Abstract: The present disclosure relates to related methods, systems, and media containing instructions for detecting security risks related to a software component deployable in a container-based runtime environment. The method comprises receiving a trigger, the trigger indicating that a layer of a container within the container-based runtime environment is to be checked for security risks. A check layer of the container is identified that is to be checked for security risks. A determination is made that a check for security risks has not been previously performed for the check layer according to a check criterion, and responsive to this determination, a determination is made that a security analysis indicates a security risk. Responsive to this determination, a remedial action may be initiated.

Abstract: Aspects generate application programming interface documents, wherein processors are configured to scan application programming interface code from representational state transfer request and from server-side responses, map matching application programming interface language definitions within a formal language definition database to matching language definition code values within the scanned code, and map matching object types within an application programming interface object type database to matching object code values within the scanned code.

Abstract: An approach is described with respect to conversational agent learning model service selection in response to a client service request. According to such approach, a model advisor may predict which model service(s) may most appropriately address a client issue. A method pertaining to such approach may include receiving a client service request associated with a client system and data associated with the client service request, wherein the data associated with the client service request includes at least one keyword extracted from the client service request and context information. The method further may include, based upon the data associated with the client service request, selecting at least one model service among a plurality of model services associated with a conversational agent learning model. The method further may include providing the selection of the at least one model service to the client system in response to the client service request.

Abstract: A method for cause analysis of a configuration exception occurred during the execution of a computer program on a programmable computer. The method includes executing the program on the computer. Exception information associated with the configuration exception may be extracted. The method may use context information and circumstances under which the configuration exception occurred. The method may also use data indicative of experiences of other developers that had a similar exception. A set of possible causes may be looked up from a knowledge base; wherein looking up the set of possible causes is based on context information related to the computer program.

Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for retrieving information is provided. The method comprises receiving an information request, determining corresponding confidence indexes of a plurality of information sources, each of the confidence indexes being indicative of a capability of the corresponding information source to respond to the information request determined according to one or more social activities relating thereto, selecting a selected information source of said information sources according to the confidence indexes, submitting the information request to the selected information source, receiving selected information from the selected information source in response to the information request, and returning the selected information as a result of the information request.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to related methods, systems, and media containing instructions for detecting security risks related to a software component deployable in a container-based runtime environment. The method comprises receiving a trigger, the trigger indicating that a layer of a container within the container-based runtime environment is to be checked for security risks. A check layer of the container is identified that is to be checked for security risks. A determination is made that a check for security risks has not been previously performed for the check layer according to a check criterion, and responsive to this determination, a determination is made that a security analysis indicates a security risk. Responsive to this determination, a remedial action may be initiated.

Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for processing an electronic document. The method may include retrieving an electronic document during a computing session maintained for a user of a computer system. The method may also include determining context information related to the computing session. The method may also include selecting at least one annotator from a set of annotators based on the context information, the at least one annotator comprising data describing a set of rules for annotating content of the electronic document. The method may also include associate the selected annotator with the electronic document, wherein the associating is specific to the user.

Abstract: Controlling usage of virtual disks in a data-processing center hosting a set of virtual machines is described where each virtual disk comprises a set of software artifacts. A corresponding method comprises detecting a request of adding a new virtual disk comprising a set of new software artifacts to a selected one of the virtual machines, determining composition information of the new virtual disk, which includes an indication of the new software artifacts, retrieving an indication of usage entitlements of the new software artifacts in the data-processing center, enabling or preventing the attachment of the new virtual disk to the selected virtual machine according to a comparison between the composition information and the usage entitlements, attaching the new virtual disk to the selected virtual machine in response to the enabling thereof, and updating the usage entitlements in response to the attachment of the new virtual disk.

Abstract: Apparatus for pattern-based migration of a source workload to a target workload at a target deployment which includes a discovery engine, a decision system, a deployment manager, a pattern deployment engine and a residual migration and remediation system. The discovery engine takes the source deployment as an input and discovers metadata associated with the deployed components of the source workload and the IT topology. The deployment manager in cooperation with the pattern deployment engine at the target determines a closest starting-point template to be used for pattern-based target workload deployment. The decision system receives the metadata from the discovery engine and in cooperation with the deployment manager makes a go or no-go decision whether to trigger pattern-based target workload. The residual migration and remediation system finds any undiscovered source workload components and deploys the undiscovered workload components to the target deployment by an image-based migration.

Abstract: A computing system comprises a plurality of computing machines, each computing machine storing security information corresponding with the respective computing machine. Embodiments are directed to receiving an update request by a current computing machine for updating corresponding security information, updating the corresponding security information, determining other computing machines coupled with the current computing machine, and submitting, by the current computing machine, a further update request to each other computing machine that is coupled with the current computing machine.

Abstract: A method is provided for message pre-processing. The method compares a topic of a received message to previous messages to determine if the topic has already been addressed using a processor that assigns answer weights. Each of the answer weights represents a likelihood a previous message addresses the topic. The likelihood is determined by comparing each answer weight to a threshold such that at least a given one of the previous messages having the highest weight above the threshold is considered to have addressed the topic. The method automatically generates a draft response that addresses the topic if the topic has not already been addressed, based on a prior discussion having a highest one of the answer weights from among a set of prior discussions in the previous messages. The method automatically sends the draft response to a sender of the message.

Abstract: A method for creating a software image of a software application. During an installation of the software application on a computing machine, one or more changes of the computing machine occurring during the installation of the software application are detected. The one or more changes include one or more artifacts being added to the computing machine and one or more updates being applied to the computing machine. The software image is created by copying the one or more artifacts from the computing machine to a virtual disk and by adding activation procedures and activation information obtained from the activation procedures to the virtual disk. The activation procedures and activation information were determined according to the updates. The activation procedures are configured to apply the updates when running the activation procedures according to the activation information.

Abstract: Methods and systems for message pre-processing include extracting a topic from a received message. The topic of the received message is compared to one or more previously sent or received messages to determine if the topic has already been addressed. An attribute of the message is set to indicate whether the topic has already been addressed. A draft response to the message is generated if the topic has not already been addressed.

Abstract: A method and system for creating a software image of a software application. The software application is installed on a computing machine. One or more changes of the computing machine resulting from the installation of the software application are detected. The one or more changes include one or more artifacts being added to the computing machine and one or more updates being applied to the computing machine. One or more activation procedures and activation information according to the updates are determined. The activation procedures are configured to apply the updates when running the activation procedures according to the activation information. The software image are created by copying the artifacts from the computing machine to a virtual disk and by adding the activation procedures and the activation information obtained from the activation procedures to the virtual disk.

Abstract: Techniques for management of applications are provided. A first application is executed on a first mobile device, and a current geographic location of the first mobile device is determined. A first user in proximity to the first mobile device is identified based on a predefined proximity criterion, where the predefined proximity criterion comprises a predefined distance from the first mobile device. Responsive to identifying the first user in proximity to the first mobile device, a first action defined based on a predefined association between the first application, the first user, and the determined current geographic location of the first mobile device is identified in a registry, and the first action is performed to modify at least one of the first mobile device and the first application.

Abstract: Aspects generate application programming interface documents, wherein processors are configured to scan application programming interface code from representational state transfer request and from server-side responses, map matching application programming interface language definitions within a formal language definition database to matching language definition code values within the scanned code, and map matching object types within an application programming interface object type database to matching object code values within the scanned code.

Abstract: A method and system for improving automated software execution is provided. The method includes receiving in real time from a video retrieval device, visual data associated with a user of a hardware device. The user is identified with respect to the visual data. Internal software applications and hardware structures are scanned in real time and relationships between a group of Web based software applications and a group of internal software applications and hardware structures authorized for access by the user are determined. Information associated with network and hardware device access by the user is analyzed actions for execution with respect to access to the group of Web based software applications and internal software applications and hardware structures are determined. In response, the automated actions are executed with respect to access to the group of Web based software applications and internal software applications and hardware structures.

Abstract: A method and system for improving automated software execution is provided. The method includes receiving in real time from a video retrieval device, visual data associated with a user of a hardware device. The user is identified with respect to the visual data. Internal software applications and hardware structures are scanned in real time and relationships between a group of Web based software applications and a group of internal software applications and hardware structures authorized for access by the user are determined. Information associated with network and hardware device access by the user is analyzed actions for execution with respect to access to the group of Web based software applications and internal software applications and hardware structures are determined. In response, the automated actions are executed with respect to access to the group of Web based software applications and internal software applications and hardware structures.

Abstract: A method for a mapping of user interfaces includes providing a mapping description between first data elements of a first user interface and second data elements of a second user interface, receiving input events via the first user interface, and intercepting a communication between the first user interface and an application by an interface mapper. The method also includes aggregating a series of the received input events to a first user interface pattern, transforming the first user interface pattern to a second user interface pattern based on the mapping description, and rendering the second user interface pattern in a second user interface in parallel to rendering the first user interface pattern in the first user such that both user interfaces are visible at the same time.

Abstract: An approach is described with respect to conversational agent learning model service selection in response to a client service request. According to such approach, a model advisor may predict which model service(s) may most appropriately address a client issue. A method pertaining to such approach may include receiving a client service request associated with a client system and data associated with the client service request, wherein the data associated with the client service request includes at least one keyword extracted from the client service request and context information. The method further may include, based upon the data associated with the client service request, selecting at least one model service among a plurality of model services associated with a conversational agent learning model. The method further may include providing the selection of the at least one model service to the client system in response to the client service request.