Patent ID: 8478879

Claim:
A computer implemented method of optimizing a configuration of an information technology (IT) infrastructure, the computer implemented method comprising: a processor establishing a technology rule set, wherein the technology rule set defines technology weights of an IT infrastructure by mapping capabilities of IT infrastructure components to IT infrastructure attributes needed to execute a specific workload; the processor configuring a candidate IT infrastructure for executing the specific workload; the processor receiving responses, provided by a customer, to an attribute questionnaire, wherein the responses define a customer's level of agreement with the technology weights, and wherein each question in the attribute questionnaire is mapped to an IT infrastructure attribute of the candidate IT infrastructure; in response to the processor determining that the candidate IT infrastructure fails to meet the customer's expectations, reconfiguring the candidate IT infrastructure; the processor determining an initial analysis of the candidate IT infrastructure as to how effectively multiple dimensions of a candidate IT infrastructure configuration will meet IT infrastructure attributes needed to execute the specific workload, wherein the multiple dimensions comprise new capabilities of the candidate IT infrastructure as compared to a current IT infrastructure, increased efficiency of the candidate IP infrastructure over the current IT infrastructure, a reduction in an amount of time required to increase profits by utilizing the candidate IP infrastructure instead of the current IT infrastructure, and a reduction in error rates due to utilization of the candidate IT infrastructure instead of the current IT infrastructure; and the processor generating a graph that depicts both customer opinions of the candidate IT infrastructure and the initial analysis of the candidate IT infrastructure as to how effectively the candidate IT infrastructure configuration will meet the IT infrastructure attributes needed to execute the specific workload.