Patents by Inventor Bina K. Thakkar

Bina K. Thakkar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11062173
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for automatic identification of workloads contributing to system performance degradation are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining, in connection with a system exhibiting performance degradation, a primary time series and a set of multiple candidate time series; calculating, using machine learning, similarity measurements between the primary time series and each time series in the set; for each measurement, assigning weights to the time series based on similarity to the primary time series relative to the other time series in the set; generating, for each time series in the set, a similarity score based on the weights assigned across the similarity measurements; and outputting, based on the similarity scores, identification of a candidate time series for use in automated actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Fatemeh Azmandian, Peter Beale, Bina K. Thakkar, Zachary W. Arnold
  • Publication number: 20210200659
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining capacity in storage systems using machine learning techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining capacity-related data from a storage system; forecasting, for a given temporal period, capacity of one or more storage objects of the storage system by applying machine learning techniques to at least a portion of the capacity-related data; aggregating the forecasted capacity for at least portions of the one or more storage objects; determining, based on the aggregated forecasted capacity of the storage objects, whether at least a portion of the storage system will run out of capacity in connection with the given temporal period; and performing one or more automated actions based at least in part on the determination as to whether the at least a portion of the at least one storage system will run out of capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Deepak Gowda, Bina K. Thakkar
  • Patent number: 11036490
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for proactive storage system-based software version analysis using machine learning techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining storage system data from multiple storage systems; determining performance issues among the storage systems by applying a machine learning algorithm to the storage system data; automatically grouping the storage system data into a set of groups based on issue type among the determined performance issues; automatically grouping, within the set, the storage system data into subsets based on a software version attributed to the corresponding storage system data; generating an output pertaining to actions to be performed with respect to at least one software version update; and transmitting the output to users of the storage systems which correspond to the storage system data in at least one of the subsets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Bina K. Thakkar, Aditya Krishnan, Deepak Gowda, Shenee Prakash Ashara
  • Publication number: 20210132933
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for proactive storage system-based software version analysis using machine learning techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining storage system data from multiple storage systems; determining performance issues among the storage systems by applying a machine learning algorithm to the storage system data; automatically grouping the storage system data into a set of groups based on issue type among the determined performance issues; automatically grouping, within the set, the storage system data into subsets based on a software version attributed to the corresponding storage system data; generating an output pertaining to actions to be performed with respect to at least one software version update; and transmitting the output to users of the storage systems which correspond to the storage system data in at least one of the subsets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Bina K. Thakkar, Aditya Krishnan, Deepak Gowda, Shenee Prakash Ashara
  • Publication number: 20210132941
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for reactive storage system-based software version analysis using machine learning techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining user service requests, each comprising a description of problems and data pertaining to storage systems associated with the requests; calculating similarity measures for the user service requests by applying a machine learning algorithm to the user service requests; automatically grouping the user service requests into a set based on the similarity measures; automatically grouping, within the set, two or more of the user service requests into subsets based on a software version attributed to the storage systems associated with the two or more user service requests; generating an output pertaining to actions related to a software version update; and transmitting the output to at least one of the users corresponding to the user service requests in at least one of the subsets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Bina K. Thakkar, Aditya Krishnan, Deepak Gowda, Shenee Prakash Ashara
  • Publication number: 20210117303
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for automatic identification of workloads contributing to system performance degradation are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining, in connection with a system exhibiting performance degradation, a primary time series and a set of multiple candidate time series; calculating, using machine learning, similarity measurements between the primary time series and each time series in the set; for each measurement, assigning weights to the time series based on similarity to the primary time series relative to the other time series in the set; generating, for each time series in the set, a similarity score based on the weights assigned across the similarity measurements; and outputting, based on the similarity scores, identification of a candidate time series for use in automated actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Fatemeh Azmandian, Peter Beale, Bina K. Thakkar, Zachary W. Arnold
  • Publication number: 20210117824
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining similarity between time series using machine learning techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining a primary time series and a set of multiple candidate time series; calculating, using machine learning techniques, similarity measurements between the primary time series and each of the candidate time series; for each of the similarity measurements, assigning weights to the candidate time series based on similarity to the primary time series relative to the other candidate time series; generating, for each of the candidate time series, a similarity score based on the weights assigned to each of the candidate time series across the similarity measurements; and outputting, based on the similarity scores, identification of at least one candidate time series for use in one or more automated actions relating to at least one system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Fatemeh Azmandian, Peter Beale, Bina K. Thakkar, Zachary W. Arnold
  • Publication number: 20210117101
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for automatic identification of workloads contributing to behavioral changes in storage systems using machine learning techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining a primary time series and a set of candidate time series; calculating, using machine learning techniques, similarity measurements between the primary time series and each candidate time series in the set; for each similarity measurement, assigning weights to the candidate time series based on similarity values; generating, for each candidate time series, a similarity score based on the assigned weights; automatically identifying, based on the similarity scores, a candidate time series as contributing to an anomaly exhibited in the primary time series; and outputting identifying information of the at least one identified candidate time series for use in one or more automated actions associated with the storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Fatemeh Azmandian, Peter Beale, Bina K. Thakkar, Zachary W. Arnold
  • Publication number: 20210117113
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for automatic identification of resources in contention in storage systems using machine learning techniques are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Fatemeh Azmandian, Peter Beale, Bina K. Thakkar, Zachary W. Arnold
  • Patent number: 10956059
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for classification of storage systems and users thereof using machine learning techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes processing input data pertaining to multiple storage systems within an enterprise; classifying one or more of the storage systems by applying a first set of machine learning techniques to the processed input data; classifying one or more respective users of the classified storage systems by applying a second set of machine learning techniques to the processed input data associated with the classified storage systems; and outputting, via one or more user interfaces, at least a portion of the storage system classifications and at least a portion of the user classifications to a user for use in connection with storage system configuration actions and/or an entity within the enterprise for use in connection with user-support actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Bina K. Thakkar, Roopa A. Luktuke, Aditya Krishnan, Chao Su, Deepak Gowda
  • Publication number: 20210034991
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for implementing a machine learning-based recommendation engine for storage system usage within an enterprise are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes processing input data pertaining to multiple storage systems within an enterprise; determining association rules applicable to the multiple storage systems by applying machine learning techniques to the processed input data; generating configuration-related recommendations applicable to one or more of the storage systems by applying content filtering techniques to the determined association rules; and outputting, via user interfaces, the configuration-related recommendations to a user for use in connection with storage system configuration actions and/or an entity within the enterprise for use in connection with user-support actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Bina K. Thakkar, Roopa A. Luktuke, Chao Su, Aditya Krishnan, Deepak Gowda
  • Publication number: 20210034259
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for classification of storage systems and users thereof using machine learning techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes processing input data pertaining to multiple storage systems within an enterprise; classifying one or more of the storage systems by applying a first set of machine learning techniques to the processed input data; classifying one or more respective users of the classified storage systems by applying a second set of machine learning techniques to the processed input data associated with the classified storage systems; and outputting, via one or more user interfaces, at least a portion of the storage system classifications and at least a portion of the user classifications to a user for use in connection with storage system configuration actions and/or an entity within the enterprise for use in connection with user-support actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Bina K. Thakkar, Roopa A. Luktuke, Aditya Krishnan, Chao Su, Deepak Gowda
  • Publication number: 20210035011
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for machine learning-based anomaly detection using time series decomposition are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes processing, via machine learning techniques pertaining to time series decomposition functions, a first set of historical time series data derived from multiple systems within an enterprise; generating, based on the processed data, one or more pairs of upper bounds and lower bounds directed to system metrics; identifying system anomalies attributed to one or more of the multiple systems within the enterprise by comparing a second set of historical time series data derived from the one or more systems against the one or more pairs of upper bounds and lower bounds; prioritizing, via machine learning techniques pertaining to weighting functions, the system anomalies; and outputting, in accordance with the prioritization, the system anomalies to a user within the enterprise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Zachary W. Arnold, Bina K. Thakkar, Peter Beale
  • Publication number: 20210027316
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining user retention values using machine learning and heuristic techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes processing multiple forms of input data pertaining to interactions between a user and an enterprise; generating one or more user sentiment values from the processed input data by applying machine learning techniques to the processed input data; determining a user-specific estimate for the enterprise retaining the user, wherein determining the user-specific estimate comprises combining the one or more sentiment values with one or more storage system heuristics-based values derived from enterprise-related data; and outputting the user-specific estimate to at least one entity within the enterprise for use in connection with user-support actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Bina K. Thakkar, Chao Su, Roopa A. Luktuke, Aditya Krishnan, Deepak Gowda