Patents by Inventor Michael R. Head

Michael R. Head 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: 9734431
    Abstract: A method and system include replicating an image representing a sequence of bytes on a local storage medium on a target device by determining a similarity between images and reconstructing a new image using equivalent blocks from one or more similar images locally available on the target device or available on donor devices to reduce network link usage and transfer time in replicating the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Head, Andrzej Kochut, Hidayatullah H. Shaikh
  • Patent number: 9609345
    Abstract: A method and system include replicating an image representing a sequence of bytes on a local storage medium on a target device by determining a similarity between images and reconstructing a new image using equivalent blocks from one or more similar images locally available on the target device or available on donor devices to reduce network link usage and transfer time in replicating the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Head, Andrzej Kochut, Hidayatullah H. Shaikh
  • Publication number: 20160350619
    Abstract: A method and system include replicating an image representing a sequence of bytes on a local storage medium on a target device by determining a similarity between images and reconstructing a new image using equivalent blocks from one or more similar images locally available on the target device or available on donor devices to reduce network link usage and transfer time in replicating the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: MICHAEL R. HEAD, ANDRZEJ KOCHUT, HIDAYATULLAH H. SHAIKH
  • Patent number: 9467712
    Abstract: A method and system include replicating an image representing a sequence of bytes on a local storage medium on a target device by determining a similarity between images and reconstructing a new image using equivalent blocks from one or more similar images locally available on the target device or available on donor devices to reduce network link usage and transfer time in replicating the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael R. Head, Andrzej Kochut, Hidayatullah H. Shaikh
  • Publication number: 20160224867
    Abstract: A method and system include replicating an image representing a sequence of bytes on a local storage medium on a target device by determining a similarity between images and reconstructing a new image using equivalent blocks from one or more similar images locally available on the target device or available on donor devices to reduce network link usage and transfer time in replicating the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: MICHAEL R. HEAD, ANDRZEJ KOCHUT, HIDAYATULLAH H. SHAIKH
  • Patent number: 9326001
    Abstract: A method and system include replicating an image representing a sequence of bytes on a local storage medium on a target device by determining a similarity between images and reconstructing a new image using equivalent blocks from one or more similar images locally available on the target device or available on donor devices to reduce network link usage and transfer time in replicating the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Head, Andrzej Kochut, Hidayatullah H. Shaikh
  • Patent number: 8902790
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the embodiments of this invention there is a method to operate a network mapping tool. The method includes performing a network mapping operation over a first set of ports to generate a list of hosts that are found to be alive; performing a sequential scan on only those hosts in the list to detect the operating system of each host in the list; and performing a parallel port scan to detect characteristics of only those hosts in the list. The characteristics can include an identification of at least applications and services running on the hosts in the list. The second set of ports can be a full set of ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R Head, Anca Sailer, Hidayatullah Habeebullah Shaikh, Mahesh Viswanathan
  • Patent number: 8880558
    Abstract: A method for service creation based on graph mapping including constructing a graph having leaf nodes in an environment including business support nodes associated with respective services and operations support nodes including attribute models, identifying a plurality of services at a level of the leafs in the graph, extending the graph by representing existing services offerings in terms of operation level service definitions and new services at the level of the leafs, and re-combining leaf nodes to define new services at service creation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Deng, Michael R. Head, Andrzej Kochut, Jonathan P. Munson, Anca Sailer, Hidayatullah Shaikh
  • Patent number: 8433802
    Abstract: A system and method for allocating resources in a cloud environment includes determining permitted usage of virtual machines and partitioning resources between network servers in accordance with a virtual hypervisor generated in accordance with an abstraction layer configured as an interface between a solution manager and an interface to a cloud network. Resource usage limits are determined for each virtual machine associated with the virtual hypervisor, and the servers are analyzed through the virtual hypervisors to determine if the virtual machines need to be migrated. If reallocation is needed, virtual machine migration requests are issued to migrate virtual machines into a new configuration at the virtual hypervisor abstraction level. The servers are reanalyzed to determine if migration of the new configuration is needed. Shares are computed to enforce balance requirements, and virtual machine shares and limits are adjusted for resources according to the computed shares.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Head, Andrzej Kochut, Charles O. Schulz, Hidayatullah H. Shaikh
  • Patent number: 8370490
    Abstract: A method for service creation and mapping between at least two support systems includes provisioning a service based on a service requirement and a plurality of available data centers, collecting a value of the service requirement and a cost associated with the service, matching resource types of the data centers to resource availability, determining at least one valid data center from the plurality of data centers, and selecting a valid data center with a minimum cost for service placement and provisioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Deng, Michael R. Head, Andrzej Kochut, Jonathan P. Munson, Anca Sailer, Hidayatullah Shaikh
  • Publication number: 20130004089
    Abstract: A method and system include replicating an image representing a sequence of bytes on a local storage medium on a target device by determining a similarity between images and reconstructing a new image using equivalent blocks from one or more similar images locally available on the target device or available on donor devices to reduce network link usage and transfer time in replicating the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael R. Head, Andrzej Kochut, Hidayatullah H. Shaikh
  • Patent number: 8306865
    Abstract: A provider of remote information technology infrastructure monitoring services obtains, from a customer, via a remote managed infrastructure services web site, a choice of at least one remote managed information technology infrastructure monitoring service for an information technology infrastructure of the customer, and corresponding data necessary to provide the at least one service. Based on the choice and the necessary data, the provider determines at least two different options for providing the at least one monitoring service, including at least price and service coverage. The provider obtains from the customer, via the remote managed infrastructure services web site, a selection of one of the at least two options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Head, Anca Sailer, Hidayatullah H Shaikh
  • Patent number: 8301746
    Abstract: A system and method for allocating resources in a cloud environment includes providing an abstraction layer between a cloud environment and one or more data centers by generating a virtual hypervisor as an application programming interface. Responsive to a workload request by the one or more data centers, resources are partitioned and virtual machines are instantiated in the one or more data centers using the virtual hypervisor such that non-functional requirements of the workload are addressed at the abstraction level using the virtual hypervisor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Head, Andrzej Kochut, Charles O. Schulz, Hidayatullah H. Shaikh
  • Publication number: 20120243795
    Abstract: A method and system include replicating an image representing a sequence of bytes on a local storage medium on a target device by determining a similarity between images and reconstructing a new image using equivalent blocks from one or more similar images locally available on the target device or available on donor devices to reduce network link usage and transfer time in replicating the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael R. Head, Andrzej Kochut, Hidayatullah H. Shaikh
  • Patent number: 8244839
    Abstract: Techniques for problem determination are provided. The techniques include identifying one or more configuration items in two or more systems connected to one or more networks, performing a comparison of one or more common configuration items from the one or more configuration items in the two or more systems connected to one or more networks, and using the comparison to detect deviation between one or more configuration items of one of the two or more systems and one or more respective configuration items in the other one or more systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk A. Beaty, Michael R. Head, Anca Sailer, Hidayatullah Shaikh
  • Patent number: 8140907
    Abstract: Troubleshooting virtual environment deployment based on two level file system signatures, in one aspect, may include creating a first level file system signature including a set of file names of files in an image of a virtual machine taken at a point in time and associated status of the files as compared with an image of the virtual machine taken at a preceding point in time. A second level file system signature may be created using file content differences of the files having modified status in the set of file names. The first level file system signature may be compared with a first level file system signature pattern associated with one or more previous deployment of the same software and related to the same point in time. Optionally, the second level file system signature may be compared with a second level file system signature pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk A. Beaty, Michael R. Head, Anca Sailer, Charles O. Schulz, Hidayatullah H. Shaikh
  • Patent number: 8140905
    Abstract: Installation files are annotated, which annotations may trigger system snapshots to be taken at a plurality of points during the execution of the installation files and/or collected. During a test run, the generated snapshots are examined incrementally to determine whether the installation is success or failure at that point. Checkpoint snapshots are stored, and those indicating failure are recorded with description of the error and/or remediation that suggest how the errors may be resolved or fixed. During a production run, the annotated installation files may be executed and the checkpoint snapshots generated during the production run may be compared with those stored of the test run to incrementally identify and resolve potential problems in the production run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk A. Beaty, Michael R. Head, Andrzej Kochut, Anca Sailer
  • Publication number: 20120005318
    Abstract: Techniques for problem determination are provided. The techniques include identifying one or more configuration items in two or more systems connected to one or more networks, performing a comparison of one or more common configuration items from the one or more configuration items in the two or more systems connected to one or more networks, and using the comparison to detect deviation between one or more configuration items of one of the two or more systems and one or more respective configuration items in the other one or more systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kirk A. Beaty, Michael R. Head, Anca Sailer, Hidayatullah Shaikh
  • Publication number: 20120005342
    Abstract: A method for service creation and mapping between at least two support systems includes provisioning a service based on a service requirement and a plurality of available data centers, collecting a value of the service requirement and a cost associated with the service, matching resource types of the data centers to resource availability, determining at least one valid data center from the plurality of data centers, and selecting a valid data center with a minimum cost for service placement and provisioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Deng, Michael R. Head, Andrzej Kochut, Jonathan P. Munson, Anca Sailer, Hidayatullah Shaikh
  • Publication number: 20120005051
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying instructions executed by a processor to perform a method for service creation and mapping between at least two support systems includes receiving a request for a new service, wherein the request includes resource requirement information and QOS requirement information corresponding to the new service, determining a location that the request originated from, identifying at least one data center within a communication range of the location, identifying at least one data center having resources complying with the resource requirement information, identifying at least one data center complying with the QOS requirement information, and deploying the new service into each data center that is within the communication range of the location, that has resources complying with the resource requirement information, and that complies with the QOS requirement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Deng, Michael R. Head, Andrzej Kochut, Jonathan P. Munson, Anca Sailer, Hidayatullah Shaikh