Intelligent profile-driven drift detection

A method comprising:

• generating a first plurality of snapshots comprising state information of a set of target systems, the set of target systems comprising one or more target systems,
• wherein the first plurality of snapshots comprises at least one of:
• (a) a second plurality of snapshots that represents a respective plurality of target systems or (b) a third plurality of snapshots that represents a particular target system at a respective plurality of points in time;
• based, at least in part, on the first plurality of snapshots, generating a plurality of metric sets according to a first specification, wherein the first specification defines a plurality of metrics for drift detection
• based, at least in part, on a feature set, modifying the plurality of metric sets to generate a modified plurality of metric sets, wherein modifying the plurality of metric sets comprises at least one of:
• (a) adding weight to a first metric comprised within a first metric set, (b) removing weight from a second metric comprised within the first metric set, (c) adding a third metric to the first metric set, or (d) removing a fourth metric from the first metric set;
• and
• based, at least in part, on the modified plurality of metric sets, detecting a drift associated with the set of target systems,
• wherein the method is performed by at least one device including a hardware processor.

A system comprising:

• at least one device including a hardware processor;
• the system being configured to perform operations comprising:
• generating a first plurality of snapshots comprising state information of a set of target systems, the set of target systems comprising one or more target systems,
• wherein the first plurality of snapshots comprises at least one of:
• (a) a second plurality of snapshots that represents a respective plurality of target systems or (b) a third plurality of snapshots that represents a particular target system at a respective plurality of points in time;
• based, at least in part, on the first plurality of snapshots, generating a plurality of metric sets according to a first specification, wherein the first specification defines a plurality of metrics for drift detection
• based, at least in part, on a feature set, modifying the plurality of metric sets to generate a modified plurality of metric sets, wherein modifying the plurality of metric sets comprises at least one of:
• (a) adding weight to a first metric comprised within a first metric set, (b) removing weight from a second metric comprised within the first metric set, (c) adding a third metric to the first metric set, or (d) removing a fourth metric from the first metric set;
• and
• based, at least in part, on the modified plurality of metric sets, detecting a drift associated with the set of target systems.