Integrated Capacity Design Tool for Resource Planning
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Solution Overview
Problem
In a shared On Demand environment, managing and updating capacity architecture information across multiple spreadsheets is cumbersome, leading to errors in allocation and design, as existing tools lack capacity planning and architectural configuration features, making it difficult for Delivery Architects to track resources and ensure compliance with architecture standards.
Innovation Solution
An Integrated Capacity and Architecture design tool provides a central repository for configuration information, enabling Delivery Architects to consolidate and display capacity data, track resources, and perform capacity planning, including virtualization considerations, while preventing asset reassignment and generating accurate Buildsheets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple spreadsheets are used to track capacity architecture information, then information can be stored and accessed, but managing and updating the information becomes cumbersome and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates multiple separate spreadsheets into a single integrated tool that provides a unified interface for managing capacity architecture information. This merging eliminates the need to navigate between dozens of individual spreadsheets, reducing complexity and errors while maintaining all necessary information about installed, allocated, reserved, and available resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated tool performs multiple functions within a single system: tracking installed resources, managing allocations, reserving capacity, determining availability, generating Buildsheets, and performing capacity planning. This multi-functionality replaces the need for multiple specialized spreadsheets and manual processes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual manipulation is used to generate Buildsheets, then flexibility in customization is achieved, but accuracy and timeliness of updates deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated tool establishes feedback loops between capacity architecture data and Buildsheet generation. When resource allocations or configurations change in the system, the tool automatically detects these changes and updates the Buildsheets accordingly, ensuring data accuracy and timeliness while maintaining customization capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary calculations and validations of capacity architecture information before generating Buildsheets. This preliminary processing ensures data accuracy and consistency, identifying potential errors before they propagate to the final documentation.
3Quantity of substance
If dozens of spreadsheets are referenced to track resources, then comprehensive resource tracking is achieved, but time consumption and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges tracking of all resource types (installed, allocated, reserved) into a single integrated database and interface. This consolidation maintains comprehensive resource tracking coverage while eliminating the time loss associated with navigating between multiple spreadsheets and document repositories.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated tool acts as an intermediary layer between the underlying data sources and the user interface. It consolidates data from multiple sources, processes it through unified logic, and presents it through a single interface, reducing the time and complexity of information access while maintaining comprehensive tracking.
4Manufacturing precision
If manual updates are performed to maintain spreadsheet accuracy, then information accuracy can be maintained, but labor intensity and error risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated tool implements self-service mechanisms that automatically maintain data accuracy without requiring manual intervention. The system automatically validates inputs, detects inconsistencies, updates related information, and generates documentation, reducing both labor intensity and error risk while maintaining high accuracy standards.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that automatically detect and correct data inconsistencies, validate capacity allocations against architecture standards, and update related information across the system. This automated feedback loop maintains accuracy without manual effort.
Data Source
AI summary
A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code, including consolidating collected capacity architecture information, which includes data for installed resources, allocated resources and reserved resources and determining available resources based on the collected capacity architecture information. Additionally, the method includes displaying an indication the available resources and performing capacity planning based on the collected capacity architecture information and the available resources.