Patent ID: 6513065
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for storing data regarding one or more computer systems in an enterprise, the method comprising:receiving a plurality of raw data points, wherein the raw data points comprise measurements of one or more system resources of the one or more computer systems over a period of time; summarizing the plurality of raw data points, wherein the summarizing comprises creating one or more summarized data structures, wherein each summarized data structure corresponds to at least two of the raw data points; summarizing a plurality of the summarized data structures, wherein the summarizing the plurality of summarized data structures: (a) creates one or more coarser summarized data structures, wherein each coarser summarized data structure corresponds to at least two previously summarized data structures; (b) occurs a plurality of times in sequence as new raw data points are received to create further coarser summarized data structures, wherein a degree of coarseness of the summarized data structures increases with an age of the raw data points summarized in the summarized data structures.