Remote Network Management Platform Third-Party Resource Utilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Enterprises face inefficiencies and unnecessary costs when using third-party computational resources, as they often allocate resources that remain idle or are used outside designated operational hours, leading to inefficient resource utilization and increased billing.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a utilization policy within a remote network management platform to identify and manage computational resources used by enterprises, allowing only permitted resources to be used during specified times, and generating reports to disable unused resources outside operational hours.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If enterprises allocate computational resources for continuous availability (24/7), then service reliability is improved, but resource cost increases due to idle allocation during non-operational hours
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation by transitioning from static 24/7 resource reservation to on-demand resource provisioning. The system monitors operational requirements in real-time and adjusts computational resource allocation accordingly, ensuring resources are available during operational hours while being released during non-operational periods, thus resolving the contradiction between reliability and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the temporal parameter of resource allocation from continuous (24/7) to conditional (based on operational status). By introducing policy-based time constraints and utilization monitoring, the system dynamically adjusts resource allocation parameters to match actual business needs, reducing idle resource costs while maintaining service reliability during operational hours.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If enterprises reserve computational resources in advance for potential use, then resource readiness is improved, but resource utilization efficiency deteriorates due to idle allocation
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service resource management where the enterprise automatically monitors its own resource utilization patterns and adjusts reservations based on actual needs. The utilization report and policy enforcement mechanisms enable the system to autonomously identify and disable unused resources, eliminating the need for manual resource management while improving utilization efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a feedback loop through utilization reporting mechanisms that track actual resource usage against reservation patterns. This feedback enables continuous optimization of resource allocation by identifying discrepancies between reserved and actually used resources, allowing the system to adjust reservations and improve utilization efficiency over time.
3Loss of energy
If enterprises monitor and enforce utilization policies to disable unused resources, then resource cost is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote network management platform as an intermediary between the enterprise and third-party computational resources. This intermediary handles the complex tasks of policy interpretation, utilization monitoring, and resource disabling, simplifying the enterprise's direct interaction with resources while reducing costs through automated policy enforcement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments resource management into distinct functional components: policy definition, utilization monitoring, report generation, and enforcement actions. This segmentation allows each component to be independently optimized and managed, reducing overall system complexity while enabling comprehensive policy enforcement for cost reduction.
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AI summary
A computing system disposed within a computational instance of a remote network management platform remotely manages a managed network that uses computational resources of a third-party network to deploy operations. The computing system may obtain a utilization policy that identifies (i) particular computational resources of the third-party network used to deploy a particular operation and (ii) a time period during which the particular computational resources can be used. The computing system may be configured to: obtain a utilization report that identifies (i) the computational resources used to deploy the operations and (ii) times at which the computational resources were used; determine that the particular computational resources deployed the particular operation outside the time period identified by the utilization policy; generate a report indicating that the particular computational resources deployed the particular operation outside the time period; and provide the report to the managed network.