INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS AND BENEFITS TRACKING

摘要

A method and system for tracking an IT infrastructure is provided. The method includes modeling an IT infrastructure as a collection of hardware components, software components, and networking components. An observer agent is deployed on each of the components. The observer agent performs a measurement process with respect to each of the components and a mapping process is performed with respect to the measurement process. An aggregation module is deployed and an aggregation process is performed with respect to results of the mapping process. In response, a two dimensional moving graph indicating results of the aggregation process is generated and displayed.

主权项

1. A tracking method comprising:
modeling, by a computer processor of a computing system, an IT infrastructure as a collection of independent hardware components, software components, and networking components; deploying, by said computer processor, an observer agent on each of said independent hardware components, software components, and networking components; performing, by said computer processor executing each said observer agent, a measurement process with respect to each of said independent hardware components, software components, and networking components, wherein said performing said measurement process comprises measuring incurred costs and benefits associated with each of said independent hardware components, software components, and networking components; performing, by said computer processor executing each said observer agent, a mapping process associated with said measurement process; deploying, by said computer processor, a centralized aggregation module with respect to results of said mapping process; performing, by said computer processor executing said centralized aggregation module with respect to said results of said mapping process, an aggregation process with respect to said results of said mapping process; generating, by said computer processor, a two dimensional moving graph indicating results of said aggregation process; and displaying, by said computer processor, said two dimensional moving graph.