Patent ID: 8693640

Claim:
A method for preparing for a service disruption, comprising: receiving, at a processor, information relating to an activity at a target location, wherein the information relating to the activity at the target location comprises a type of the activity, hardware associated with the target location, and a contractor performing the activity; upon receiving the information relating the activity at the target location, retrieving, by the processor, stored data related to the activity and the target location; assessing, by the processor, a probability of a service disruption at the target location based on the stored data related to the activity and the target location, wherein assessing the probability of a service disruption at the target location comprises analyzing, by the processor, historical information relating to the type of the activity, the target location, and the contractor performing the activity; determining, by the processor, a priority level associated with the target location based on a type of data passing through the hardware; monitoring, by the processor, the target location; and generating, by the processor, an alert upon detecting a change in services associated with the target location.