Abstract: Examples include techniques to establish service level agreements (SLAs or quality of service (QoS) for remote accessible storage devices. Examples include setting up SLA/QoS for an end-to-end path between a client computing node hosting an application and one or more remotely accessible storage devices coupled with a target host computing node. The client computing node and the target host computing node coupled through a networking fabric.

Abstract: In various embodiments, methods and systems for optimizing allocation of dynamic resources are provided. A user service request resource instance is received at an allocator. The user service request resource instance is based on a dynamic resource protocol that supports generating and communicating resource instances between components in a resource allocation platform. The dynamic resource protocol also defines a set of rules for translating and representing resources as logical resource types and logical units. At a node, a node resource instance is generated and communicated, based on the dynamic resource protocol, from the node to the allocator. The node resource instance specifically comprises a resource interaction matrix that indicates dependencies between resource types. A resource allocation instance is generated at the allocator for the user service request resource instance.

Abstract: A Next Generation Broadcast Platform (NGBP) is disclosed that utilizes 5G software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) technologies. The NGBP is designed to enable a new paradigm for broadcasters, wherein the model of fixed wireless spectrum access granted only to the licensees of the spectrum is replaced by a flexible model in which licensed spectrum is pooled together and allocated dynamically to broadcast licensees as well as outside tenants. The NGBP is implemented using SDN/NFV technology, and includes a broadcast market exchange (BMX) entity that allocates the spectrum between tenants based on service level agreements (SLAs) with those users. The NGBP also includes an internet protocol (IP) core and a broadcast centralized radio access network (BC-RAN) which apply the major network functions to broadcaster content in accordance with the determinations of the BMX.

Abstract: A content management system creates and modifies user notification queues for shared content items synchronized between a content management system and multiple devices. A user notification queue includes interactions with a shared content item that may be presented to a user to indicate recent interactions with the shared content item by other sharing users. The content management system sends the user notification queue corresponding to a user to the user's device when the user accesses the content item. The client device displays a content item in a window associated with a process on the device. A client application displays an interaction indicator that presents user notification queue content to the user.

Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards combining (multiplexing) two or more pending data requests for the same data item into a single request that is sent to a data providing entity such as a back-end data service. Described is maintaining a mapping of the requests to requesting entities so that a single response to a multiplexed request having data for a requested data item may be re-associated (de-multiplexed) to each requesting entity that requested that data item. Also described is batching a plurality of requests, which may include one or more multiplexed requests, into a batch request sent to a data providing entity.

Abstract: This application discloses a method for using closed captions to initiate display of related content. A computer system identifies a set of first information in closed captions of a video stream, and searches an identity database using the set of first information as queries. The identity database stores a plurality of identities, and each identity is associated with a name and an importance metric. The computer system identifies one or more identities in the identity database based on the respective importance metrics of the one or more identities, and obtains second information of one or more content files related to the identities identified in the identity database. Upon obtaining the second information, the computer system generates instructions to invoke an application for presenting the second information of the one or more content files to the user of the computing device.

Abstract: A communications system provides access to services when direct Internet connectivity is not practical. The system includes a beam modem and a beam API server. The beam modem receives a web request from a client device through a short range interface, modifies the request, and transmits the modified web request to the beam API server via a cellular connection. The beam API server then extracts an endpoint address and request data from the web request and determines an external web service from the endpoint address. The server transmits the request data to the external web service and, after receiving a response to the request data, reduces the size of the response data and sends it back to the beam modem via the cellular connection. The beam modem converts the response data to client device readable form and transmits it to the client device via the short range interface.

Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for presenting notifications on a user interface presentation of a recipient computing device. The technique is considered tiered because it distinguishes between first-type (people-centric) notifications and second-type notifications, and because it processes and presents first-type notifications in a privileged manner compared to the second-type notifications. For instance, the technique presents content associated with each first-type notification in an allocated window that appears in positional association with a person indicator, where that person indicator identifies the person who sent the first-type notification; the technique presents each second-type notification in a different manner. In some implementations, an application developer who designs a custom first-type notification is given authority to draw within the allocated window that is used to present the custom first-type notification in a manner specified by the application developer.

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for adaptive compression of stored information includes a memory management computing device programmed to monitor a size of a plurality of data structures stored in a data repository. The computing device compares the size of each of a plurality of data structures to a predetermined threshold. When a size of an uncompressed data structure meets the threshold, the memory management computing device calculates a value of a first compression parameter based on a value of a first parameter and a value of a second parameter of each data element of the uncompressed data structure, calculates a value of a second compression parameter based the value of the first parameter of each data element of the uncompressed data structure, generates a compressed data structure based on the value of the first compression parameter and the second compression parameter; and replaces, in the data repository, the uncompressed data structure with the compressed data structure.

Abstract: A content management system for collecting files from one or more authenticated submitters in a collection folder. A collector, who generates the collection folder, can invite one or more submitters to submit one or more files to the collection folder. The one or more submitters have limited rights to the collection folder. The limited rights can include uploading rights and prohibiting a submitter from viewing files that other submitters associated with the collection folder submitted. Thus, the collection folder is able to store files from the one or more submitters, but prevent them from viewing other's submissions.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system for interfacing a set of one or more communication networks and a second communication network is disclosed. The system may comprise a memory strong instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions. The instructions may comprise: receiving a first message from a first communication network, the first message comprising a first unknown message header and a first unknown message body; parsing the first unknown message header to determine a first variable corresponding to the identity of the first communication network and a second variable corresponding to a first destination; identifying that the first unknown message header and the first unknown message body are in a predetermined format; converting the first unknown message body into a standardized format for the second communication network through an accelerated conversion process; and transmitting the first standardized message body to the first destination based on the second variable.

Abstract: A software-defined network controller (SDN controller) defines a first network flow to be selectively implemented by a networking device according to a first network operation profile. The SDN controller defines a second network flow to be selectively implemented by the networking device according to a second network operation profile. The first and second network operation profiles are stored within a memory of the networking device to be selectively implemented based on the status of a profile selection input on the networking device. The profile selection input is a contact input in some embodiments. When the contact input is de-asserted, the networking device implements the first network flow according to the first network operation profile. When the contact input is asserted, the networking device implements the second network flow according to the second network operation profile.

Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system begins by storing a first URL and a corresponding first web page dataset. The information handling system then receives a request to store a second URL and a corresponding second web page dataset. The information handling system determines that the second URL corresponds to the first URL and, as such, the information handling system creates a diff web page dataset based on a difference between the first web page dataset and the second web page dataset. In turn, the information handling system stores the second URL and the diff web page dataset.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system for interfacing a set of one or more communication networks and a second communication network is disclosed. The system may comprise a memory strong instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions.

Abstract: The various implementations described herein describe using an audio stream to identify metadata associated with a currently playing television program. In one aspect, a method is performed at a computing device having processors and memory storing programs to be executed by the processors. The computing device obtains audio description data of a video stream for a media program. The audio description data comprises a synchronized audio narrative describing what is happening visually in the media program. The computing device identifies a set of information items including one or more words in the audio description data. The computing device transmits the words to a server. After the transmitting, the computing device obtains from the server information of content files related to the words. In response to obtaining the information, the computing device causes the information to be displayed on an electronic device that is distinct from the computing device.

Abstract: An electronic device can include a display, a communication interface comprising communication circuitry, and a processor comprising processing circuitry. The processor can be configured to receive a plurality of images comprising a first image and a second image in a first order from an external electronic device using the communication circuitry of the communication interface, arrange the first image and the second image in a second order based on first property information corresponding to the first image and second property information corresponding to the second image, and arrange and display the first image and the second image in the second order through the display.

Abstract: An embodiment provides a system for cloud-based service outage detection and verification, including: a network link that receives, over a data communications network, cloud service provider outage information indicating a possible cloud outage at a cloud service provider, wherein the information comprises new content on a website associated with the cloud service provider; a processor that generates outage data comprising a third party cloud service provider identification and an outage characteristic, wherein the outage characteristic is identified from the new content and identifies an outage type; the processor identifying at least one entity implicated in the possible cloud outage, wherein the identifying comprises identifying an entity that subscribes to cloud services provided by the cloud service provider by querying a database that stores information related to the cloud service provider; and the processor providing information to the at least one entity confirming the possible cloud outage, wherein

Abstract: As disclosed herein an information technology service ticket characterization method includes receiving tickets from one or more client devices during a time period, determining focus windows within the time period where each focus window includes an event window, identifying tickets received within the focus windows, determining a proportion of identified tickets that are related to a service event, and based on the proportion of identified tickets that are related to the service event, assessing the quality of the service event. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for use of an overlay network termination endpoint as a proxy to collect telemetry data for micro-services or specific applications provided by containers in overlay data centers. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method includes receiving, at a controller, a probe for flow statistics associated with a service path, the probe including corresponding flow identification information, extracting the corresponding flow identification information from the probe, obtaining the flow statistics from an agent based on the flow identification information, the agent being configured to manage a plurality of containers, generating a response packet including the flow statistics obtained from the agent and sending the response packet to an initiator from which the query is received.

Abstract: An embodiment may be a cognitive event based file sharing system. The embodiment may include receiving a file share request by a user, wherein the file share request comprises a file selected for access by intended file recipients. The embodiment may include determining a storage capacity of a computing device of the user. The embodiment may include determining a storage capacity of computing devices of the intended file recipients. The embodiment may include allocating the file based on the storage capacity of the computing device of the user, the storage capacity of the computing devices of the intended file recipients, and a file management policy. The embodiment may include providing access to the file to the intended file recipients. The embodiment may include removing a portion of the file from at least one of the computing devices of the intended file recipients based on the occurrence of a specified event.