Subscription Management Service for Computing Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing computing systems to provide desired computer-implemented services is challenging due to the need for determining appropriate hardware and software configurations, which can be technically complex and result in systems failing to provide their intended functions without necessary components.
Innovation Solution
A subscription-based model for managing systems, utilizing a subscription management service that automatically configures and manages systems by obtaining desired capabilities, switching between measured and inferred use reporting models, and using machine learning models like Bayesian neural networks to infer system usage during data unavailability, ensuring continuous service provision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual configuration and management of computing systems is performed, then system customization and control are improved, but system complexity and cognitive burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically configures computing devices by obtaining desired capabilities from subscription information and autonomously determining hardware and software configurations without requiring manual intervention. The subscription management service performs self-service operations including automatic component enabling/disabling and system management actions based on subscription data.
Solution Approach 2:
A subscription management service acts as an intermediary between users and computing devices, managing the complexity of system configuration and component management. This intermediary layer handles the cognitive burden by automatically processing subscription information and translating it into appropriate system configurations and management actions.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive use data collection is implemented, then system management accuracy is improved, but system reliability deteriorates due to data collection failures
Solution Approach 1:
The system prepares alternative reporting models in advance to cushion against potential use data collection failures. By having both measured and inferred use reporting models ready, the system can switch to an alternative approach when data collection fails, maintaining reliability while preserving management accuracy through the use of inferred data from alternative sources.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of use data acquisition by switching between two different reporting models (measured use and inferred use). When measured use data collection fails, the system transitions to using inferred use data from alternative sources, effectively changing how usage information is obtained to maintain system reliability.
3Productivity
If continuous monitoring of use data is performed, then service management quality is improved, but energy consumption and system resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic use data collection rather than continuous monitoring, using both measured use data from periodic collection and inferred use data to maintain service management quality. This periodic approach reduces energy consumption and resource usage while still enabling effective system management through the combination of collected and inferred data.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and devices for providing computer implemented services using managed systems are disclosed. To provide the computer implemented services, the managed systems may need to operate in a predetermined manner conducive to, for example, execution of applications that provide the computer implemented services. Similarly, the managed system may need access to certain hardware resources (e.g., and also software resources such as drivers, firmware, etc.) to provide the desired computer implemented services. To improve the likelihood of the computer implemented services being provided, the managed systems may be managed using a subscription based model. The subscription model may utilize a highly accessible service to facilitate system management. To facilitate system management, the highly available service may utilize various types of reporting models to identify use of the managed systems. The identified use may be used to drive management decisions.