COMPUTER PROGRAM AND MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM (APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVITY-BASED MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS)

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide apparatus and methods for performing computer system management on an activity basis.SOLUTION: In one embodiment, computer-system-related items are associated with at least one activity to be performed using the computer system. Then, management procedures are established for the at least one activity. Next, when the computer system is used to perform the at least one activity, the computer-system-related items associated with the at least one activity are managed in accordance with the management procedures established for the at least one activity. Using information gathered while monitoring operations, activity models are formulated, and for each activity model a management plan is devised.