Automated discovery of a topology of a distributed computing environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8849987
APP PUB NO 20100030893A1
SERIAL NO

12494374

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This invention provides an extensible means of defining the mechanism to find one or more type(s) or instance(s) of existing resources (files, databases, repositories, etc.) and automating their linkages to the artifacts to be created, based on the customizable matching rules.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berg, Daniel Christopher RTP, US 15 202
Blancett, Brad Lee Raleigh, US 5 88
Elder, Michael Damein Durham, US 8 107
Holliday, Chad Holly Springs, US 6 208
Kalantar, Michael Husayn Chapel Hill, US 11 304
Konstantinou, Alexander V Hawthorne, US 25 1037
Makin, Narinder Morrisville, US 20 569
Pouyer, Timothy Allen Greenville, US 2 57
Swanke, John E Southbury, US 22 483

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