Visualization and evaluation of capabilities and compliance for information technology platforms

A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage medium, which when executed by a computing system, evaluates information technology (IT) platforms, the program product comprising:

• program code that utilizes natural language processing to capture capabilities associated with a set of platforms;
• program code for storing capabilities in a structured model that includes a set of IT categories and a set of IT features in each IT category;
• program code that generates a compliance analysis by evaluating policies and requirements of an enterprise against capabilities stored in the structured model;
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• program code that generates a graphical view of the IT categories and IT features, wherein the graphical view further includes a visualization of the compliance analysis.

A computerized method that evaluates information technology (IT) platforms, comprising:

• utilizing natural language processing to capture capabilities associated with a set of platforms;
• storing capabilities in a structured model that includes a set of IT categories and a set of IT features in each IT category;
• generating a compliance analysis by evaluating policies and requirements of an enterprise against capabilities stored in the structured model;
• and
• generating a graphical view of the IT categories and IT features, wherein the graphical view further includes a visualization of the compliance analysis.