Abstract: Example implementations described herein are directed to collection of social media information based on a social media event. The example implementations provide for the service of digital marketing, especially for public sector marketing in which it may be necessary to collect user's needs and opinions at the early stage. The example implementations may determine a start time for collection of social media based on the social media event, as well as a stop time.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for monitoring performance of a virtual computer. In a method of controlling a computer system including a computer, the computer executes a virtualization program for causing logically divided resources of the computer to operate as first and second virtual computers, the first virtual computer executes a first OS, and the second virtual computer executes a second OS. In the method, information regarding the resources allocated to the first virtual computer and the second virtual computer by the virtualization program is obtained from the virtualization program, information indicating performance of the first virtual computer is obtained from the first OS, information indicating performance of the second virtual computer is obtained from the second OS, the obtained information and information indicating a time of obtainment of the information are stored in a storage system, and stored information is output.

Abstract: One of a backup apparatus and a storage system performs control to store backup data in a storage system which belongs to an organization and/or location different from an organization and/or location to which a storage-target storage system for original data belongs, based on information (P) and/or (Q) below: (P) information relating to original data, and information relating to backup data, which is a copy of the original data; (Q) information indicating an organization and/or location to which each storage system belongs.

Abstract: Policy verification arrangements effecting operations of: modifying address information of system component information for all system components, stored in a system management server, to redirect-address information to a test tool as a substitute destination in order for the test tool to be able to receive a result of system management operations during testing, instead of a corresponding system component; acquiring configuration information of the information processing system from the system management server; generating a test item specifying a test event; transmitting the test event specified by the generated test item to the policy manager and/or said system management server; and recording a result of the system management operations which is requested by the policy manager and/or system management server responsive to the test event specified by the generated test item, but which is redirected back to the test tool via the redirected-address information stored in the system management server.

Abstract: According to the invention, a managing server, using a snapshot-appended information table which stores management information for identifying snapshots of a virtual server, a setting change table which stores setting change information on the virtual server, and a policy table which stores policies to be met by the virtual server, acquires the setting change information from the setting change table, selects the setting change information items from the acquired setting change information matching policies stored in the policy table, acquires management information on the snapshots of the virtual server from the snapshot-appended information table, identifies a snapshot of the virtual server with reference to the acquired management information, changes the identified snapshot of the virtual server based on the selected setting change information items, and rolls back the virtual server according to the changed snapshot.

Abstract: According to the invention, a managing server, using a snapshot-appended information table which stores management information for identifying snapshots of a virtual server, a setting change table which stores setting change information on the virtual server, and a policy table which stores policies to be met by the virtual server, acquires the setting change information from the setting change table, selects the setting change information items from the acquired setting change information matching policies stored in the policy table, acquires management information on the snapshots of the virtual server from the snapshot-appended information table, identifies a snapshot of the virtual server with reference to the acquired management information, changes the identified snapshot of the virtual server based on the selected setting change information items, and rolls back the virtual server according to the changed snapshot.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for monitoring performance of a virtual computer. In a method of controlling a computer system including a computer, the computer executes a virtualization program for causing logically divided resources of the computer to operate as first and second virtual computers, the first virtual computer executes a first OS, and the second virtual computer executes a second OS. In the method, information regarding the resources allocated to the first virtual computer and the second virtual computer by the virtualization program is obtained from the virtualization program, information indicating performance of the first virtual computer is obtained from the first OS, information indicating performance of the second virtual computer is obtained from the second OS, the obtained information and information indicating a time of obtainment of the information are stored in a storage system, and stored information is output.

Abstract: The following solution means are provided for easily specifying property items that have to be revised in order to satisfy a SLO (Service Level Objective): A storage unit (121) for storing an application SLO table that associates a standard SLO item defining a standard SLO with an application SLO item defining a SLO required for executing an application system, and a correspondence table that associates a standard SLO item with a property item having an impact on the standard SLO element. By specifying an application SLO item, a standard SLO item corresponding to that item is extracted from the application SLO table, and a property item corresponding to the extracted standard SLO item is acquired from the correspondence table.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for monitoring performance of a virtual computer. In a method of controlling a computer system including a computer, the computer executes a virtualization program for causing logically divided resources of the computer to operate as first and second virtual computers, the first virtual computer executes a first OS, and the second virtual computer executes a second OS. In the method, information regarding the resources allocated to the first virtual computer and the second virtual computer by the virtualization program is obtained from the virtualization program, information indicating performance of the first virtual computer is obtained from the first OS, information indicating performance of the second virtual computer is obtained from the second OS, the obtained information and information indicating a time of obtainment of the information are stored in a storage system, and stored information is output.

Abstract: An absolute path name and a command line of a process associated with a process operating on a business server are found from process information acquired from the business server. A standard process decision unit judges an OS standard process. An interpreter decision unit judges an interpreter name from the command line. A shared directory decision unit judges an executive file name located directly under a shared directory. A subdirectory decision unit judges a parent-child relation of an executive file directory from the absolute path name of the executable file. As a result, an application name recognition unit recognizes a name of an application.

Abstract: An absolute path name and a command line of a process associated with a process operating on a business server are found from process information acquired from the business server. A standard process decision unit judges an OS standard process. An interpreter decision unit judges an interpreter name from the command line. A shared directory decision unit judges an executive file name located directly under a shared directory. A subdirectory decision unit judges a parent-child relation of an executive file directory from the absolute path name of the executable file. As a result, an application name recognition unit recognizes a name of an application.

Abstract: A technique of performing concurrency control of policies is provided, which makes it possible to efficiently utilize resources of an overall information system. According to the present invention, a policy execution device creates a list of components of a application system which are influenced by execution of an action of a policy instance, for respective policy instances. If trigger conditions of another policy instance are newly met during execution of a policy instance, the policy execution device compares a list of components of the policy instance presently being executed with a list of components of the policy instance whose trigger conditions are newly met. If there are no common components in the lists, the policy execution device executes the policy instance whose trigger conditions are newly met, and if there are common components in the lists, the policy execution device suspends the policy instance whose trigger conditions are newly met.

Abstract: A performance evaluating apparatus for a rule is provided, which is capable of evaluating a business value of a rule applied to the operation and management of an information system through autonomous control. The performance evaluating apparatus for a rule collects, respectively before activation processing that is prescribed by a rule and after completion of the execution of the processing, a rule execution history and a system state information indicating a state of a monitored information system that is necessary for calculation of the business value. The business value is calculated from the collected system state information and rule execution history by a given calculation formula.

Abstract: Policy verification arrangements effecting operations of: modifying address information of system component information for all system components, stored in a system management server, to redirect-address information to a test tool as a substitute destination in order for the test tool to be able to receive a result of system management operations during testing, instead of a corresponding system component; acquiring configuration information of the information processing system from the system management server; generating a test item specifying a test event; transmitting the test event specified by the generated test item to the policy manager and/or said system management server; and recording a result of the system management operations which is requested by the policy manager and/or system management server responsive to the test event specified by the generated test item, but which is redirected back to the test tool via the redirected-address information stored in the system management server.

Abstract: One of a backup apparatus and a storage system performs control to store backup data in a storage system which belongs to an organization and/or location different from an organization and/or location to which a storage-target storage system for original data belongs, based on information (P) and/or (Q) below: (P) information relating to original data, and information relating to backup data, which is a copy of the original data; (Q) information indicating an organization and/or location to which each storage system belongs.

Abstract: A policy verification method in an information processing system for verifying whether the policy rule operates correctly. The method verifies the policy in an information processing system including at least one component, using policies describing a series of system management operations to be performed when an event occurs, and automatically executing system management operations according to the policies when the event occurs. The method acquires configuration information on the component constituting the information processing system. The method acquires all the events that may occur in the information processing system from an event list stored in advance and the configuration information acquired, and generates them as a test item. The method executes the test item generated and verifying the propriety of the policy according to the result of the system management operations executed by the policy.

Abstract: A performance evaluating apparatus for a rule is provided, which is capable of evaluating a business value of a rule applied to the operation and management of an information system through autonomous control. The performance evaluating apparatus for a rule collects, respectively before activation processing that is prescribed by a rule and after completion of the execution of the processing, a rule execution history and a system state information indicating a state of a monitored information system that is necessary for calculation of the business value. The business value is calculated from the collected system state information and rule execution history by a given calculation formula.

Abstract: According to the invention, a managing server, using a snapshot-appended information table which stores management information for identifying snapshots of a virtual server, a setting change table which stores setting change information on the virtual server, and a policy table which stores policies to be met by the virtual server, acquires the setting change information from the setting change table, selects the setting change information items from the acquired setting change information matching policies stored in the policy table, acquires management information on the snapshots of the virtual server from the snapshot-appended information table, identifies a snapshot of the virtual server with reference to the acquired management information, changes the identified snapshot of the virtual server based on the selected setting change information items, and rolls back the virtual server according to the changed snapshot.

Abstract: According to the invention, a managing server, using a snapshot-appended information table which stores management information for identifying snapshots of a virtual server, a setting change table which stores setting change information on the virtual server, and a policy table which stores policies to be met by the virtual server, acquires the setting change information from the setting change table, selects the setting change information items from the acquired setting change information matching policies stored in the policy table, acquires management information on the snapshots of the virtual server from the snapshot-appended information table, identifies a snapshot of the virtual server with reference to the acquired management information, changes the identified snapshot of the virtual server based on the selected setting change information items, and rolls back the virtual server according to the changed snapshot.

Abstract: A performance evaluating apparatus for a rule is provided, which is capable of evaluating a business value of a rule applied to the operation and management of an information system through autonomous control. The performance evaluating apparatus for a rule collects, respectively be fore activation processing that is prescribed by a rule and after completion of the execution of the processing, a rule execution history and a system state information indicating a state of a monitored information system that is necessary for calculation of the business value. The business value is calculated from the collected system state information and rule execution history by a given calculation formula.