Standardized graph-based framework for determining an equivalent license unit metric for an enterprise computer system

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:
• identify licensable products associated with an enterprise computer system;
• generate a graph-based representation of the enterprise computer system in accordance with a standardized graph-based framework, wherein the graph-based representation comprises nodes and edges stored in a graph database, the nodes including nodes that represent respective elements of the licensable products, the edges representing relationships between the nodes, wherein nodes and edges of the graph-based representation comprise properties, wherein the graph database is configured to be queried using a graph query language to retrieve information regarding the graph-based representation;
• construct a licensable product star graph (LPSG) for each licensable product in accordance with the standardized graph-based framework, wherein constructing the LPSG comprises querying the graph-based representation using the graph query language to identify any license models that have at least one subgraph associated with at least one of the the licensable products;
• construct a licensable product constellation graph (LPCG) in accordance with the standardized graph-based framework based on each LPSG to determine any common target elements of any license model to link the LPSGs, wherein the LPCG includes an array of target elements formed collectively from license models of each LPSG, wherein the array of target elements form a combinatorial set, wherein the target elements included in the combinatorial set are compared with each other and based on an individual target element being a superset of another individual target element the individual target element is removed, and wherein the target elements are linked in a graphical form;
• and
• determine an equivalent license unit metric for the license models based on the LPCG, wherein for each remaining target element in the combinatorial set, the matched subgraphs which include the remaining target element are considered in the determination.

Non-transitory computer storage media storing instructions that when executed by a system of one or more processors, cause the system to:

• identify licensable products associated with an enterprise computer system;
• generate a graph-based representation of the enterprise computer system in accordance with a standardized graph-based framework, wherein the graph-based representation comprises nodes and edges stored in a graph database, the nodes including nodes that represent respective elements of the licensable products, the edges representing relationships between the nodes, wherein nodes and edges of the graph-based representation comprise properties, wherein the graph database is configured to be queried using a graph query language to retrieve information regarding the graph-based representation;
• construct a licensable product star graph (LPSG) for each licensable product in accordance with the standardized graph-based framework, wherein constructing the LPSG comprises querying the graph-based representation using the graph query language to identify any license models that have at least one subgraph associated with at least one of the licensable products;
• construct a licensable product constellation graph (LPCG) in accordance with the standardized graph-based framework based on each LPSG to determine any common target elements of any license model to link the LPSGs, wherein the LPCG includes an array of target elements formed collectively from license models of each LPSG, wherein the array of target elements form a combinatorial set, wherein the target elements included in the combinatorial set are compared with each other and based on an individual target element being a superset of another individual target element the individual target element is removed, and wherein the target elements are linked in a graphical form;
• and
• determine an equivalent license unit metric for the license models based on the LPCG, wherein for each remaining target element in the combinatorial set, the matched subgraphs which include the remaining target element are considered in the determination.