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  • Publication number: 20100241603
    Abstract: A policy processor is described that may be used to implement a system for managing the configuration of assets in a distributed computing network, such as an enterprise network. The policy processor resides on a managed node in the distributed computing network and operates to receive, evaluate and enact policies issued by one or more policy authorities in the distributed computing network. The policy processor utilizes a conflict resolution model to determine which policy rules included within the policies should be put into effect and which should not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric Voskuil, Derek Menzies, Leonard Charest, Rahul Gupta, Phillip Mienk, Jeremiah S. Nay, Dilip Radhakrishnan
  • Patent number: 8954370
    Abstract: A policy processor is described that may be used to implement a system for managing the configuration of assets in a distributed computing network, such as an enterprise network. The policy processor resides on a managed node in the distributed computing network and operates to receive, evaluate and enact policies issued by one or more policy authorities in the distributed computing network. The policy processor utilizes a conflict resolution model to determine which policy rules included within the policies should be put into effect and which should not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Voskuil, Derek Menzies, Leonard Charest, Rahul Gupta, Phillip Mienk, Jeremiah S. Nay, Dilip Radhakrishnan
  • Patent number: 8112379
    Abstract: A policy processor is described that may be used to implement a system for managing the configuration of assets in a distributed computing network, such as an enterprise network. The policy processor resides on a managed node in the distributed computing network and operates to receive, evaluate and enact policies issued by one or more policy authorities in the distributed computing network. The policy processor utilizes a conflict resolution model to determine which policy rules included within the policies should be put into effect and which should not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Voskuil, Derek Menzies, Leonard Charest, Rahul Gupta, Phillip Mienk, Jeremiah S. Nay, Dilip Radhakrishnan