Relevance ranking system for events identified by performance management systems

A computer implemented method for providing a relevance ranking system for events identified by performance management systems, said method comprising:

• receiving, from one or more performance management systems, a plurality of events with each event being associated with a performance metric of a plurality of performance metrics;
• determining, based on said plurality of events, a corresponding relevance score for each of said plurality performance metrics;
• generating a ranking list of said plurality of events based on said corresponding relevance scores;
• and
• providing said ranking list of said plurality of events to a user,
• wherein said receiving, said determining, and said generating are performed for each time interval of a plurality of time intervals,
• wherein the relevance score for a specific performance metric in a specific time interval of said plurality of time intervals is determined based on:
• (A) an importance factor indicating the importance of said specific performance metric compared to other performance metrics in said specific time interval,
• (B) an impact factor indicating the likelihood that said specific performance metric will cause a problem, and
• (C) an interestingness factor characterizing the rarity of occurrence of said specific performance metric in said specific time interval.

A digital processing system comprising:

• a random access memory (RAM) to store instructions for providing a relevance ranking system for events identified by performance management systems;
• and
• one or more processors to retrieve and execute the instructions, wherein execution of the instructions causes the digital processing system to perform the actions of:
• receiving, from one or more performance management systems, a plurality of events with each event being associated with a performance metric of a plurality of performance metrics;
• determining, based on said plurality of events, a corresponding relevance score for each of said plurality performance metrics;
• generating a ranking list of said plurality of events based on said corresponding relevance scores;
• and
• providing said ranking list of said plurality of events to a user,
• wherein said receiving, said determining, and said generating are performed for each time interval of a plurality of time intervals,
• wherein the relevance score for a specific performance metric in a specific time interval of said plurality of time intervals is determined based on:
• (A) an importance factor indicating the importance of said specific performance metric compared to other performance metrics in said specific time interval,
• (B) an impact factor indicating the likelihood that said specific performance metric will cause a problem, and
• (C) an interestingness factor characterizing the rarity of occurrence of said specific performance metric in said specific time interval.