Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, a user query; identifying, using a processor, that a stored answer does not correspond to the user query; determining, using a processor, a query-answering source for the user query; transmitting the user query to the query-answering source; and providing an answer submitted by the query-answering source to a user. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and/or computer system improves a future efficiency of a specific system. One or more processors receive multiple historical data snapshots that describe past operational states of a specific system. The processor(s) identify a time series pattern for the time series of data in the multiple historical snapshots and calculate their variability. The processor(s) then determine that the variability in a first sub-set of the time series pattern is larger than a predefined value, and determine that future values of the first set of the time series pattern are a set of non-forecastable future values. The processor(s) also determine that the variability in a second sub-set of the time series pattern for the data is smaller than the predefined value, and utilizes this second sub-set to modify the specific system at a current time.

Abstract: A server computer system for parsing non-uniformly presented data from a variety of unique non-uniform third-party web portals can comprise a scripting processor configured to automatically execute a web-portal specific script for each of the one or more third-party web portals accessed by a network communication device. Each of the web-portal specific scripts can be configured to imitate inputs from a user input device and to automatically adapt interactions with each of the one or more third-party web portals to access and parse data elements from one or more non-uniformly available data fields. Further, the server computer system can comprise a database processor configured to compare a first set of data received from the one or more non-uniformly available data fields with a second set of data, which is stored within the local database device.

Abstract: In a server (111), an updater (201) updates a file by an editing process that includes an adding process that adds a record to the end of a file. A collector (202) reads, in order of location in the file, a record included in the file, causes a collection device of a collection system to associate and collect the record and a position of the record in the file, and non-transitorily stores the position as an offset. An estimator (203) estimates whether header records located between the beginning of the file and the recorded offset are updated. When it is estimated that any of the header records are updated, a starter (204) causes the collector (202) to start reading the record from the beginning of the file. When it is estimated that none of the header records have been updated, the starter 204 causes the collector (202 to start reading the record from the recorded offset.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and devices are disclosed for providing a notification of an anomaly in a media content that is associated with an event type. For example, a method may include a processing system including at least one processor for detecting a first anomaly from a first media content, generating a first anomaly signature for the first anomaly, obtaining a notification of a first event, the notification including an event type, time information, and location information of the first event, correlating the first anomaly to the notification of the first event, and labeling the first anomaly signature with the event type. The processing system may further detect a second anomaly from a second media content that matches the first anomaly signature and transmit a notification of a second event of the event type when it is detected that the second anomaly matches the first anomaly signature.

Abstract: Resource provisioning systems and methods are described. In an embodiment, a system includes a plurality of shared storage devices collectively storing database data, an execution platform, and a compute service manager. The compute service manager is configured to determine a task to be executed in response to a trigger event and determine a query plan for executing the task, wherein the query plan comprises a plurality of discrete subtasks. The compute service manager is further configured to assign the plurality of discrete subtasks to one or more nodes of a plurality of nodes of the execution platform, determine whether execution of the task is complete, and in response to determining the execution of the task is complete, store a record in the plurality of shared storage devices indicating the task was completed.

Abstract: A device may receive information for an attribute to include in a shared attribute library. The information may include an attribute identifier, data variables needed to compute a value of the attribute, and source code for computing the value of the attribute. The source code may be written in a first programming language. The device may receive a first request to compute the value of the attribute based on a first set of data variables from a first type of data application and a second request to compute the value of the attribute based on a second set of data variables from a second type of data application that is different than the first type of data application. The device may select a computing server, which may execute the first programming language, to compute the value of the attribute based on the first and second sets of data variables.

Abstract: Improved crawling and curation of data and metadata from diverse data sources is described. In some embodiments, improvements are achieved by interpreting the context, vocabulary and relationships of data element, to enable relational data search capability for users. The user querying process is improved by systematic identification of the data objects, context, and relationships across data objects and elements, aggregation methods and operators on the data objects and data elements as identified in the curation process. User query suggestions and recommendations can be adjusted based on the context, relationships between the data elements, user profile, and the data sources. When the user query is executed, the query text is translated into an equivalent of one or more query statements, such as SQL or PostGre statements, and the query is performed on the identified data sources. Results are assembled to present the answer in a meaningful visualization for the user query.

Abstract: An operating method of a host includes receiving a request for secure deletion of a first file stored in a storage system, providing an invalidation command to the storage system for invalidating data of the first file, providing an erase command to the storage system for erasing invalidated data included in the storage system, and performing a deletion operation, which is executable on an operating system of the host, on the first file which is deleted by the erase command.

Abstract: Techniques for securely encoding, communicating, and comparing genomic information using probabilistic data structures are provided. In some embodiments, genomic information in a secure computing environment may be encoded and/or anonymized by building a probabilistic data structure that represents sub-strings of the genomic information as members of a set; the probabilistic data structure may then be securely transmitted outside the secure computing environment. In some embodiments, a probabilistic data structure representing sub-strings of sensitive genomic information as members of a set may be received in an unsecure computing environment and may be queried to generate output data indicating whether reference sub-strings are probable members of the set.

Abstract: In some implementations, there is provided an apparatus having at least one data processor and at least one memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one data processor, cause executing at least a portion of a query execution plan; determining, at an edge including an intermediate result, a cardinality; proceeding with the execution of the query execution plan, when the determined cardinality is within an optimality range associated with the edge; and selecting an alternative query execution plan for execution, when the determined cardinality is outside the optimality range associated with the edge. Related systems and articles of manufacture are also provided.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing links to resources in a content management system utilizes a link analysis function, the link analysis function being adapted for receiving a link to a target resource; determining a content model of the target resource based at least on content of the target resource; and storing the content model. The method comprises generating a first target model of a first target resource by executing the link analysis function with a first link comprised by the content management system; monitoring the first target resource by generating a temporary first target model of the first target resource by repeating the execution of the link analysis function with the first link; and in response to detecting a difference between the first target model and the temporary first target model, triggering an automatic response action, which comprises storing a change record comprising information indicative of the detected difference.

Abstract: Apparatuses, computer readable medium, and methods are disclosed for dynamic sampling based on talent pool size. The method of dynamic sampling based on talent pool size may include determining, by at least one hardware processor, a talent pool based on a query from a user, where the talent pool comprises members and the members comprise attributes. The method further includes determining based on a size of the talent pool a sampling size number, where the attributes are represented by probability distribution functions. The method may further include determining an aggregate distribution of the attributes by combining the sampling size number of samples from each of the attributes and determining a range of a value of the aggregate distribution of the attributes. The method may further include causing the range of the value of the aggregate distribution of the attributes to be displayed to the user.

Abstract: Social media content items are mapped to relevant time-based media events. These mappings may be used as the basis for multiple applications, such as ranking of search results for time-based media, automatic recommendations for time-based media, prediction of audience interest for media purchasing/planning, and estimating social interest in the time-based media. Social interest in time-based media (e.g., video and audio streams and recordings) segments is estimated through a process of data ingestion and integration. The estimation process determines social interest in specific events represented as segments in time-based media, such as particular plays in a sporting event, scenes in a television show, or advertisements in an advertising block. The resulting estimates of social interest also can be graphically displayed.

Abstract: A method includes transmitting first data to a first cloud from a first device. The first data first data instructs the first cloud that a first item stored in the first cloud be made accessible to a second device via a second cloud that is coupled to the first cloud. The method further includes receiving second data from the first cloud at the first device. The second data is associated with a digital rights management restriction corresponding to a third item of the first cloud or the second cloud.

Abstract: A method of generating a report for a digital task is provided. The method may include receiving an identification of a digital task initiated by a user, and electronically monitoring at least one of user interaction with at least one application while the user performs the digital task via an electronic system and a state of the electronic system while the user performs the digital task via the electronic system. Further, the method may include capturing a plurality of snapshots for the digital task. Each snapshot of the plurality of snapshots may include information for at least of one or more user actions and the state of the electronic system while the user performs the digital task. The method may also include generating a report for the digital task including the plurality of snapshots.

Abstract: A composite layout including a plurality of ranked sub-layouts may be used to provide various functionality for data object look-up and file system activities. Each sub-layout may include mapping information linking one or more extents of a data object to one or more locations on one or more storage apparatuses. Generally, mapping information in the highest priority sub-layout including mapped extents may be used during “reads” while the highest priority sub-layout may be used for “writes.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods and systems for the timely processing of records exchanged between service provider systems and responsible entity systems by a records management and processing system. More specifically, one or more optimization functions can be applied to the records. Each optimization function can comprise a function defining maximization of resource utilization in processing of the plurality of records based on one or more constraints related to data of the records. A set of records from the plurality of records can be identified based on applying the defined optimization functions and data of the records related to the constraints of the optimization function and the identified records can be processed according to one or more workflows.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to a system that saves booking requests to a transaction data store and generates data aggregations from the booking requests. A two-phase booking process is employed that includes validating the local timestamp of a booking request. Asynchronous archiving of booking requests to an archive is also employed. Aggregations can be generated from the transaction archive.

Abstract: Described herein is a top operator of a calculation scenario of a calculation engine that can process and rank data according to certain logical criterion requested in a query. Based on the ranked data, the top operator can provide the data results in response to the query. The top operator can provide additional useful data in the data results when certain conditions are met. The top operator can provide the data results in a useful and efficient manner.