Web Application Server Impact Notification for Compliance Policy Changes

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Solution Overview

Problem

In enterprise network environments, managing web applications is challenging due to unpredictable and often undesirable effects of policy changes on mobile devices and web application servers, making it difficult to anticipate the impact of enrollment, security, and compliance policy modifications without a clear preview mechanism.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that utilize a mobile application manager to receive compliance policy changes, determine the required changes to mobile applications, assess the impact on web application servers using monitored data, and provide notifications to manage these servers proactively, allowing for effective compliance policy management and minimizing burdens on resources.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If compliance policy changes are implemented on mobile devices, then security and compliance requirements are improved, but unpredictable negative effects on web application servers and device performance occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompliance policy enforcementVSAvoidunpredictable effects on web application servers
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by calculating and simulating the impact of compliance policy changes before actual implementation. The impact calculation module computes projected effects on mobile devices and web application servers, allowing administrators to preview consequences and make informed decisions about policy changes, thus avoiding unpredictable negative effects.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If policy changes are implemented to accommodate enrollment and security requirements, then compliance management is improved, but burdensome effects on existing resources and system performance occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepolicy change flexibilityVSAvoidsystem performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system calculates projected impacts on system resources before policy changes are implemented. By simulating the effects of enrollment and security policy changes on web application servers, administrators can assess potential performance burdens in advance and adjust policies or resources accordingly, preventing negative impacts on system productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If administrators implement policy changes individually or in groups, then compliance coverage is improved, but the complexity of managing far-reaching effects increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepolicy implementation flexibilityVSAvoidpolicy management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides feedback by notifying administrators of the projected impacts of policy changes on mobile devices and web application servers. This feedback mechanism allows administrators to understand the far-reaching effects of their policy decisions and make more informed choices, reducing the complexity of managing policy changes across the enterprise.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10476947B1Methods for managing web applications and devices thereof
Publication Date: 2019.11.12 F5 NETWORKS INC
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AI summary

A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus that manages web application servers includes receiving one or more changes to a compliance policy. One or more mobile application changes that is required on one or more mobile application executing on one or more mobile computing devices is determined. Next, an impact on a plurality of web application servers is determined based on the determined one or more mobile application changes and stored monitored data associated with the plurality of web application servers. A notification is provided based on the determined impact on the plurality of web application servers to manage the plurality of web application servers.