Patents by Inventor Michael Tacci
Michael Tacci 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).
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Patent number: 11301439Abstract: A system and method for information technology (IT) migration includes determining a relationship among objects to be migrated such that the relationship includes a set of objects having at least one of a common feature or dependency between the objects in the set. The objects are grouped into a plurality of migration waves such that cross-wave relationships are minimized among the plurality of migration waves. The objects are migrated wave by wave.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Richard K. Athey, John K. Baker, Ronda L. Caswell, Steve N. Lee, Matthew A. Markley, Birgit Pfitzmann, Michael Tacci, Bruce G. Taylor, Tylon O. Willingham
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Publication number: 20200250156Abstract: A system and method for information technology (IT) migration includes determining a relationship among objects to be migrated such that the relationship includes a set of objects having at least one of a common feature or dependency between the objects in the set. The objects are grouped into a plurality of migration waves such that cross-wave relationships are minimized among the plurality of migration waves. The objects are migrated wave by wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: RICHARD K. ATHEY, JOHN K. BAKER, RONDA L. CASWELL, STEVE N. LEE, MATTHEW A. MARKLEY, BIRGIT PFITZMANN, MICHAEL TACCI, BRUCE G. TAYLOR, TYLON O. WILLINGHAM
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Patent number: 10664456Abstract: A system and method for information technology (IT) migration includes determining a relationship among objects to be migrated such that the relationship includes a set of objects having at least one of a common feature or dependency between the objects in the set. The objects are grouped into a plurality of migration waves such that cross-wave relationships are minimized among the plurality of migration waves. The objects are migrated wave by wave.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Richard K. Athey, John K. Baker, Ronda L. Caswell, Steve N. Lee, Matthew A. Markley, Birgit Pfitzmann, Michael Tacci, Bruce G. Taylor, Tylon O. Willingham
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Publication number: 20180210881Abstract: A system and method for information technology (IT) migration includes determining a relationship among objects to be migrated such that the relationship includes a set of objects having at least one of a common feature or dependency between the objects in the set. The objects are grouped into a plurality of migration waves such that cross-wave relationships are minimized among the plurality of migration waves. The objects are migrated wave by wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: RICHARD K. ATHEY, JOHN K. BAKER, RONDA L. CASWELL, STEVE N. LEE, MATTHEW A. MARKLEY, BIRGIT PFITZMANN, MICHAEL TACCI, BRUCE G. TAYLOR, TYLON O. WILLINGHAM
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Patent number: 9971795Abstract: A system and method for information technology (IT) migration includes determining a relationship among objects to be migrated such that the relationship includes a set of objects having at least one of a common feature or dependency between the objects in the set. The objects are grouped into a plurality of migration waves such that cross-wave relationships are minimized among the plurality of migration waves. The objects are migrated wave by wave.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Richard K. Athey, John K. Baker, Ronda L. Caswell, Steve N. Lee, Matthew A. Markley, Birgit Pfitzmann, Michael Tacci, Bruce G. Taylor, Tylon O. Willingham
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Patent number: 9960974Abstract: Analytics and visualization for logical dependency mapping of computer servers may be provided. Data collected from computer servers is received and analyzed to discover logical dependencies among the computer servers, for example, to discover communications between one or more of operating systems, middleware and applications associated with the computer servers. The computer servers may be grouped into one or more dependency groups based at least on a user-defined grouping criterion. The one or more dependency groups and their logical dependencies may be output.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kun Bai, Christian B. Kau, Mark E. Podlaseck, Michael Tacci, Lawrence H. Thompson
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Patent number: 9778953Abstract: A method and system for discovering dependencies, configurations and utilizations among IT resources are disclosed. A discovery team writes a prediscovery script without requesting credentials and sends it to a system administrator (SA) who already has necessary credentials to execute the prediscovery script. Then, the SA reviews the prediscovery script and executes the prediscovery script on a target server. While or after executing the prediscovery script, the target server generates a result of an execution of the prediscovery script and provides the result to an analysis system. The analysis system analyzes and parses the result and generates a user-friendly data (e.g., graph or spreadsheet) that represents the result. Then, the analysis system provides the user-friendly data to the discovery team. The analysis system does not require credentials and does not directly communicate with the target server except receiving the result of the executed prediscovery script from the target server.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Louis E. Aiken, John K. Baker, Kamal Bhattacharya, Robert P. Boettcher, Murthy V. Devarakonda, Nikolai A. Joukov, Timothy P. Kane, Sr., Steve Lee, Matthew A. Markley, Birgit M. Pfitzmann, Michael Tacci, Norbert G. Vogl, Anthony G. D. Walker
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Patent number: 9565129Abstract: A method and a system may automatically compute optimized target resources and identify configurations given discovered source properties and dependencies of machines, while prioritizing performance in the target environment. An algorithm and/or tools for programmatically identifying and locating business application instances in an infrastructure, based on weighted similarity metric may be also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kun Bai, Jinho Hwang, Jill L. Jermyn, Michael E. Nidd, Michael Tacci, Maja Vukovic
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Publication number: 20160094477Abstract: A method and a system may automatically compute optimized target resources and identify configurations given discovered source properties and dependencies of machines, while prioritizing performance in the target environment. An algorithm and/or tools for programmatically identifying and locating business application instances in an infrastructure, based on weighted similarity metric may be also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Kun Bai, Jinho Hwang, Jill L. Jermyn, Michael E. Nidd, Michael Tacci, Maja Vukovic
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Publication number: 20160012043Abstract: A system and method for information technology (IT) migration includes determining a relationship among objects to be migrated such that the relationship includes a set of objects having at least one of a common feature or dependency between the objects in the set. The objects are grouped into a plurality of migration waves such that cross-wave relationships are minimized among the plurality of migration waves. The objects are migrated wave by wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: RICHARD K. ATHEY, JOHN K. BAKER, RONDA L. CASWELL, STEVE N. LEE, MATTHEW A. MARKLEY, BIRGIT PFITZMANN, MICHAEL TACCI, BRUCE G. TAYLOR, TYLON O. WILLINGHAM
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Patent number: 9141919Abstract: A system and method for information technology (IT) migration includes determining a relationship among objects to be migrated such that the relationship includes a set of objects having at least one of a common feature or dependency between the objects in the set. The objects are grouped into a plurality of migration waves such that cross-wave relationships are minimized among the plurality of migration waves. The objects are migrated wave by wave.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Richard Keith Athey, John K. Baker, Ronda L. Caswell, Steve N. Lee, Matthew A. Markley, Birgit Pfitzmann, Michael Tacci, Bruce G. Taylor, Tylon O. Willingham
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Patent number: 8856775Abstract: Techniques for unstacking software components are provided. The techniques include discovering a plurality of software components and one or more dependencies between the software components in a computer system, designing a plurality of unstacking options for unstacking said components, and selecting one of said unstacking options to unstack said components.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nikolai Joukov, Matthew Markley, Birgit Pfitzmann, Michael Tacci
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Publication number: 20140164607Abstract: Analytics and visualization for logical dependency mapping of computer servers may be provided. Data collected from computer servers is received and analyzed to discover logical dependencies among the computer servers, for example, to discover communications between one or more of operating systems, middleware and applications associated with the computer servers. The computer servers may be grouped into one or more dependency groups based at least on a user-defined grouping criterion. The one or more dependency groups and their logical dependencies may be output.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kun Bai, Christian B. Kau, Mark E. Podlaseck, Michael Tacci, Lawrence H. Thompson
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Publication number: 20120072709Abstract: Techniques for unstacking software components are provided. The techniques include discovering a plurality of software components and one or more dependencies between the software components in a computer system, designing a plurality of unstacking options for unstacking said components, and selecting one of said unstacking options to unstack said components.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Nikolai Joukov, Matthew Markley, Birgit Pfitzmann, Michael Tacci
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Publication number: 20110213883Abstract: A system and method for information technology (IT) migration includes determining a relationship among objects to be migrated such that the relationship includes a set of objects having at least one of a common feature or dependency between the objects in the set. The objects are grouped into a plurality of migration waves such that cross-wave relationships are minimized among the plurality of migration waves. The objects are migrated wave by wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Richard Keith Athey, John K. Baker, Ronda L. Caswell, Steve N. Lee, Matthew A. Markley, Birgit Pfitzmann, Michael Tacci, Bruce G. Taylor, Tylon O. Willingham
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Publication number: 20100319060Abstract: A method and system for discovering dependencies, configurations and utilizations among IT resources are disclosed. A discovery team writes a prediscovery script without requesting credentials and sends it to a system administrator (SA) who already has necessary credentials to execute the prediscovery script. Then, the SA reviews the prediscovery script and executes the prediscovery script on a target server. While or after executing the prediscovery script, the target server generates a result of an execution of the prediscovery script and provides the result to an analysis system. The analysis system analyzes and parses the result and generates a user-friendly data (e.g., graph or spreadsheet) that represents the result. Then, the analysis system provides the user-friendly data to the discovery team. The analysis system does not require credentials and does not directly communicate with the target server except receiving the result of the executed prediscovery script from the target server.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Louis E. Aiken, John K. Baker, Kamal Bhattacharya, Robert P. Boettcher, Murthy V. Devarakonda, Nikolai A. Joukov, Timothy P. Kane, SR., Steve Lee, Matthew A. Markley, Birgit M. Pfitzmann, Michael Tacci, Norbert G. Vogl, Anthony G.D. Walker