Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for facilitating user selection using trend-based joint embeddings are provided herein. A method includes obtaining a selection of an item in an online catalog; determining a compatible item of the plurality of items at least in part by providing the selected at least one item and at least one previously selected item corresponding to the user to a trend-based machine learning model, wherein the trend-based machine learning model is trained on historical data associated with the item in the online catalog and fine-tuned based on current trend data from multiple data sources; receiving feedback in response to outputting the at least one compatible item; identifying one or more attributes related to the at least one compatible item based on the feedback; and using the trend-based machine learning model to determine at least one additional compatible item based on the one or more attributes.

Abstract: A comparative reporting system provides financial benchmarking and analytics. Integrating public reporting and enterprise software systems, raw financial information from external sources derived from a plurality of reporting sources can be ingested and processed to extract attributes and metrics. The extracted attributes and metrics can be data warehoused together with financial information from the enterprise software system. Analytics can be performed to generate a comparison between the enterprise and the plurality of reporting sources.

Abstract: Processing packets in a system that includes a plurality of interconnected processing cores is described. The processing includes receiving packets into one or more queues, associating at least some nodes in a hierarchy of nodes with at least one of the queues, and at least some of the nodes with a rate, mapping a set of one or more nodes to a processor core based on a level in the hierarchy of the nodes in the set and at least one rate associated with a node not in the set, and processing the packets in the mapped processor cores according to the hierarchy.

Abstract: A comparative reporting system provides financial benchmarking and analytics. Integrating public reporting and enterprise software systems, raw financial information from external sources derived from a plurality of reporting sources can be ingested and processed to extract attributes and metrics. The extracted attributes and metrics can be data warehoused together with financial information from the enterprise software system. Analytics can be performed to generate a comparison between the enterprise and the plurality of reporting sources.

Abstract: A method for processing data for pattern matching includes: receiving a first sequence of data values; and generating a second sequence of data values based on the first sequence and one or more patterns and history of data values in the first sequence, wherein the second sequence has fewer data values than the first sequence and all subsequences in the first sequence that match at least one of the one or more patterns are represented in the second sequence.

Abstract: Processing packets in a system that comprises a plurality of interconnected processing cores includes: receiving packets into one or more queues; associating at least some nodes in a hierarchy of nodes with at least one of the queues, and at least some of the nodes with a rate; mapping a set of one or more nodes to a processor core based on a level in the hierarchy of the nodes in the set and at least one rate associated with a node not in the set; and processing the packets in the mapped processor cores according to the hierarchy.

Abstract: Packets are processed in a system that comprises a plurality of interconnected processor cores. The system receives packets into one or more queues. The system associates at least some nodes in a hierarchy of nodes with at least one of the queues, and at least some of the nodes with a rate. The system maps a set of one or more nodes to a processor core based on a level in the hierarchy of the nodes in the set and based on at least one rate associated with a node not in the set. The packets are processed in one or more processor cores including the mapped processor core according to the hierarchy.

Abstract: A method for processing data for pattern matching includes: receiving a first sequence of data values; and generating a second sequence of data values based on the first sequence and one or more patterns and history of data values in the first sequence, wherein the second sequence has fewer data values than the first sequence and all subsequences in the first sequence that match at least one of the one or more patterns are represented in the second sequence.

Abstract: A method and system for monitoring computational resources within a data processing system is presented. A monitoring service receives a non-application-specific request to perform a monitoring operation in order to gather information about the usage of a computational resource within a data processing system. The monitoring service automatically selects a monitoring application from a set of monitoring applications in which the selected monitoring application is are able to perform the monitoring operation on the computational resource. The monitoring service then sends to the selected monitoring application an application-specific request that identifies the computational resource and indicates the monitoring operation to be performed on the computational resource.

Abstract: A load balancing method incorporates temporarily inactive machines as part of the resources capable of executing tasks during heavy process requests periods to alleviate some of the processing load on other computing resources. This method determines which computing resources are available and prioritizes these resources for access by the load balancing process. A snap shot of the resource configuration and made secured along with all data on this system such that no contamination occurs between resident data on that machine and any data placed on that machine as put of the load balancing activities. After a predetermined period of time or a predetermined event, the availability of the temporary resources for load balancing activities ends. At this point, the original configuration and data is restored to the computing resource such that no trace of use of the resource in load balancing activities is detected to the user.

Abstract: Near clones for a set of targeted computing systems are provided by determining a highest common denominator set of components among the computing systems, producing a pseudo-clone configuration definition, and realizing one or more pseudo-clone computing systems as partially configured backups for the targeted computing systems. Upon a planned failover, actual failure, or quarantine action on a targeted computing system, a difference configuration is determined to complete the provisioning of the pseudo-clone system to serve as a replacement system for the failed or quarantined system. Failure predictions can be used to implement the pseudo-clone just prior to an expected first failure of any of the targeted systems. The system can also interface to an on-demand provisioning management system to effect automated workflows to realize pseudo-clones and replacement systems automatically, as needed.

Abstract: A system for establishing and maintaining inventories of computing environment assets comprising one or more custom collector interfaces that detect movement of assets from one environment to another, and an inventory scanner which modifies inventories for each environment based on monitored asset movements. The present invention is of especial benefit to autonomic and on-demand computing architectures.

Abstract: Workflows for execution by an autonomic provision management system to yield near clones and replacement systems for a set of targeted computing solutions are provided by determining a common denominator set of workflow steps among the workflows for the targeted computing systems, including workflows to morph a near clone to a specific targeted solution when executed a provisioning management system. Common portions of workflows are identified and archived as workflow templates for re-use in development of new workflows, thus virtualizing the process of subsequent workflow design which use the templates. Multi-level criteria-based searching is provided to workflow designers for finding and re-using existing workflows and workflow templates according to degree of matching common steps, quickest implementation, highest available, or other criteria.

Abstract: Enabling automated provisioning on a data processing network includes providing the network with access to an automated provisioning controller. The controller enables a user to specify resource allocation priorities and uses the user-specified priorities, in conjunction with a resource stabilization policy, to resolve conflicting resource requests. The resource allocation priorities include priorities for demand-based resource requests and maintenance-based resource requests. The stabilization policy includes a policy for constraining allocation of a resource based on forecasted demand and a policy for constraining allocation of a resource based on a scheduled maintenance task.

Abstract: A method and software for fulfilling a resource request in a data processing network includes specifying characteristics of the requested resource responsive to detecting the resource request. A set of attributes is then derived from the specified characteristics. The specified characteristics indicate broad or general properties of the needed resource while the derived attributes preferably indicate the hardware and software components of a resource ideally suited to fulfill the resource request. Attribute information associated an available resource is then evaluated against the attributes derived from the specified characteristics. An available resource is then selected, based on the evaluation, to satisfy the resource request. The attributes of the selected resource best match the attributes derived from the specified characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention provides systems for improved quality of service and traffic management in network routers and other devices. This is achieved, according to one aspect of the invention, by coupling a plurality of queue processors to a plurality of input interfaces that receive data from one or more respective network connections. Each queue processor, in coordination with an associated scheduler that schedules dequeing of data from one or more queues, maintains the quality of service levels with respect to throughput, and delivers the data for a particular output context based on priority to a respective output interface. The output interface is coupled to the plurality of queue processors and transfers the data to one or more respective network connections. In addition, a plurality of output interfaces can be coupled to respective pluralities of queue processors for transferring data therefrom to one or more destination network connections.

Abstract: A technique and system for manipulating, converting or adapting datagram headers as required during traverse from one interface of a networking device to another, by novel clocked micro-sequencing and selection amongst input and output FIFO data streams, through dividing input serial data streams into small groups of FIFO input data streams and feeding the groups parallely into a matrix of a multilane highway of header unit input data, constant data pattern and computational unit busses controlled by such micro-sequencing so as to enable such processing of packet datagram headers and the like at very high wire speed, but using low clock speeds, and in a scalable manner.

Abstract: A novel networking architecture and technique for transmitting both cells and packets or frames across a common switch fabric, effected, at least in part, by utilizing a common set of algorithms for the forwarding engine (the ingress side) and a common set of algorithms for the QoS management (the egress part) that are provided for each I/O module to process packet/cell information without impacting the correct operation of ATM switching and without transforming packets into cells for transfer across the switch fabric.

Abstract: A technique for encoding (and decoding) escape and other characters in data packets at high rates of speed in HDLC and similar data processing through the use of groups of FIFO data streams parallely fed to and from a multilane highway matrix of input data and escape character switched busses and at relatively low clocking speeds, while running multiple byte streams at a time.