Abstract: Data-driven evaluation of locations for a proposed business is provided by a method that includes identifying and weighing business success attributes for a desired business segment and business segment requirements for a proposed business, identifying candidate locations, calling to devices to request attribute data for the business success attributes, obtaining success rates and attribute data for other businesses, ranking the candidate locations on anticipated success of the proposed business, and generating digital documents informing of the candidate locations, providing at least some of the attribute data, and identifying a preferred location, of the candidate locations, for the proposed business.

Abstract: A system, method and program product for applying interventions to allocated resources intervention impacts identified and minimized. After receiving a change request requesting changes involving shared resources, elements affected by implementing the requested change are identified. Individual impacts to elements in each layer are determined moment by moment during a selected time frame, and overall impact to client activity is determined from individual impacts for the entire time frame. From the overall impact, a time may be identified within the time frame that has a minimum overall impact for implementing the requested change.

Abstract: A method and system for monitoring availability data. In response to determining that a retrieved connection configuration establishes communication between system management (SM) environment and a SM portal server that includes a central repository, availability data is collected from an availability module. The availability data pertains to availability of resources at endpoints of one or more terminal systems. The connection configuration is associated with the SM environment. The SM environment is coupled to the SM portal server and the availability module. The SM environment includes the one or more terminal systems.

Abstract: Data-driven evaluation of locations for a proposed business is provided by a method that includes identifying and weighing business success attributes for a desired business segment and business segment requirements for a proposed business, identifying candidate locations, calling to devices to request attribute data for the business success attributes, obtaining success rates and attribute data for other businesses, ranking the candidate locations on anticipated success of the proposed business, and generating digital documents informing of the candidate locations, providing at least some of the attribute data, and identifying a preferred location, of the candidate locations, for the proposed business.

Abstract: A system, method and program product for applying interventions to allocated resources intervention impacts identified and minimized. After receiving a change request requesting changes involving shared resources, elements affected by implementing the requested change are identified. Individual impacts to elements in each layer are determined moment by moment during a selected time frame, and overall impact to client activity is determined from individual impacts for the entire time frame. From the overall impact, a time may be identified within the time frame that has a minimum overall impact for implementing the requested change.

Abstract: A system, method and program product for applying interventions to allocated resources intervention impacts identified and minimized. After receiving a change request requesting changes involving shared resources, elements affected by implementing the requested change are identified. Individual impacts to elements in each layer are determined moment by moment during a selected time frame, and overall impact to client activity is determined from individual impacts for the entire time frame. From the overall impact, a time may be identified within the time frame that has a minimum overall impact for implementing the requested change.

Abstract: One or more processors validate consistency between a policy-based service and operational data of a managed IT environment. One or more processors collect information for a component of a baseline, wherein the component of the baseline is at least one of an IT device and an application within the managed IT environment. One or more processors determine the policy-based service to be applied to the component of the baseline. One or more processors collect information to access operational data associated with a provider of the policy-based service. One or more processors generate a policy based on the information for the component of the baseline and the policy-based service to be applied to the component of the baseline, and one or more processors perform a validation of consistency based on a comparison between the policy and the operational data associated with the provider of the policy-based service.

Abstract: For migrating a workload, a workload running in a first system is scanned, wherein the scanning is prior to migrating the workload to a second system and detects features installed in the first system for the workload, including service management features. How the features for the workload are configured is determined responsive to the scanning detecting features installed in the first system for the workload. An identity record is created that identifies the detected features and defines how the detected features are configured in the first system. The identity record is sent to a second system. The second system is sent a request for migrating the workload to the second system, wherein the request specifies for the second system to provision a workload configured with features specified in the identity record.

Abstract: A method and system for remotely managing business processes via a mobile device is provided. The method includes enabling, for a user, an application integrated with analytic models and geo-positioning technology. The user and a location of the user are identified. Preferences associated with the user are identified and a status of business processes associated with the entity at the location is monitored. In response, a status of the entity at the location is determined. Status data associated with the status is presented to the user via the mobile device. The status data is based on the preferences. The user may initiate an escalation process based on the status provided.

Abstract: A method and system for monitoring availability data. In response to determining that a retrieved connection configuration establishes communication between system management (SM) environment and a SM portal server that includes a central repository, availability data is collected from an availability module. The availability data pertains to availability of resources at endpoints of one or more terminal systems. The connection configuration is associated with the SM environment. The SM environment is coupled to the SM portal server and the availability module. The SM environment includes the one or more terminal systems.

Abstract: A method and system for monitoring availability data of a system management (SM) environment. In response to determining that a retrieved connection configuration establishes communication between a SM environment and a SM portal server that includes a central repository, availability data is collected from an availability module. The availability data pertains to availability of resources at endpoints of one or more terminal systems. The connection configuration is associated with the SM environment. Te SM environment is coupled to the SM portal server and the availability module. The SM environment includes the one or more terminal systems.

Abstract: For migrating a workload, a workload running in a first system is scanned, wherein the scanning is prior to migrating the workload to a second system and detects features installed in the first system for the workload, including service management features. How the features for the workload are configured is determined responsive to the scanning detecting features installed in the first system for the workload. An identity record is created that identifies the detected features and defines how the detected features are configured in the first system. The identity record is sent to a second system. The second system is sent a request for migrating the workload to the second system, wherein the request specifies for the second system to provision a workload configured with features specified in the identity record.

Abstract: A system, method and program product for applying interventions to allocated resources intervention impacts identified and minimized. After receiving a change request requesting changes involving shared resources, elements affected by implementing the requested change are identified. Individual impacts to elements in each layer are determined moment by moment during a selected time frame, and overall impact to client activity is determined from individual impacts for the entire time frame. From the overall impact, a time may be identified within the time frame that has a minimum overall impact for implementing the requested change.

Abstract: A method and system for monitoring availability data of a system management (SM) environment. In response to determining that a retrieved connection configuration establishes communication between a SM environment and a SM portal server that includes a central repository, availability data is collected from an availability module. The availability data pertains to availability of resources at endpoints of one or more terminal systems. The connection configuration is associated with the SM environment. Te SM environment is coupled to the SM portal server and the availability module. The SM environment includes the one or more terminal systems.

Abstract: A method and system for monitoring availability data of a system management (SM) environment. A connection configuration associated with the SM environment is retrieved from a central repository, wherein the SM environment is coupled to a SM portal server that includes the central repository, and wherein the SM environment includes one or more terminal systems. In response to determining that the retrieved connection configuration properly establishes communication between the SM portal server and the SM environment, availability data pertaining to availability of resources at endpoints of the one or more terminal systems is collected. The collected availability data recorded in the central repository.

Abstract: One or more processors validate consistency between a policy-based service and operational data of a managed IT environment. One or more processors collect information for a component of a baseline, wherein the component of the baseline is at least one of an IT device and an application within the managed IT environment. One or more processors determine the policy-based service to be applied to the component of the baseline. One or more processors collect information to access operational data associated with a provider of the policy-based service. One or more processors generate a policy based on the information for the component of the baseline and the policy-based service to be applied to the component of the baseline, and one or more processors perform a validation of consistency based on a comparison between the policy and the operational data associated with the provider of the policy-based service.

Abstract: A method and system for remotely managing business processes via a mobile device is provided. The method includes enabling, for a user, an application integrated with analytic models and geo-positioning technology. The user and a location of the user are identified. Preferences associated with the user are identified and a status of business processes associated with the entity at the location is monitored. In response, a status of the entity at the location is determined. Status data associated with the status is presented to the user via the mobile device. The status data is based on the preferences. The user may initiate an escalation process based on the status provided.

Abstract: A method and system for monitoring availability data of a system management (SM) environment. A connection configuration associated with the SM environment is retrieved from a central repository, wherein the SM environment is coupled to a SM portal server that includes the central repository, and wherein the SM environment includes one or more terminal systems. In response to determining that the retrieved connection configuration properly establishes communication between the SM portal server and the SM environment, availability data pertaining to availability of resources at endpoints of the one or more terminal systems is collected. The collected availability data recorded in the central repository.

Abstract: A system and associated method for automatically monitoring and reporting availability data of at least one system management (SM) environment. A SM environment subject to monitoring is coupled to a SM portal server. The SM portal server has components of a central repository storing monitoring data, a user interface interacting with a user of the SM portal server, and a data collection module remotely controlling operations of availability module running in a monitoring server of the SM environment. The availability module gathers status of terminal systems of the SM environment by use of various SM tools and subsequently reports to the data collection module, which stores gathered data in the central repository and communicates to the user for availability analysis purposes.

Abstract: A system and associated method for automatically monitoring and reporting availability data of at least one system management (SM) environment. A SM environment subject to monitoring is coupled to a SM portal server. The SM portal server has components of a central repository storing monitoring data, a user interface interacting with a user of the SM portal server, and a data collection module remotely controlling operations of availability module running in a monitoring server of the SM environment. The availability module gathers status of terminal systems of the SM environment by use of various SM tools and subsequently reports to the data collection module, which stores gathered data in the central repository and communicates to the user for availability analysis purposes.