ML Log Analysis for Early Operational Failure Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computing environments face challenges in efficiently detecting operational failures at the component level, often requiring manual intervention which is tedious and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a machine learning subsystem to analyze log data from source devices, determining the likelihood of operational failure based on a trained model, and generating notifications for administrators to take preventative or remedial actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual intervention is used for operational failure detection, then detection can be performed, but the process becomes tedious and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by implementing automated failure detection through machine learning models that continuously analyze log data without human intervention. The ML subsystem automatically identifies patterns indicating operational failures, generates notifications, and triggers mitigation actions, allowing the system to monitor and diagnose itself rather than requiring manual checking by operators.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes with automated electronic systems. Specifically, it substitutes human operators manually reviewing logs with an electronic machine learning subsystem that automatically processes log data, detects failures, and generates notifications. This substitution of mechanical human labor with electronic automation directly improves detection efficiency while eliminating manual intervention burden.
2Reliability
If traditional monitoring methods are used, then operational failures can be detected, but early detection and prevention capabilities are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by detecting early signs of operational failures before they fully manifest. The machine learning model analyzes log data to identify patterns that precede actual failures, allowing the system to generate early warnings and trigger preventive mitigation actions. This advance detection capability reduces the time lost between failure onset and response while improving detection accuracy through pattern recognition.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where the ML subsystem constantly monitors log data, compares actual system state against learned patterns of failure, and adjusts detections based on historical data. The feedback mechanism includes generating notifications when failures are detected and using outcomes to continuously improve the model's detection accuracy, creating a self-improving system that reduces response time over time.
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AI summary
Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for early detection of operational failure in component-level functions within a computing environment. The present invention is configured to receive, from one or more source devices, log data; determine, using a trained machine learning model, a likelihood that a first subset of the log data is associated with an operational failure of one or more component-level functions; determine that the likelihood that the first subset of the log data is associated with the operational failure of one or more component-level functions is greater than a predetermined threshold; determine that the first subset of the log data reflects a current state of a first subset of source devices; generate a notification indicating that the first subset of source devices is likely to experience the operational failure of one or more component-level functions; and display the notification on an administrator device associated with the first subset of source devices.


