Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a monitoring system for automatically inferring, without human modelling input or information regarding actual physical network connectivity, a service architecture of a widely distributed service operated by an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) tenant but deployed on a set of virtual resources controlled by an independent IaaS provider. The monitoring system can collect infrastructure metadata and/or system-level metric data characterizing the set of virtual resources from the IaaS provider, and automatically infer from the metadata and/or metric data how the virtual resources should be organized into groups, clusters and hierarchies. The monitoring system can automatically infer this service architecture using naming conventions, security rules, software types, deployment patterns, and other information gleaned from the metadata and/or metric data. The monitoring system can then run analytics based on this inferred service architecture to report on service operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system for monitoring and analyzing operation of a widely distributed service operated by an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) tenant but deployed on a set of virtual resources controlled by an independent IaaS provider. The set of virtual resources provided to the IaaS tenant by the IaaS provider is selected by the IaaS provider and can change rapidly in both size and composition (i.e., the virtual resources are “ephemeral”). The monitoring system can integrate system-level metrics collected directly from virtual resources with infrastructure metadata characterizing the virtual resources collected from the IaaS provider to report on operation of the virtual resources. The infrastructure metadata can contain a resource type, a resource role, an operational status, an outage history, or an expected termination schedule. By integrating different sources of data, the monitoring system can avoid inaccurate analysis.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a monitoring system for automatically inferring, without human modelling input or information regarding actual physical network connectivity, a service architecture of a widely distributed service operated by an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) tenant but deployed on a set of virtual resources controlled by an independent IaaS provider. The monitoring system can collect infrastructure metadata and/or system-level metric data characterizing the set of virtual resources from the IaaS provider, and automatically infer from the metadata and/or metric data how the virtual resources should be organized into groups, clusters and hierarchies. The monitoring system can automatically infer this service architecture using naming conventions, security rules, software types, deployment patterns, and other information gleaned from the metadata and/or metric data. The monitoring system can then run analytics based on this inferred service architecture to report on service operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system for monitoring and analyzing operation of a widely distributed service operated by an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) tenant but deployed on a set of virtual resources controlled by an independent IaaS provider. The set of virtual resources provided to the IaaS tenant by the IaaS provider is hosted on a set of physical resources selected by the IaaS provider, and both the set of virtual resources and the set of physical resources can change rapidly in both size and composition (i.e., the resources are “ephemeral”). Although the monitoring system may not have visibility into the composition, configuration, location, or any other information regarding the set of physical resources, the monitoring system can evaluate the performance of the virtual resources and infer that a virtual resource within the set of virtual resources may be hosted on at least one physical resource that is underperforming.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a monitoring system for rapidly updating a service architecture of a widely distributed service operated by an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) tenant but deployed on a set of virtual resources controlled by an independent IaaS provider. The set of virtual resources provided to the IaaS tenant by the IaaS provider is selected by the IaaS provider and can change rapidly in both size and composition (i.e., the virtual resources are “ephemeral”). The monitoring system can infer from infrastructure metadata and/or system-level metric data how the virtual resources should be organized into groups, clusters and hierarchies. The monitoring system can also update the service architecture frequently to capture an expected rate of change of the resources, e.g., every five minutes. The monitoring system can then run analytics based on this inferred service architecture to report on service operation.

Abstract: A product display used with a slotted wall for the display of a shoe. The display includes a frame member having ends separated by a lateral member, a placard holder secured to the frame member, a mounting bracket to fit into the slotted wall and for securing to the placard holder, a frame bracket for securing the placard holder about one end of the lateral member, and a shoe holder extending from the lateral member. The shoe holder having a member extending from the lateral member. The upwardly extending member having a curved section defined to curve toward the rear of the frame member, whereby the placement of the shoe on the shoe holder, places a toe section of the shoe about the curved section of the shoe holder such that an outer sole of the shoe is displayed towards the front of the member.

Abstract: A product display apparatus for use with a slotted wall for the display of a shoe, the apparatus is defined by having a mounting bracket with an end fitted to the slotted wall and a second end secured to the back of a shelf portion. The shelf portion includes a front section and side sections connecting the front to the back. The shelf portion has a rim extending inwardly around an interior defined by the back, front, and sides. An interchangeable shelf platform is removably secured to the rim of the shelf portion. The shelf platform has an upper surface to showcase an outer sole defined by the shoe. The apparatus further has a frame removably secured to the shelf platform. The frame has a base and sides extending therefrom and a top connecting the pair of sides. The top having a slot for receiving a removable informational card.

Abstract: Apparatus for interdicting television channels of a cable television system comprises a plurality of oscillators dedicated to jamming the audio portion of television channels to be interdicted, and a further plurality of different oscillators dedicated to jamming the video portion of television channels to be interdicted. The number of jamming oscillators for jamming the audio is less than or equal to the number of jamming oscillators for jamming the video. The hopping rate for video jamming is greatly in excess of the hopping rate for audio jamming. On the other hand, the dwell time for audio jamming is greatly in excess of the dwell time for video jamming. At least two levels of jamming effectiveness of both audio and video portions can be addressably controlled from the headend of a system including such interdiction apparatus.