Web Service Resource Allocation Advisor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Web service users often face challenges in optimizing resource allocation for data storage and web services, leading to unnecessary expenses due to unused or underutilized resources, as they may not be aware of optimal configuration settings and allocation schemes.
Innovation Solution
A system that provides resource allocation advice to web service users through a service provider, utilizing best practice checks and remediation plans to optimize resource usage, including recommendations for virtual machine instances, data storage, security, and backup frequencies, based on historical data and user settings, with automatic remediation options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If web service users store data in expensive, low-latency storage devices with capabilities that may exceed the needs of those accessing the data, then data access performance is improved, but storage cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments storage resources into different tiers (e.g., high-performance storage vs. cost-effective storage) and classifies data based on access patterns. The system analyzes which data is frequently accessed and places that in expensive low-latency storage, while less frequently accessed data is placed in cheaper storage, thus resolving the contradiction between performance and cost
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation where storage configurations are automatically adjusted based on real-time usage patterns. The system continuously monitors data access behavior and dynamically migrates data between storage tiers, allowing the system to optimize the balance between access speed and storage cost based on actual workload demands
2Adaptability or versatility
If web service users pay for options that they don't need or rarely use, then service capability is improved, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system monitors actual usage of service features and configurations. Based on this usage data, the system provides recommendations and automatically adjusts service allocations to match actual needs, preventing users from paying for unused capabilities while maintaining necessary service levels
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables self-service optimization where the system automatically analyzes usage patterns and adjusts resource allocations without requiring manual user intervention. The system self-tunes configurations based on observed behavior, allowing users to benefit from optimized resource usage without needing to actively manage their own resource allocation
3Ease of operation
If web service users don't know optimal configuration settings and resource allocation schemes, then ease of operation is maintained, but resource allocation efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service optimization where the system automatically analyzes usage patterns and generates optimal configuration recommendations. The system performs self-tuning of resource allocation without requiring user expertise, maintaining ease of operation while significantly improving resource allocation efficiency through automated intelligence
Solution Approach 2:
The patent provides continuous feedback to users about their resource usage patterns and optimal configuration recommendations. This feedback mechanism educates users without requiring them to actively manage complexity, while the system uses this information to automatically optimize resource allocation, thus maintaining simplicity for users while achieving high efficiency
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, providing resource allocation advice, configuration recommendations, and/or migration advice regarding data storage, access, placement, and/or related web services. In some examples, a web service may utilize or otherwise control a client instance to control, access, or otherwise manage resources of a distributed system. Based at least in part on one or more resource usage checks and/or configuration checks, resource usage information and/or configuration information of an account utilizing a web service, and/or user preferences and/or settings, resource allocation advice, system configuration recommendations, and/or migration advice may be provided to a user of an account. Additionally, in some examples, one or more remediation operations may be performed automatically.