa J. Buco - Amawalk NY, US
Lalitha Kamesam - Cortlandt Manor NY, US
David Loewenstern - New York NY, US
Larisa Shwartz - Scarsdale NY, US
Christopher Ward - Glen Ridge NJ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 15/173
G06F 15/177

US Classification:

709224, 709220, 709223, 709225, 709229

Abstract:

A method for facilitating compliance testing in an environment is provided. The method includes defining each component as a set of attribute value pairs represented as a configuration item (CI) and defining relationships among the CIs. Configuration Standards for the CIs are defined to include scope identifying CIs to which the Configuration Standards apply and restrictions defining requirements for compliance. Compliance testing is performed for components against a selected Configuration Standards by determining, depending on the scope and the restrictions of each of the selected Configuration Standards, which of the components within the scope of the selected Configuration Standards fails to meet the restrictions of respective ones of the selected Configuration Standards; and by outputting results as a list, which includes each of the components that failed to meet respective ones of the selected Configuration Standards.

US Patent:

8438117, May 7, 2013

Filed:

Dec 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/314373

Inventors:

Jean-Marc Berthaud - Villeneuve Loubet, FR
Melissa Buco - New York NY, US
Rong N. Chang - Pleasantville NY, US
Joel D. Dalsky - Streamwood IL, US
Shih-Chung Fang - Schaumburg IL, US
Laura Zaihua Luan - Putnam Valley NY, US
Lee Tsiao - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Christopher Ward - Glen Ridge NJ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06F 11/30
G21C 17/00

US Classification:

705302, 702184

Abstract:

A method and system for managing a service level of a service provided by a service provider to a customer under a service level agreement. The actual measurement data is adjudicated to correct the measurement data in accordance with at least one adjudication element that provides information relating to how to correct the measurement data. The adjudicated measurement data is transformed into operational data by being reorganized into one or more groups of data. The operational data is evaluated by applying a formula to the operational data, resulting in the operational data being configured for being subsequently qualified. The operational data is qualified by comparing the evaluated operational data with specified service level targets for at least one service level period and identifying operational data points meeting and/or not meeting the specified service level targets.

US Patent:

20090327001, Dec 31, 2009

Filed:

Jun 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/164988

Inventors:

Naga A. Ayachitula - Elmsford NY, US
Melissa J. Buco - Amawalk NY, US
Lalitha Kamesam - Cortlandt Manor NY, US
David Loewenstern - New York NY, US
Larisa Shwartz - Scarsdale NY, US
Christopher Ward - Glen Ridge NJ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 7

Abstract:

A method for facilitating compliance testing in an information technology (IT) environment is provided. The method includes defining each IT component of an enterprise as a set of attribute value pairs represented as a configuration item (CI) and defining relationships among the CIs. Configuration Standards for the CIs are defined to include scope identifying CIs to which the Configuration Standards apply and restrictions defining requirements for compliance. Compliance testing is performed for IT components of the enterprise against a selected Configuration Standards by determining, depending on the scope and the restrictions of each of the selected Configuration Standards, which of the IT components within the scope of the selected Configuration Standards fails to meet the restrictions of respective ones of the selected Configuration Standards; and by outputting results as a list, which includes each of the IT components that failed to meet respective ones of the selected Configuration Standards.