Patents by Inventor Stephen T. O'Keefe

Stephen T. O'Keefe 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).

  • Method and system for determining a management complexity factor for delivering services in an environment
    Patent number: 7979513
    Abstract: Method and system for determining a management complexity factor for an environment, such as an information technology (IT) environment, is disclosed. A management complexity factor represents the needless complexity, inefficiencies and waste in an environment. An IT environment includes different platforms, systems, and components that have an effect on changes and upgrades within the environment. The impact of the changes or upgrades is reduced if the environment has increased coordination, few single points of failure, high information availability, a high level of automation and the like. The management complexity factor is determined by evaluating several metrics according to objective criteria and weighing the metrics according to their importance. Using the management complexity factor, strategies and targets are identified to lower the complexity and inefficiencies within the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sean P. Garvey, Stephen T. O'Keefe, William S. Edgar, John G. Birch, Akilesh V. Duvvur, Gary R. Hix, Philip T. Spencley, Gerald T. Winner, Matthew G. Sharib, John F. Echaniz
  • Method and system for determining a management complexity factor for delivering services in an environment
    Publication number: 20070234301
    Abstract: Method and system for determining a management complexity factor for an environment, such as an information technology (IT) environment, is disclosed. A management complexity factor represents the needless complexity, inefficiencies and waste in an environment. An IT environment includes different platforms, systems, and components that have an effect on changes and upgrades within the environment. The impact of the changes or upgrades is reduced if the environment has increased coordination, few single points of failure, high information availability, a high level of automation and the like. The management complexity factor is determined by evaluating several metrics according to objective criteria and weighing the metrics according to their importance. Using the management complexity factor, strategies and targets are identified to lower the complexity and inefficiencies within the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Sean P. Garvey, Stephen T. O'Keefe, William S. Edgar, John G. Birch, Akilesh V. Duvvur, Gary R. Hix, Philip T. Spencley, Gerald T. Winner, Matthew G. Sharib, John F. Echaniz