US 2006/0224628 A1 · Modeling for data services

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, there are provided mechanisms and methods for modeling data services. These mechanisms and methods for modeling data services make it possible for organizations to lessen dependence on service implementations. In an example embodiment, modeling provides a unified view of disparate services to one or more requestors. Requestors may be users, proxies or automated entities. The view of data services provided to the requestor may be substantially independent of structure or format of the data services underlying the model. The data services underlying the model are mapped to the view. This ability of a liquid data framework to support modeling data services makes it possible to attain improved usage from computing resources in a computer system. In other example embodiments, multiple models of data services may be created, stored and used to increase flexibility in changing or adapting the organization's IT infrastructure.

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Dependent claims

A method for modeling data services, the method comprising:

determining information of interest to at least one requestor;
creating a model for the data services based upon determination of which data services are relevant to information of interest;
and
presenting to a requestor a view of data services available to the requestor, wherein the view of data services is independent of structure and/or format of the data services underlying the model, and wherein data services underlying the model are mapped to the view.

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A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for modeling data services, which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:

determining information of interest to at least one requestor;
creating a model for the data services based upon determination of which data services are relevant to information of interest;
and
presenting to a requestor a view of data services available to the requester, wherein the view of data services is independent of structure and/or format of the data services underlying the model, and wherein data services underlying the model are mapped to the view.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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