Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a method of selecting events for prediction, the method comprising determining candidate events for prediction; determining, for each candidate event, a network of cause events associated with the candidate event; determining, for each cause event, a probability of occurrence in respect of the associated candidate events; and selecting candidate events for prediction based on respective confidence levels of the networks of cause events.

Abstract: A method of selecting at least one service, the method comprising receiving a service request; and selecting one or more services that meet requirements indicated in the service request from a plurality of services.

Abstract: A method and system for generating network and server analytics. The method comprises a network server intercepting an access request for access to a network information technology resource the network server saving details of the access request the network server sending an authorization request to a validator the network server receiving from the validator authorization information comprising a denial or allowance of the access request the network server saving at least a portion of the authorization information, and outputting a report comprising information derived from the details of the access request and the portion of the authorization information.