Joshua G Reese

US Patent:

20110078227, Mar 31, 2011

Filed:

Sep 28, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/568455

Inventors:

Daniel McAloon - Plano TX, US
Joshua Logan Reese - Lewisville TX, US

Assignee:

SOFTLAYER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Plano TX

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709201, 709224

Abstract:

Various embodiments of a object metric tracking system are disclosed, applicable to distributed systems composed of a variety of computing nodes coupled together via a network. The computing nodes are arranged in various physical and virtual configurations via a configuration system. Detector nodes are also coupled to the distributed system, each node including one or more modules dedicated to collecting data about tracked system metrics. The data from the detector nodes is sent to a processing engine where it is decomposed for quick storage in a data storage pool including a number of independent storage nodes. A smart metric tracking object is used to provide programmatic access to the data in the storage pool, automatically abstracting away the details of the storage system. A reporter component processes the data and provides human or machine-readable reports for integration with various systems, including a reporting website.

US Patent:

20130024458, Jan 24, 2013

Filed:

Jul 19, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/185857

Inventors:

Kelly Evan Morphis - Arlington TX, US
Joshua Logan Reese - Lewisville TX, US

Assignee:

SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707741, 707E17002, 707E17005

Abstract:

A method of representing and managing hierarchical relationship configuration in a computing facility is described. The method includes providing and storing a first index of hardware identifier assigned to each object in the computing facility; providing and storing a second index of ancestry identifiers of each object in the computing facility, the ancestry identifier of an object being the hardware identifier of an ancestor object at 1 to n hierarchy levels above the object; providing and storing a type information element for each ancestor object indicative of a type of ancestor object; and identifying an ancestor object of a particular object in the computing facility by accessing the first index of hardware identifier of the particular object, and identifying an ancestor object thereof of a particular type by accessing the ancestry identifiers and the type information element of the particular object.

US Patent:

20150350328, Dec 3, 2015

Filed:

Aug 14, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/826555

Inventors:

- Dallas TX, US
Joshua L. Reese - Lewisville TX, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
G06F 17/30

Abstract:

A method and system for tracking data in a distributed system. A software object calculates, using first data, a location in a storage pool which includes calculating a name of a table at the location in the storage pool. The table includes data requested by a user. Calculating the name of the table includes concatenating a label that identifies a type of data, a group identifier that identifies a group of software objects that includes the software object, and time data that identifies a period of time specified by the user. The software object includes the first data. The first data includes the label, the group identifier, and the time data. The software object connects to the storage pool to retrieve the requested data from the calculated location in the storage pool. The software object sends, to the user, the retrieved requested data.

US Patent:

20140164588, Jun 12, 2014

Filed:

Jan 23, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/162491

Inventors:

- Dallas TX, US
Joshua Logan Reese - Lewisville TX, US

Assignee:

SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H04L 12/24

US Classification:

709223

Abstract:

A method of representing and managing hierarchical relationship configuration in a computing facility is described. The method includes providing and storing a first index of hardware identifier assigned to each object in the computing facility; providing and storing a second index of ancestry identifiers of each object in the computing facility, the ancestry identifier of an object being the hardware identifier of an ancestor object at 1 to n hierarchy levels above the object; providing and storing a type information element for each ancestor object indicative of a type of ancestor object; and identifying an ancestor object of a particular object in the computing facility by accessing the first index of hardware identifier of the particular object; and identifying an ancestor object thereof of a particular typed by accessing the ancestry identifiers and the type information element of the particular object.