Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system – Performance or efficiency evaluation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-28
2008-12-30
Cosimano, Edward (Department: 2863)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system
Performance or efficiency evaluation
C702S081000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07472037
ABSTRACT:
A technique for quantitatively evaluating a complexity associated with a configuration of a system under evaluation comprises the following steps/operations. Configuration-related data for the system under evaluation is collected. At least a portion of the configuration-related data is quantitatively analyzed using a model of human configuration cost to estimate a configuration complexity of the system under evaluation. A quality of the configuration of the system under evaluation is assessed. The configuration complexity of the system under evaluation is reported based on the quantitative analysis and the quality assessment. The step/operation of reporting the configuration complexity of the system under evaluation further comprises producing a report via an algorithm that computes a financial impact of a specified configuration process. The technique is useable to optimize a financial cost of providing one or more hosting services by selecting one or more system configurations that minimize a configuration cost.
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Brown Aaron B.
Hellerstein Joseph L.
Cosimano Edward
International Business Machines - Corporation
Ryan & Mason & Lewis, LLP
Washburn Douglas N
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