Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for integrating human and machine sourced data from a computing network into a shared database. The human and machine sourced data is available by one or more network administrators to allow the administrators to collaborate within the combined data set to create and execute one or more solution workflows to respond to events occurring within the network. In one embodiment, the human and machine sourced data is stored in the database as a single data set. In this manner, the data or network information may be searched collectively through one search query applied to the stored data.

Abstract: According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for optimizing the number of data writes to virtually provisioned logical units of a physical data storage array. The method is performed at a virtual provisioning layer associated with a physical storage array and includes receiving, from a client, a first write request for writing data to a first portion of a first data block of a virtually provisioned logical unit (VLUN) of the physical data storage array, wherein the size of the first portion is less than the size of the first data block. In response to receiving the first write request, a combined write request is generated from the virtual provisioning layer, where the combined write request is for writing the first portion of the data from the received write request and a second portion of fill data such that a size of the first portion and the second portion is equal to a size of the first data block.

Abstract: A drop cable includes a jacket having first and second opposing sides. The first side has a concave surface. At least one strength member is disposed in the jacket. An optical transmission component is disposed within the jacket and proximate the concave surface. The optical transmission component includes a plurality of optical fibers.