Automated Service Tiering Between Edge and Core Data Centers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing services in cloud-based information processing systems is challenging due to varying performance characteristics and requirements, making it difficult to determine the optimal hosting location between edge computing sites and core data centers.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method for automated service tiering, which involves obtaining information about services, determining suitability parameters, generating scores for each service, and migrating services between edge computing sites and core data centers based on these scores to optimize performance and resource utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If services are manually managed and statically assigned between edge computing sites and core data centers, then system complexity is reduced, but service performance and resource utilization efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated service tiering where the service tiering logic autonomously evaluates services, determines optimal hosting locations, and executes migration decisions without manual intervention. The system self-monitors performance parameters and automatically adjusts service placement to maintain optimal resource utilization and performance
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic service migration capabilities where services can be automatically moved between edge computing sites and core data centers based on real-time performance monitoring and changing requirements. This dynamic adjustment allows the system to adapt to varying workloads and performance needs while maintaining optimal resource utilization
2Reliability
If services are migrated frequently between edge computing sites and core data centers, then service performance is improved, but system stability and operational complexity worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors performance parameters of hosted services and uses this feedback to make informed migration decisions. The service tiering logic evaluates current performance metrics, compares them against target thresholds, and only initiates migrations when performance degradation is detected, ensuring stable and controlled service placement changes
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a scoring mechanism that evaluates multiple parameters (performance metrics, resource utilization, latency) to determine optimal service placement. By changing the evaluation parameters and thresholds based on service-specific requirements, the system can optimize performance for different service types while maintaining overall system stability through controlled migration rates
3Productivity
If automated service tiering is implemented, then resource utilization efficiency is improved, but computational overhead and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The service tiering logic evaluates only the most critical performance parameters and services that would benefit most from migration, rather than continuously analyzing all services in the system. This selective approach reduces computational overhead while maintaining effective resource utilization optimization for high-priority services
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AI summary
An apparatus comprises a processing device configured to obtain information associated with services hosted in an information technology infrastructure comprising a core data center hosting a first subset of the services and edge computing sites hosting a second subset of the services. The processing device is also configured to determine, based on the obtained information, values associated with parameters characterizing suitability of hosting respective ones of the services at the computing sites, and to generate, based on the determined values, scores for each of the services. The processing device is further configured to identify, based on the generated scores, at least a given one of the services to be migrated from the core data center to the edge computing devices or from the edge computing sites to the core data center. The processing device is further configured to migrate the given one of the services.