Adaptive Workload Restoration Prioritization for Data Loss Events

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Solution Overview

Problem

Businesses struggle to efficiently manage and restore diverse workloads with varying levels of urgency and recovery objectives during data loss events, lacking the resources and time for manual management, and require a unified software solution to simplify workload management and accelerate restoration.

Innovation Solution

A system that monitors tasks across multiple workloads, employs machine learning for predictive insights, provides adaptive interfaces, and executes data restore options based on workload criticality and priority, with an emergency mode for mission-critical restoration.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual workload management is used during data loss events, then flexibility in handling diverse workloads is maintained, but time consumption and resource requirements increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanual workload management flexibilityVSAvoidrestoration time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service through automated workload classification, priority determination, and restoration execution. The machine learning model autonomously analyzes workload characteristics, determines restoration priorities, and executes restore scenarios without requiring manual intervention, thereby resolving the contradiction between operational flexibility and time consumption

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes parameters by dynamically adjusting restoration priorities and selecting appropriate restore scenarios based on real-time analysis of workload criticality and business impact. This automated parameter adjustment allows rapid response to data loss events while maintaining flexibility through adaptive priority assignment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If comprehensive monitoring of all workloads is implemented, then detection accuracy of data loss events is improved, but system complexity and resource consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata loss detection accuracyVSAvoidmonitoring system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the monitoring function by categorizing workloads into different priority levels and types. Instead of uniformly monitoring all workloads with equal intensity, the system applies differentiated monitoring strategies based on workload criticality, thereby maintaining detection accuracy while reducing overall system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The machine learning model performs preliminary classification and prioritization of workloads before data loss events occur. By pre-categorizing workloads and establishing baseline monitoring parameters, the system can respond more efficiently to actual data loss events without requiring complex real-time analysis of all workloads

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If automated restoration execution is implemented, then restoration speed is improved, but adaptability to unique recovery scenarios decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverestoration speedVSAvoidrecovery scenario adaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements dynamic adaptability by continuously learning from restoration outcomes and adjusting its automated decision-making parameters. The machine learning model analyzes restoration effectiveness and modifies future automated restoration strategies, enabling the system to maintain high speed while adapting to unique recovery scenarios through iterative improvement

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that monitor restoration outcomes and use this information to refine automated restoration strategies. By analyzing the results of automated restorations and comparing them against actual recovery needs, the system adjusts its algorithms to improve both speed and adaptability in handling diverse recovery scenarios

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12547505B2Unified bot for adaptive workload management and rapid restoration
Publication Date: 2026.02.10 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for data restoration is provided. The present invention may include categorizing one or more workloads within an organization; determining a restoration priority of the affected one or more tasks based on the categorizing responsive to identifying actual or predicted data loss affecting one or more tasks comprising one of the one or more workloads; selecting one or more restore scenarios for the affected one or more tasks based on the restoration priority; and executing a plurality of actions comprising the one or more selected restore scenarios responsive to selecting the one or more restore scenarios.