Software Application Environment Recommendation System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technology environments for software applications often fail to meet performance criteria, leading to unpredictable behavior and inefficiencies due to changing user traffic and emerging technologies.

Innovation Solution

The system recommends alternative technology environments and specific technology products by testing different combinations of technology components in a simulated environment, analyzing performance metrics, and generating a recommendation report.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the application environment is designed based on expected performance criteria, then the application can meet initial performance requirements, but the environment cannot adapt to changing user traffic and emerging technologies

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to changing performance requirementsVSAvoidpredictability of application behavior

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary testing of alternative technology environments in a simulated environment before actual deployment. By pre-evaluating multiple technology product combinations and their performance metrics, the system prepares recommended environments in advance, allowing the application to adapt to changing requirements while maintaining reliability through proven configurations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors application performance metrics in the current environment and uses this feedback to identify when performance degradation occurs. This feedback loop triggers the generation of alternative environment recommendations, enabling the system to adapt to changing conditions while maintaining predictable behavior through data-driven decisions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Productivity

If the application environment is redesigned to accommodate increased user traffic, then the application can handle higher loads, but the redesign process is time-consuming and complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication performance under increased loadVSAvoidtime required for environment redesign

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-builds and pre-tests multiple alternative technology environments with different capacity levels before they are needed. When increased user traffic is detected, the system can immediately recommend a pre-validated environment configuration, avoiding time-consuming redesign and testing processes while ensuring the application can handle higher loads.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates virtual copies of technology environments in a simulated environment for testing purposes. By copying and evaluating alternative configurations virtually before deployment, the system can assess performance under increased load without requiring actual hardware redesign, significantly reducing the time needed to accommodate traffic growth.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Measurement precision

If multiple alternative technology environments are tested and evaluated, then the system can recommend optimal configurations, but the testing and analysis process increases system complexity

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of performance evaluationVSAvoidcomplexity of testing and analysis system

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces a simulated environment as an intermediary layer between the current technology environment and alternative environments. This intermediary allows for automated testing and evaluation of multiple configurations without directly interfering with production systems, enabling precise performance measurement while managing complexity through virtualization and isolation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20250156301A1Technology environment for a software application

Publication Date: 2025.05.15 BANK OF AMERICA CORP

AI summary

A system is configured to obtain information relating to a current application environment of a software application and build a plurality of model application environments based on the obtained information. The system runs the software application using the current application environment and each of the model application environments. The system collects a plurality of performance metrics related to performance of the software application in the current application environment and each of the model application environments while running in the simulated environment. The system generates a recommendation report based on the performance metrics, wherein the recommendation report comprises a recommendation of a different technology product for at least one of the technology components used in the current application environment, wherein the different technology product is different from a current technology product used for the at least one technology component in the current application environment.