Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center monitoring and management operation. The data center monitoring and management operation includes: identifying a data center infrastructure utilization unit associated with an information technology (IT) environment, the IT environment including a data center asset; analyzing the IT environment based upon the data center infrastructure utilization unit; and, presenting a data center infrastructure utilization quantification based upon the analyzing.

Abstract: A method and a corresponding system are disclosed for recording multimodal user interaction with an item in a networked system. The networked system includes a server device network-connected to one or more client user device(s). A data record is generated for the item, comprising data representative thereof and including at least image data depicting the item. A unique identifier code is associated with the data record, wherein the association of the unique identifier code with the image data in the record defines an avatar of the item in the system. Copies of the avatar are distributed to client user devices in the network, and the unique identifier code is encoded into a machine-readable tag secured to each physical embodiment of the item outside the network. At each client user device, each digital user interaction with an avatar and each analogue user interaction with a physical item is logged. At the server, each logged user interaction is matched against the item data record and recorded.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for implementing a framework that enables application developers to enhance their applications with dynamic adjustment capabilities. Specifically, the framework, when utilized by an application on a mobile computing device that implements the framework, can enable the application to establish predictive models that can be used to identify meaningful behavioral patterns of an individual who uses the application. In turn, the predictive models can be used to preempt the individual's actions and provide an enhanced overall user experience. The framework is configured to interface with other software entities on the mobile computing device that conduct various analyses to identify appropriate times for the application to manage and update its predictive models. Such appropriate times can include, for example, identified periods of time where the individual is not operating the mobile computing device, as well as recognized conditions where power consumption is not a concern.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and related technologies for entity visibility are described. In certain aspects, information associated with a type of entity is accessed and a network is scanned for a plurality of entities. One or more entities are selected from plurality of entities based on the type of entity. Properties associated with the one or more selected entities are accessed. The information associated with the one or more selected entities and the one or more properties associated with the selected one or more entities are stored.

Abstract: In an approach to improve file recall between storage devices by optimizing file recall for multiple users. Embodiments of the present invention obtain one or more similarities among one or more users based on one or more usage points and divide the one or more users into a plurality of clusters based on a content of the one or more usage points. Further, embodiments select a cluster from the plurality of clusters based on cluster importance, and select the content used by more than a predetermined percentage of the weighted users pertaining to the selected cluster as an automated recall subject. Additionally, embodiments recal one or more selected content from a secondary storage device to a primary storage device.

Abstract: In various examples, description data may be used by an engine to correlate a subset of alarms representing a network incident. A machine learning model may then be used to predict a likelihood that one or more of the alarms within the subset is a root cause of the network incident. This root cause may then be displayed on a graphical user interface. As a result, alarm fatigue experienced by network administrators may be reduced.

Abstract: Deferred verification of the integrity of data operations over a set of data that is hosted at an untrusted module (UM) is controlled. The controlling includes generating a request for a data operation on the set of data. The request includes an authentication portion. The request is sent to the UM. A response to the request is received from the UM. The response includes cryptographic verification information attesting the integrity of the data operation with respect to prior data operations on the set of data. The response includes results from deferred verification at a trusted module (TM).

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processing device configured to receive a request to schedule a workload and to generate a graph representation of tasks of the workload, the graph representation comprising two or more levels each comprising nodes representing tasks of the workload. The processing device is also configured to identify a plurality of paths each representing a sequence of tasks of the workload that starts at a root node in a first level of the graph representation and traverses one or more additional nodes in one or more additional levels of the graph representation. The processing device is further configured to determine a ranking of the plurality of paths and to assign the tasks of the workload for execution on assets of an information technology infrastructure based at least in part on the determined ranking of the plurality of paths.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a client application at a client device can receive, from a browser application at the client device, a first message including a unique identifier associated with a session of the browser application at a website associated with a content management system. The client application can extract the unique identifier from the first message, and establish a connection between the client application and the content management system by sending, from the client application to the content management system, a second message including the unique identifier. The client application can then receive, from the content management system through the connection, a third message relayed by the content management system from the website, where the third message is associated with the unique identifier.

Abstract: An aggregator is designed to form first data connections to field access devices. The field access devices are connected to different network segments of a field bus system. The aggregator forms a second data connection to a host computer. The aggregator receive first data traffic from the host computer via the second data connections and to forward the first data traffic, via the first data connections to a field access device of that network segment in which the particular field bus component, to which the first data traffic is directed, is situated. The aggregator is also designed to receive second data traffic from a field bus component in one of the network segments via at least one of the first data connections and to forward the second data traffic to at least one of the host computers via at least one of the second data connections.

Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for testing a computing device, such as a server, to minimize network impact. A computing device that is new or needs to be evaluated, such as an edge server, in a content delivery network may be determined and a sibling edge server which shares a common characteristic with the edge server may be selected. Requests received on the sibling edge server may be collected and filtered to determine a subset of the requests. The subset of the requests are transmitted to the edge server for processing and evaluation.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a wireless access point deployment method and apparatus. In the method, after receiving a first operation, a terminal device displays a floor plan determining interface. Then, the terminal device receives a second operation for the floor plan determining interface, and determines a first floor plan based on the second operation. The terminal device determines an AP type recommended to be deployed currently. Next, the terminal device displays an AP deployment interface based on the first floor plan and the AP type, where the AP deployment interface is used to display a quantity of APs recommended to be deployed and locations of the APs recommended to be deployed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for dynamic application mobilization. In one implementation, an application is modeled as a processing function. The processing function is placed at a first processing node within a processing network. One or more optimization operations are computed with respect to the processing function. The processing function is mobilized from the first processing node to a second processing node within the processing network in accordance with the one or more optimization operations.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for operating system for collecting and transferring usage data are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes: configuring two or more of a plurality of hardware components to perform respective data collection processes, wherein: the hardware components are associated with at least a first location, the configuring is performed by a system layer of an operating system installed on at least one of the plurality of hardware components, and a given one of the data collection processes collects usage data of the corresponding hardware component based on one or more characteristics of the corresponding hardware component; obtaining, by the operating system from the configured hardware components, the usage data collected by each of the data collection processes over a given time period; and uploading the obtained usage data to a datastore that is associated with at least a second location.

Abstract: A logical clock is implemented in networked nodes. Messages between nodes can include either a scalar timestamp or a vector timestamp. The scalar timestamp leads to an overhead reduction, and nodes can select whether to send a scalar or vector timestamp depending on requirements. Message recipients update their logical clock vector differently depending on whether the scalar or vector timestamp is received. Applications to multi-master databases are also provided. The clock conforms to Lamport clock requirements when the scalar timestamp is sent, and conforms to both Lamport and vector clock requirements when the vector timestamp is sent.

Abstract: Edge server cache techniques are described to prepopulate an edge server cache. The edge servers are configurable to maintain a first set of digital content that is currently made available via content requests to client devices. The edge servers are also configured to maintain a second set of digital content, separately, that is to be launched. The second set of digital content is not made publicly available until launch, but rather is “pre-warmed” in the caches of the respective edge servers. In an implementation, prelaunch access is provided using respective credentials, e.g., to verify operation of the second set of digital content using software and hardware resources at actual edge servers that implement the caches.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a memory, a communication module, and a processor configured to identify application information stored in the memory, monitor network status using the communication module, and control a packet data unit (PDU) session based on the application information or the network status. The method includes identifying application information stored in a memory of the electronic device; monitoring network status using a communication module of the electronic device; and controlling a PDU session based on the application information or the network status.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods are provided for managing system configuration settings during an active system session, and for managing session retainment, based on user presence detected within a field of view (FOV) of an information handling system (IHS) and policy. The systems and methods described herein improve system security in an IHS operated within a multi-user environment by managing system configuration and session retainment when a trusted user or an unknown user is present within a FOV of the authenticated user's system during an active system session.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for determining instances of parity drift in target cloud computing systems as well as determining when instances of parity drift require addressing. For example, in various implementations, a cloud parity drift detection system compiles information about services, configurations, versions, etc. along with additional data from a reference cloud system into a job package and provides the job package to one or more target cloud computing systems. The cloud parity drift detection system can then utilize the job package to compare corresponding information on the reference cloud system to a target data set of the target cloud system to determine instances of parity drift at the target cloud system. Additionally, the cloud parity drift detection system can determine and act when instances of parity drift require addressing.

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for determining data routing in an electronic environment. The method includes receiving a resource data packet to be transmitted. The resource data packet is associated with a first data center. The method also includes generating a resource data identifier associated with the resource data packet. The resource data identifier indicates the first data center. The method further includes receiving a potential transmission request associated with the resource data packet. The potential transmission request includes at least one of an originating data center or a destination data center of a potential transmission. The method still further includes determining a potential transmission status action based on the resource data identifier and the potential transmission request.

Abstract: Methods and systems for cache optimization are described. Content items served to client devices of a content distribution network may be associated with a cache value. The cache value for a content item may cause a cache device to cache the content item for a period of time. The cache value for the content item may be updated based on increasing or decreasing popularity. The content item may be encoded at a plurality of bitrates, and cache values may vary across the plurality of bitrates such that multiple copies of the content item may each be cached for varying periods of time depending on a corresponding bitrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to federated learning in a telecom system. For a service request from a service requester, an intelligent service provider serves as a master intelligent service provider to perform federated learning in coordination with at least one additional intelligent service provider as slave intelligent service provider, and then merge the service-related information obtained from the at least one slave intelligent service and the service-related information of the master intelligent service provider so as to provide intelligent service for the service requester, or provide merged service-related information to slave intelligent service provider.

Abstract: An example system includes a processor to train an artificial intelligence (AI) model on a training set of images on a client device associated with a particular user. Images in the training set of images are selected using face recognition from a digital camera roll on the client device based on a set of faces chosen by the particular user of the client device. All of images in the training set of images include a detected face from the set of chosen faces. The processor is to filter a group message received from a second device based on the trained AI model.

Abstract: In an anomaly determination method for determining an anomaly in a received message, a plurality of messages which include messages that are periodic and each of which includes a first field having a fixed value and a second field having a variable value are each received as the received message, and one of a plurality of combinations to be used for determination each of which includes at least one of a plurality of anomaly determinations including an anomaly determination utilizing a reception timing based on the periodicity or the number of received messages, an anomaly determination utilizing the first field, and an anomaly determination utilizing the second field, is selected according to one or more criteria among available execution time of the anomaly determination method, a load amount, a data amount, and the number of messages.

Abstract: A computer system to track and enhance performance of a virtual workspace system is provided. The computer system receives requests to profile phases of a distributed process executed by hosts coupled to one another via a network. Each of phase includes operations executed by processes hosted by the hosts. Each of phase either starts with receipt of a request via a user interface of a virtualization client or ends with provision of a response to the request via the user interface. The computer system identifies event log entries that each include an identifier of an event marking a start or an end of one of the operations, constructs a performance profile based on the event log entries, and transmits the performance profile to the user interface.

Abstract: Logic may detect a malfunctioning payment interface on a customer's payment instrument. Logic may receive transaction data about at least one transaction performed via a payment instrument associated with a customer. The transaction data may indicate a payment interface of the payment instrument through which the customer conducted the at least one transaction and the payment instrument may comprise one or more payment interfaces. Logic may determine, by a model, based on the transaction data, a probability of a malfunction by at least one interface of the one or more payment interfaces. The model may be trained based on a pattern of transactions associated with malfunctioning payment instruments. Logic may compare the probability of the transaction against a threshold. And logic may determine whether to contact a customer associated with the payment instrument, based comparison of the probability of the transaction against the threshold.

Abstract: Systems and methods initialize distributed client device membership for new client devices joining a group-based communication channel established for content exchange among a plurality of distributed client device members. The systems and methods comprise aspects for executing a content analysis over the content of the one or more group-based communication channels to identify characterizing terms associated with each group-based communication channel. After the content analysis is performed, systems receive search parameters from a potential new member client device for a group-based communication server. Various systems and methods provide selected search results generated based at least in part on a determination that characterizing terms match one or more of the search parameters to the client device. Those selected results comprise a target that is executable by the client device to join the associated group-based communication channel.

Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure include providing graph data defining a graph that is representative of an enterprise network, the graph including nodes and edges between nodes, each node representing an asset within the enterprise network, and each edge representing one or more lateral attack paths between assets in the enterprise network, determining, for each node, an incoming value based on attributes of a set of incoming edges and an outgoing value based on attributes of a set of outgoing edges, the attributes including a number of edges and semantic types of the edges, at least one cardinality value of each node being determined based on one or more of the incoming value and the outgoing value of the node, receiving input representative of filter parameters, generating a sub-graph based on attributes of the nodes and the filter parameters, and displaying, by the visualization platform, the sub-graph in a display.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems to generate a modified feature map specific to a client. A template feature map may be modified based on usage data associated with a client. The template feature map may represent a visual representation of a plurality of features provided by an operator, each feature associated with a plurality of instructions to be processed for the client. The usage data may be compared with each feature to determine whether any feature is associated and/or utilized by the client. Based on determining whether the usage data indicates that any feature is associated and/or utilized by the client, the template feature map may be modified to perform an action to the template feature map indicating that a feature is associated and/or utilized by the client. A modified template feature map may be generated that is specific for a client.

Abstract: Implementations include evaluating a first sub-set of rules based on a first sub-set of facts to provide a first set of impacts, evaluating including applying the first sub-set of facts to each rule using a hash join operation to determine whether a rule results in an impact, indexes of arguments of facts being used in a probe phase of the hash join operation, evaluating a second sub-set of rules using impacts of the first set of impacts to provide a second set of impacts, determining whether each goal in a set of goals has been achieved using the first set of impacts and the second set of impacts, each goal being provided as an impact, in response to determining that each goal in the set of goals has been achieved, removing paths of the AAG, each of the paths resulting in an impact that is not a goal.

Abstract: Communication between a terminal, such as a consumption meter, installed at a fixed location and a mobile data collector, by way of Wireless M-Bus, via a short-range radio receiver. Data from the terminal is forwarded to the data collector via a bidirectional WPAN interface. The terminal sends a message periodically and unprompted for the communication set-up and subsequently opens a reception window after a period of time. In response, a command or a command sequence is conveyed from the mobile data collector to the receiver and to the terminal in one or more reception windows. The receiver determines the reception time at which the message arrives at the receiver, and the receiver stipulates the time at which the command or command sequence is transmitted onward to the terminal, so that the command or command sequence is received by the terminal within one reception window or multiple reception windows.

Abstract: A client device generates an artificial data packet that specifies, in the header, an artificial network address usable to indicate that the artificial data packet includes out-of-band data. The client device transmits the artificial data packet with other data packets over an encrypted data stream to a virtual private network server. The virtual private network server determines, based on the artificial network address, that the artificial data packet includes out-of-band data. The virtual private network server processes the out-of-band data from the artificial data packet while transmitting the other data packets to servers corresponding to destination network addresses specified in the headers of these other data packets.

Abstract: A system for verifying affiliate leads on an electronic device which may include processors, computer-readable memories, and computer-readable storage devices. The system may also include program instructions stored on at least one of the storage devices for execution by at least one of the processors via at least one of the memories, the stored program instructions may include detecting at least one potential customer transaction; assigning, to each transaction, a unique transaction identifier; assigning, to each transaction, at least one transaction parameter; selecting at least one transaction parameter; flagging, or not flagging, the transaction based on at least one selected transaction parameter. If the transaction is not flagged, the stored program instructions may further include firing an affiliate pixel. If the transaction is flagged, the stored program instructions may further include recording the unique transaction identifier and holding the affiliate pixel in a QA state.

Abstract: Example bulk device processing systems and methods are described. In one implementation, techniques receive a plurality of application programming interface (API) requests, where each of the plurality of API requests is associated with a particular device. The techniques further sort the plurality of API requests based on an associated carrier. The techniques also create a first batch of API calls associated with devices using a first carrier and create a second batch of API calls associated with devices using a second carrier. The techniques then create multiple threads for parallel execution of the first batch of API calls and the second batch of API calls, and automatically execute the API calls associated with the plurality of threads.

Abstract: A device may obtain a notification that a transaction occurred, where the transaction is associated with a financial account of a user, and a merchant. The device may determine that the merchant is associated with providing confirmation messages for transactions, and may process, based on determining that the merchant is associated with providing confirmation messages, one or more messages in a messaging account associated with the user to determine whether the messaging account includes a confirmation message associated with the transaction. The device may determine that the messaging account does not include any confirmation message associated with the transaction, may determine a likelihood that the transaction was unauthorized based on the messaging account not including a confirmation message, and may perform an action associated with the financial account of the user based on the likelihood that the transaction was unauthorized.

Abstract: According to various implementations, a method is performed at an electronic device including one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and one or more displays. The method includes, while presenting a virtual environment, via the one or more displays, obtaining a request for interaction from an external source. The virtual environment includes a first plurality of available presentation regions and a second plurality of unavailable presentation regions. The method includes determining whether the request for interaction from the external source satisfies one or more interaction criteria. The method includes presenting, via the one or more displays, an avatar associated with the external source at one of the first plurality of available presentation regions within the virtual environment, in response to determining that the external source satisfies the one or more interaction criteria.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for monitoring and managing the performance of services accessed by sites on a computing platform. When a performance issue is identified, a service is monitored to determine if calls to the service exceed a threshold completion time. If so, a resource available to call the service is adaptively throttled by the platform.

Abstract: Top-of-rack (TOR) switches are connected to a network fabric of a data center. Each TOR switch corresponds to a rack of the data center, and is configured to provide access to the network fabric for computing devices mounted in the rack. In one method, a TOR switch is mounted in a rack. The TOR switch is connected to a network fabric of a data center. A lock is used to control physical access to the rack. A request to physically access the rack is received from a computing device (e.g., a badge implementing a security token, or a mobile device). The request includes authentication credentials. The computing device is then authenticated. In response to authenticating the computing device, the lock is configured to provide physical access to the rack.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to estimate media audience consistency. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a record manager to access media measurement data communicated via a network from a plurality of media monitors, the media measurement data corresponding to a plurality of panelists. The apparatus further includes a consistency calculator to determine a first number of the panelists exposed to a first quantity of a first broadcast, determine a second number of the panelists exposed to a second quantity of the first broadcast, and output a consistency metric associated with the first broadcast, the consistency metric being based on a variation of at least the first number and the second number.

Abstract: A device may receive network data identifying a topology of network devices of a network, quality of service (QoS) rules for user equipment (UEs) and application flows associated with the network, QoS profiles for a radio access network (RAN) of the network, and service data flow (SDF) templates. The device may process the network data, with a model, to calculate a network device service level agreement (SLA) score, for each of the network devices on a sliding window, to generate network device SLA scores, and may aggregate the network device SLA scores to generate an end-to-end SLA score on the sliding window. The device may generate QoS configuration data based on the end-to-end SLA score, and may implement the QoS configuration data.

Abstract: A method of evaluating risk associated with a social media account. Content associated with the account and with social media accounts connected to the account is scanned. Collected data relating to the account content and the connected account content is stored. The account content is analyzed by determining one or more of characteristics of a posted image, parameters of posted comments, and changes in the list of connected social media accounts. The collected data is also analyzed in order to characterize the connected social media accounts with levels of suspicion. A report may be generated that includes one or more of: information identifying at least some of the account content as presenting a risk based upon characteristics of posted images or comments, information identifying material changes in account user traffic, and information identifying one or more of the connected social media accounts as being associated with suspicious activity.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, one or more methods, and/or one or more methods may: execute a first information handling system (IHS) initialization executable via an environment associated with IHS firmware; register, by the first IHS initialization executable, a process configured to store multiple IHS initialization executable/OS executable pairs via a volatile memory medium of the IHS; for each IHS initialization executable/OS executable pair of the multiple IHS initialization executable/OS executable pairs: call, by an IHS initialization executable of the IHS initialization executable/OS executable pair, the process; and copy, by the process, an OS executable of the IHS initialization executable/OS executable pair from the first non-volatile memory medium to the volatile memory medium; retrieve a driver via a network; execute the driver; and copy, by the driver, each OS executable, which was copied to the volatile memory medium, to a non-volatile memory medium of the IHS.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and media are disclosed for tracking viewability of content, such as Internet content, by associating a color-changing animated image file with the content and determining, based on whether color of an image is changing, whether the content is in a viewable region of a browser.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for scaling service discovery in a micro-service environment. A controller can inject a service discovery agent onto a host. At least one of the controller or the agent can identify a first set of micro-service containers that are dependencies of the first micro-service container and a second set of micro-service containers that are dependencies of the second micro-service container. At least one of the controller or the agent can update routing data for the first set of micro-service containers and the second set of micro-service containers. At least one of the controller or the agent can determine the second micro-service container has terminated on the host computing device. At least one of the controller or the agent can update the agent to remove the routing data for the second set of micro-service containers.

Abstract: A system and method for mitigating anomalies in a network device. One or a combination of mitigation actions may be pre-programmed into a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices. The mitigation actions may be available as temporary or permanent work arounds as problems are detected that match known or discovered patterns of log events. Unsupervised machine learning techniques may be used to identify and correlate new patterns of log events with device anomalies or malfunctions. When a new pattern of log events is discovered and correlated to an anomaly or malfunction in a group of CPE devices, the discovered pattern may be written to the group of CPE devices with instructions to use particular ones of the mitigation actions. The CPE devices can then, in examples, monitor their own logs to detect the patterns and implement one or more of the mitigation actions.

Abstract: A system and computer-implemented is provided for displaying a configurable metric relating to an environment in a graphical display along with a value of the metric calculated over a configurable time period. The metric is used to identify events of interest in the environment based on processing real time machine data from one or more sources. The configurable metric is selected and a corresponding value is calculated based on the events of interest over the configurable time period. The value of the metric may be continuously updated in real time based on receiving additional real-time machine data and displayed in a graphical interface as time progresses. Statistical trends in the value of the metric may also be determined over the configurable time period and displayed in the graphical interface as well as an indication if the value of the metric exceeds a configurable threshold value.

Abstract: A virtual set-top box (vSTB) for executing a middleware component, designed originally for use with the physical STB, including emulating hardware capabilities of the physical STB to process IPTV content received over a connection for presenting the IPTV content on a display of the electronic device.

Abstract: A computer implemented method includes gathering metrics from components of a conferencing endpoint in a conference call, and determining status indicator values according to the metrics. The status indicator values each identify a component status of a component. The status indicator values are combined to estimate a user status. The computer implemented method further includes generating a description of a user status of a target user with respect to the conference call, and presenting the description of the user status.

Abstract: Systems and methods for gathering research data using multiple monitoring devices are provided. An example method includes accessing, at a first monitoring device and a second monitoring device, first timing data produced by an external source, the first monitoring device located remotely from the second monitoring device. The example method additionally includes adjusting second timing data generated by the first monitoring device based on the first timing data and adjusting third timing data generated by the second monitoring device based on the first timing data. The example method also includes accessing, at a processing facility, the first timing data and adjusting fourth timing data generated by the processing facility based on the first timing data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for remote debugging perform remote debugging of a receiving device, such as a set-top box or other connected media player, even when the receiving device is located behind a firewall. The receiving device has a persistent outbound connection with a message server. Since it is an outbound connection, it connects across firewall restrictions. A remote debug machine sends a message via the message server to the receiving device over a network. The message carries the command/operation to be executed by the receiving device. The receiving device, which receives the command, executes the command and sends the output of the command to a debug data upload server to which the remote debug machine has access.