OBTAINING SOFTWARE ASSET INSIGHT BY ANALYZING COLLECTED METRICS USING ANALYTIC SERVICES

摘要

A plurality of software instances deployed in a monitored environment are discovered by a software asset management tool operated by a software asset administrator who is responsible for monitoring software license compliance within the monitored environment. The software asset management tool then collects metrics associated with the plurality of software instances. The collected metrics are then provided to a first analytic service adapted to generate analytic information about the plurality of software instances. Using at least the collected metrics, the analytic service generates analytic information. The analytic information is then obtained from the analytic service. By reviewing the analytic information, the software asset administrator is able to obtain additional insight into the monitored environment that would not otherwise be available to him.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
discovering, by a processor, a plurality of software instances deployed in a monitored environment; collecting, by the processor, a first set of metrics associated with the plurality of software instances; identifying, by the processor and after collecting the first set of metrics, a definition of an analytic service, wherein the analytic service is adapted to generate analytic information about the plurality of software instances by using at least the first set of metrics and a second set of metrics associated with the plurality of software instances, and wherein the definition includes a list of metrics used by the analytic service to generate the analytic information, the list of metrics including the first set of metrics and the second set of metrics; collecting, by the processor and based on the identified definition, the second set of metrics; providing, by the processor, the first set metrics and the second set of metrics to the analytic service; and obtaining, by the processor, the analytic information from the analytic service.