AMaaS Dashboard Feedback for Application Dimensioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Different teams involved in software development and support operate in independent silos without a continuous feedback loop, leading to inefficiencies and increased infrastructure costs due to overutilization and misalignment in application performance and infrastructure management.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for integrated application performance and infrastructure management using an AMaaS Dashboard that proactively monitors application performance and infrastructure utilization, generates alerts for deviations, and adjusts infrastructure provisioning to align with dimensioning information, facilitating continuous feedback and optimization across development, architecture, deployment, and management teams.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If different teams operate in independent silos without integrated feedback loops, then each team can focus on their own goals and work assignments independently, but this leads to overutilization of infrastructure, misalignment in application performance management, and increased operational costs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges previously siloed teams (application development, infrastructure deployment, and operations) into an integrated feedback loop system. The AMaaS dashboard combines monitoring capabilities across all teams, enabling shared visibility and coordinated decision-making. This merging eliminates redundant infrastructure provisioning while maintaining independent team autonomy through standardized interfaces and shared performance metrics.
2Productivity
If infrastructure is provisioned based on initial dimensioning without continuous validation, then infrastructure allocation can be established efficiently, but this results in overprovisioning and increased costs when utilization changes occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuous feedback loops where the AMaaS dashboard monitors actual infrastructure utilization and application performance metrics in real-time. This feedback is fed back to the dimensioning process, enabling dynamic adjustment of infrastructure provisioning. The system compares actual usage against initial dimensioning assumptions and triggers re-evaluation when deviations exceed thresholds, preventing both overprovisioning and underprovisioning.
3Loss of time
If application dimensioning information is not continuously validated against actual performance, then the initial dimensioning process can be completed quickly, but this leads to misalignment between provisioned infrastructure and actual application needs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary validation by establishing baseline dimensioning criteria and performance thresholds before full deployment. The AMaaS dashboard pre-configures monitoring rules and alert conditions based on initial dimensioning information. When applications are deployed, the system automatically begins validating performance against these pre-established criteria, enabling continuous accuracy verification without adding significant time to the development cycle.
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AI summary
Integrated application performance and infrastructure management is described. Performance of an application and utilization of provisioned infrastructure for supporting the application are proactively monitored. A determination is made that the application is not performing according to application dimensioning information or the provisioned infrastructure is being over utilized. In response to determining the provisioned infrastructure is being over utilized, an adjustment to the provisioned infrastructure to prevent over utilization is initiated. In response to determining the application is not performing according to the application dimensioning information, an alert indicating the application is not performing according to the application dimensioning information is generated. In response to the alert, the application dimensioning information is updated or the application is adjusted to perform according to the application dimensioning information.