Abstract: A method for ingesting data artifacts into a recovery pod may include: identifying, by a first controller, a data artifact for ingestion; pulling, by the first controller, the data artifacts into the first datastore; confirming, by second controller, that a first airlock between the first zone and the second zone and a second airlock between a third zone and the second zone are closed; opening, by the second controller, the first airlock; identifying, by the second controller, the data artifacts in the first datastore; pulling, by the second controller, the data artifacts into a second datastore; confirming that the first airlock and the second airlock are closed; opening, by the second controller, the second airlock; identifying, by a third controller, the data artifacts in the second zone datastore; pulling, by the third controller, the data artifacts into a third zone datastore; and closing, by the second controller, the second airlock.

Abstract: Systems and methods for network optimization using end user telemetry are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for optimizing incoming communication routing may include: (1) establishing, by a data center computer program executed by a data center computer processor, a data connection with an end user electronic device, the data connection using a first data communication route; (2) collecting, by the data center computer program, a metric for the data connection; (3) determining, by the data center computer program, that the metric is outside of an acceptable range; (4) determining, by the data center computer program, that a cause for the metric being outside of the acceptable range is external to the data center; and (5) re-routing, by the data center computer program, the data connection to a second data communication route.

Abstract: A method for ingesting data artifacts into a recovery pod may include: identifying, by a first controller, a data artifact for ingestion; pulling, by the first controller, the data artifacts into the first datastore; confirming, by second controller, that a first airlock between the first zone and the second zone and a second airlock between a third zone and the second zone are closed; opening, by the second controller, the first airlock; identifying, by the second controller, the data artifacts in the first datastore; pulling, by the second controller, the data artifacts into a second datastore; confirming that the first airlock and the second airlock are closed; opening, by the second controller, the second airlock; identifying, by a third controller, the data artifacts in the second zone datastore; pulling, by the third controller, the data artifacts into a third zone datastore; and closing, by the second controller, the second airlock.

Abstract: A method and a computing apparatus for tracking device utilization are provided. The method includes: obtaining first data that relates to a physical location of a device; obtaining second data that relates to network switch information of the device; obtaining third data that relates to a network activity performed by using the device; using each of the first data, second data, and third data to determine a utilization of the device; and outputting a result of the determination. The first data may include a building identification, a floor number, and/or a seat identification. The second data may include a switch host name, card information, and/or port information. The third data may include a management system into which the device is logged in.