Abstract: A system for generating training datasets is provided. The system uses base images to generate a large number of images that include non-defective and defective characteristics. The generated images are then used to train a model that may be used to predict defects in real world images of a manufacturing process.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to web applications. In certain example embodiments, an instance of a web application is executed using a client device. In response to the instance being started up, metadata is retrieved using a service embedded in the application and invoked at a bootstrap hook. The metadata is associated with earmarked programmatic elements in the application. At the client device and using an evaluation service injected into operation of the instance, one or more configured rules are evaluated against input. The rules are definable in relation to the earmarked programmatic elements using the retrieved metadata. They specify behavior of the web application and are dynamically (re)configurable while the instance of the web application is running. The (re)configured rules are dynamically effective without requiring web application redeployment, even if (re)configured while the instance of the web application is running. The instance is controllable responsive to the evaluation.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods, and computer program products for enabling user authorization to perform a file level recovery from an image level backup of a virtual machine without the need for access control by an administrator. Specifically, embodiments enable an access control mechanism for controlling access to stored image level backups of a virtual machine. In an embodiment, the virtual machine includes a backup application user interface that can be used to send a restoration request to a backup server. The restoration request can include a machine identifier and a user identifier of the user logged onto the virtual machine. The backup server includes a backup application that determines whether or not the machine identifier contained in the restoration request can be matched to a machine identifier of a virtual machine present in one of the virtual machine backups stored on the backup server.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to techniques for building a contextual recommendation engine. Flow representations indicating how services are to interact with one another are received. Each service represents a program logic segment. Flow representations are parsed to identify invocation and conditional processing operations therein. These identified operations are arranged in a predefined format including sequences. Each sequence corresponds to a respective flow representation and includes any identified operations in an order matching their occurrences in the respective flow representation. For each identified conditional processing operation, each identified invocation operation associated with a branch thereof is merged into a single path for inclusion in the respective sequence in place of the respective identified conditional processing operation. Each sequence is converted into a listing of atomic units.

Abstract: Scanning a virtual disk image for malware without fully extracting the virtual disk image is described herein. An embodiment operates by receiving a selection of a virtual disk image. Virtual storage is initialized based on the virtual disk image. An appliance is launched, and the appliance is configured to access the virtual disk image via the virtual storage. The virtual disk image is scanned for malware using an anti-virus program such that the virtual disk image does not have to be fully extracted. During scanning, on-the-fly decompression, de-deduplication, decryption, and other operations are performed to translate read requests for content on the virtual disk image into raw disk data for the antivirus program.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to service mesh management. A service mesh proxy routes incoming requests to one or more microservices in a container. At least one microservice has one or more associated API twins, each definable to enforce a policy based on application-level context information unavailable from incoming requests. A microgateway hosting the API twin(s) is instantiated and is configurable to automatically and transparently ensure that (a) incoming requests that otherwise would be directed to an end microservice having one or more associated API twins will be re-directed to an appropriate one of these one or more API twins en route to the end microservice, and (b) outgoing responses that otherwise would be directed by each such end microservice to the service mesh proxy will be re-routed to the microgateway en route to the service mesh proxy. Incoming requests' structures are unchanged pre- and post-microgateway runtime.

Abstract: In a database system, an archive table data specifies a pre-defined archive time period based on which a periodic archive procedure is performed and a pre-defined purge time period based on which a periodic purge procedure is performed. Based on the periodic archive time period being reached, a new partition is created in a transaction database, which is used as a live partition into which the database stores transaction records which are new; and an expired transaction database partition is moved to the archive database using a database partition feature whereby data in the partition is moved as a whole. Based on the periodic purge time period being reached, an expired archive database partition is removed from the archive database using the database partition feature, wherein data is deleted as a whole from the archive database based on the archive database partition being removed.

Abstract: A computer system is provided that automatically generates a natural language processing model from a provided API specification. Intent names are based on operation type and name. Entity datasets are constructed based on the generated intent name. A plurality of training phrases are generated based on the entity dataset and an action dataset with a name and corresponding parameters is generated.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for reducing the size of image level backups. An example method receives backup parameters identifying a physical or Virtual Machine (VM) to backup and at least one file system object to include in the backup. The method connects to production storage corresponding to the selected physical or virtual machine and obtains access to data stored in disk corresponding to the selected file system object(s). The method fetches file allocation table (FAT) blocks from the disk and parses contents of the FAT blocks to determine if the disk blocks correspond to the selected file system object(s). The method creates a backup disk image FAT comprising blocks corresponding to the selected file system object(s), The method creates a reconstructed disk image FAT blocks corresponding to the backup FAT and disk image data blocks belonging to the selected file system object(s) and all other disk image data blocks are saved as zero blocks.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments involve accessing data in a database. At least one key is associated with the data. The data is indexed based on the at least one key. The index provides key-value pairs in which keys in the key-value pairs correspond to the at least one key associated with the data and values in the key-value pairs correspond to deserializable serialized blobs generated to include the data in variant data type format. The variant data type format includes different possible equivalent representations of the data such that the data stored in the blobs is of potentially different structures. Responsive to a request received from a computing device, a database transaction is performed on the data in connection with the index and based on the received request. These techniques can be used in connection with tasks as well as data “per se.” O(1) performance is achievable in some instances.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods, and computer program products for enabling user authorization to perform a file level recovery from an image level backup of a virtual machine without the need for access control by an administrator. Specifically, embodiments enable an access control mechanism for controlling access to stored image level backups of a virtual machine. In an embodiment, the virtual machine includes a backup application user interface that can be used to send a restoration request to a backup server. The restoration request can include a machine identifier and a user identifier of the user logged onto the virtual machine. The backup server includes a backup application that determines whether or not the machine identifier contained in the restoration request can be matched to a machine identifier of a virtual machine present in one of the virtual machine backups stored on the backup server.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to a computer system for performing a map reduce sequence. Nodes therein include at least one processor and memory and are divided into at least mapper and reducer nodes. Each mapper node executes a map function on input to generate intermediate output elements. Each said intermediate output element includes a first key-value pair. Each element key includes associated map and reduce task identifiers. Each element value includes substantive data, organized as another key-value pair. The intermediate output elements are stored to memory. Each reducer node: retrieves at least intermediate output element values from the memory of a given mapper node, using specified map and reduce task identifiers; stores the retrieved element values to its memory; executes a reduce function on the retrieved element values, in order; and outputs a result from the reduce function for the map reduce sequence. Disk operations advantageously are reduced or eliminated.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to systems and/or methods for dynamic layout designs of webpages, screens, and/or the like. A user is able to define a layout during a user experience design phase simply and without needing knowledge of programming. Simple actions allow the user to define divisions, and the divisions are maintained in a document object model (DOM) representation and shown visually. The DOM representation may be transformed into code suitable for use as a webpage, application, or the like. Certain example embodiments advantageously produce consistent and efficient code that is modular and responsive.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for restoring an electronic device. An embodiment operates by receiving a request for restoring a portion of data from a point of time onto the electronic device. Thereafter, the portion of data is scanned for a virus. Based on the detection of the virus, a determination is made on whether to proceed with restoring the electronic device with the portion of data. If the determination is made to proceed with the restoring of the electronic device, the portion of data is subsequently transmitted to the electronic device. The portion of data is stored in a backup repository remote from the electronic device.

Abstract: Techniques for auto-executing instructions provided in a video on a computing platform are provided. A script is developed from audio provided in the video. Text shown in frames of the video is extracted. Simulated user interaction (UI) events present in the video are identified. A timeline representation is generated to include entries for elements of the script and the extracted text, and identified UI events. Like elements are collected into common entries. Each entry in the script that lacks an associated UI event but is likely to involve a user action prompt is identified. Each entry having an associated identified UI event, and each entry identified as likely to involve a user action prompt, is converted into a corresponding user action command representation. Each user action command representation is mapped to a computing platform executable command, each being performed using processing resources of the computing platform, automatically, without user intervention.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to a distributed computing system including servers organized in a cluster and clients. One server is elected leader and is responsible for maintaining consensus information among the other servers. Each server is configured to determine whether a new leader election is to take place. If so, the respective server requests votes for a new leader from the other server(s) and determines whether it has won by a clear majority. Depending on the implementation, votes from eligible client devices are counted, either in a main election together with server votes, or in a tie-break election (if needed) after server votes. Once a server has won, the other servers are informed accordingly. It therefore is possible to maintain a highly-available, consistent, partition-tolerant cluster in the distributed computing systems, using client voters.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to a distributed computing system including servers organized in a cluster and clients. One server is elected leader and is responsible for maintaining consensus information among the other servers. Each server is configured to determine whether a new leader election is to take place. If so, the respective server requests votes for a new leader from the other server(s) and determines whether it has won by a clear majority. Depending on the implementation, votes from eligible client devices are counted, either in a main election together with server votes, or in a tie-break election (if needed) after server votes. Once a server has won, the other servers are informed accordingly. It therefore is possible to maintain a highly-available, consistent, partition-tolerant cluster in the distributed computing systems, using client voters.