Abstract: Methods and systems for determining data transport paths through data transport subnetworks include a method for receiving, by circuitry of a computer system, a service request message from an edge node coupled with the circuitry of the computer system, the service request message including information indicative of: a first unique identifier of an ingress port of a first core node, the first core node being within a transport subnetwork; a second unique identifier of an egress port of a second core node within the transport subnetwork; and a requested transport path bandwidth. The method further comprises determining, by the circuitry of the computer system, a transport path through the transport subnetwork between the first core node and the second core node based on the service request message; and forming the transport path between the ingress port of the first core node and the egress port of the second core node.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a topic within a digital service ecosystem including several differentiated services, wherein transactions are based on the topic. Resources are determined within the digital domain, wherein the resources are associated with the topic. A manifest listing that lists the resources is generated. The manifest listing is associated with a digital entity capsule according to a standard taxonomic structure. The capsule includes a unique label, the manifest listing and identification of a transaction handler. The transaction handler accepts and interprets a request to access a resource, and facilitates a transaction based on the resources for a service of the group of differentiated services. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Media consumers can elect to have local news, weather, traffic, or other perishable content inserted into customized media streams. The perishable content is inserted into the media stream as an add-in block containing items associated with a particular locale that matches a user location source preference. The user can specify a static location source preference, or a follow-me, or roaming preference, in which the user's current location is used. The perishable content is selected for inclusion in an add-in block by matching a user's location preference to a locale associated with the perishable content.

Abstract: A student grouping and communication system includes student devices coupled through a network to a teacher device and each including an indicator device that can provide a indication. The teacher device displays a graphical user interface that includes a student device indicator for each student device. The teacher device then receives a request to group the student devices and determines groups of student devices. Each of the groups of student device includes a subset of the student devices that are not included in the others of the groups of student devices. The teacher device then provides a group designation instruction to each of the student devices to cause each respective group of student devices to activate their indicator devices to provide a first group indicator that is different than other group indicators provided by the indicator devices on student devices in the others of the groups of student devices.

Abstract: Technologies for remote keyboard-video-mouse sessions can include failover mechanisms. In some embodiments, a system can establish a first remote keyboard-video-mouse session between a console application on the system and a first server application executed by a controller on a server. The first remote keyboard-video-mouse session can be established via a first network connection between the system and the controller. Next, the system can detect an error associated with the first remote keyboard-video-mouse session. In response to the error, the system can establish a second remote keyboard-video-mouse session between the console application and a second server application executed by an operating or a basic input/output program on the server. The second remote keyboard-video-mouse session can be established via a second network connection between the system and the second server application.

Abstract: A universal resource management system and method for performing resource management operations for different computing environments uses a universal snapshot of the different computing environments to perform a resource management analysis to produce at least one recommended action for the different computing environments. The universal snapshot is created using state information collected from the different computing environments. The recommended action is then implemented in at least one of the different computing environments.

Abstract: An intelligent social feed generator system leverages existing social platforms to generate context specific social feeds having enhanced messages that facilitate context specific user actions. The system implements technical features that analyze messages on existing social platforms to determine a message context and identify responsive user actions. The system generates enhanced messages allowing the user to take such action. The system also dynamically generates an enhanced social feed based on a particular usage context, where the social feed is formed of messages that match the usage context.

Abstract: Methods for assigning data storage resources are disclosed. The methods includes obtaining memory resource availability information for a plurality of physical memory devices of a dispersed storage network, determining a number of logical storage units for the dispersed storage network, determining a memory capacity level for each of the logical storage units, determining a mapping in accordance with a mapping approach of at least some of the plurality of physical memory devices to achieve a corresponding memory capacity level, and when accessing encoded data slices associated with the logical storage unit by an accessing entity, communicating slice access messages with a dispersed storage unit associated with the logical storage unit. A dispersed storage managing unit and dispersed storage network are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for implementing pattern-based detection are disclosed. A plurality of services monitor a plurality of service interactions comprising data or metadata. The services compare the data or metadata to a set of patterns and identify one or more matched patterns among the set of patterns. The services send data indicative of the matched patterns to a central recording service. The central recording service aggregates the data indicative of the matched patterns and generates one or more data flow visualizations indicating one or more data flows between individual ones of the services for the matched patterns.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to functioning and monitoring of robots, and more particularly, to closely monitor, administer, and track an autonomous software robots. The embodiments herein relate to automating of a plurality of repetitive tasks by deploying a plurality of software robots in an operation floor. By using the robotic console module, an administrator is able to get a holistic view of the plurality of robots deployed at various client workstations. The administrator is also capable of viewing robots deployed, the ability to start and stop of the robots and view alerts raised by the robots during execution.

Abstract: Disclosed aspects include managing an application bundle for processing a stream of tuples. The stream of tuples to be processed by a plurality of processing elements operating on a set of compute nodes is received. The stream of tuples is processed on a first compute node using the application bundle. A staleness factor with respect to the application bundle is detected by the first compute node. Based on a maintenance criterion related to both the application bundle and the plurality of processing elements, the application bundle is maintained on the first compute node.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for provisioning cloud services across heterogeneous computing environments. A plurality of provisioning instructions stored on a configuration management server can be partitioned into a plurality of ranges. A plurality of client nodes connected to the configuration management server can be configured into a plurality of groups, each group providing one or more computing environments on one or more virtual machines for hosting a cloud service. Each computing environment in a particular group can be associated with a provisioning instruction launcher that specifies a particular range of provisioning instructions. When a virtual machine in a particular group reboots, the computing environment on the virtual machine searches for the latest provisioning instruction in the range corresponding to the particular group.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus that monitor any manifestation of an idea, such as typed, written, or verbal message or document creation (e.g., while a user types an email or instant message, or makes a phone call) and analyze the manifestation in real-time to extract a sentiment and based on this sentiment, determine if the idea(s) manifested in the message, document, or other medium poses a risk of violating compliance, policy, or law.

Abstract: Various embodiments concern a platform for creating and managing paced, synchronous interactions between a celebrity and one or more audience members. More specifically, the platform generates interfaces that are accessible on user devices (e.g., mobile phones, tablets, personal computers) and that display media content. For example, live media content could be captured by the celebrity's user device and then broadcast to user device(s) associated with the audience member(s) in real time. In some embodiments, audience member(s) may also be able to capture and broadcast live media content. For example, an audience member may wish to record a question for the celebrity or answer a question posed by the celebrity.

Abstract: A multi-cloud fabric includes an application management unit responsive to one or more applications from an application layer. The multi-cloud fabric further includes a controller that is in communication with resources of a cloud. The controller is responsive to the applications and includes a processor operable to analyze the application relative to the resources to cause delivery of the applications to the resources dynamically and automatically.

Abstract: Tools are provided to assist users of cloud computing systems to create, monitor, and debug the resource instances they need. Specifically, resource instances are created in a cloud computing system based on a blueprint that is provided to a blueprint processor. The blueprint declaratively defines the resources that the user needs to have created in the cloud. Based on the information contained in blueprint, the blueprint processor causes the cloud to orchestrate the creation of resource instances, doing so in parallel when possible, and to configure those resource instances as specified in blueprint. Techniques are described for generating a timeline to convey status during the deployment process, and for performing debugging operations.

Abstract: A network-connected device service receives a request to establish a communications session with a network-connected device. In response to the request, the service transmits a set of electronic messages to the network-connected device through an access point of the network-connected device to establish the communications session. The network-connected device service receives a notification from the network-connected device indicating whether the communications session has been established. If so, the service provides an indication to a controlling device that the session has been established. This enables the controlling device to submit commands executable by the network-connected device to the service, which provides the commands to the network-connected device through the access point.

Abstract: A handshake procedure to establish a first connection between a client and a server is monitored at an intermediate network device. A request message sent to the server from the client is received at the intermediate network device. The request message includes parameters defining a manner of receiving information from the server. The parameters defining the manner of receiving information from the server are modified to produce modified parameters. A redirect message is sent from the intermediate network device to the client to induce or cause the client to establish a second connection with the server based upon the modified parameters, wherein the redirect message contains the modified parameters.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for service discovery and session establishment framework to enable a synchronous audio/video streaming service from a source to multiple sink devices. In accordance with the present disclosure, a plurality of sink devices (e.g., Wi-Fi speakers) may be deployed in a flexible (e.g., plug-and-play) fashion and may be discoverable by the source device. In some examples, the devices from multiple vendors may interoperate and easily connect with the source device for flexible configuration based on the media content or number of available sink devices. Thus, the present disclosure provides a method for service specific discovery associated with synchronous audio/video streaming by utilizing Application Service Platform (ASP) service discovery prior to establishment of a display service session from a source device to multiple sink devices.

Abstract: A system for monitoring resource utilization and electronic validation includes an entity system having a network communication interface and a memory device storing a resource monitoring and utilization application and a resource application. A processing device is operatively coupled to the memory device, wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code to: determine based on the utilization of the resource application to initiate the resource monitoring and utilization application; initiate the resource monitoring and utilization application; and transmit an electronic validation that a transaction executed by the resource application is complete.