Enterprise Data Collection via Remotely Synchronizable Probes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current enterprise-level data collection systems face inefficiencies in coordinating data collection and transmission across disparate physical sites, particularly in managing network latency, bandwidth, and prioritization of data resources based on various criteria.
Innovation Solution
An enterprise data collection system utilizing remotely synchronizable probes (RSPs) and an RSP manager to coordinate data collection and transmission functions, including real-time event collection, file system crawling, data indexing, and event triggered alerts, across multiple sites, with prioritization based on network conditions, time, data resource characteristics, and user-defined criteria.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If data collection is performed across multiple disparate physical sites simultaneously, then data collection coverage is improved, but network latency and bandwidth consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The RSP manager coordinates and schedules data collection activities in advance, determining optimal timing for each probe based on network conditions and data priorities. This preliminary scheduling prevents simultaneous data transmission that would cause network latency, while still achieving comprehensive coverage across all sites through orchestrated sequential collection.
Solution Approach 2:
Data collection at disparate physical sites is performed in periodic batches rather than continuously simultaneously. The RSP manager divides the multi-site collection into time-separated intervals, allowing network resources to handle each batch without excessive latency, while maintaining overall coverage across all locations.
2Productivity
If data collection functions are coordinated across multiple sites, then data management efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The RSP manager serves as an intermediary between the RSPs at disparate physical sites and the central database. It handles the coordination complexity of scheduling and prioritizing data collection across multiple sites, while presenting a simplified interface to both the probes and the database, thereby improving data management efficiency without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments data collection functions into independent RSP modules deployed at each physical site, with a separate RSP manager handling coordination. This segmentation allows each component to focus on specific tasks, improving overall efficiency while distributing complexity across modular units rather than concentrating it in a single complex system.
3Productivity
If prioritization of data resources is implemented, then data collection efficiency is improved, but coordination overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The RSP manager changes the parameter of data collection by implementing prioritization levels for different data resources based on predefined criteria. High-priority resources receive immediate attention while low-priority resources are collected later, improving overall data collection efficiency. The coordination overhead is managed through automated priority-based scheduling algorithms rather than manual intervention.
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AI summary
An enterprise data collection system including at least one database for receiving over a network and storing data collected from data resources at a plurality of physical sites located at disparate locations, a plurality of remotely synchronizable probes (RSPs) located at the plurality of physical sites, the remotely synchronizable probes (RSPs) performing at least one of the following data collection functions: real time event collection, file system crawling for data structure and permissions, data content analysis, data indexing, data tagging and event triggered alerts, and at least one RSP manager located remotely from at least one of the plurality of remotely synchronizable probes and being operative to govern the operation of and orchestrate data collection and transmission by the plurality of remotely synchronizable probes (RSPs).