VMware, Inc.
Methods and apparatus to determine a duration estimate and risk estimate of performing a maintenance operation in a networked computing environment

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed for determining a duration and/or risk estimate of performing a maintenance operation in a networked computing environment. An example apparatus includes a client data datastore to store telemetry data, associated with the maintenance operation, system configuration data, and a first secret, all received from a first virtual computing component operating in a virtual computing environment. The apparatus further includes a configuration comparator to identify configuration changes between a previous and current configuration of the virtual computing environment. A client data analyzer selects, based on the changes, an analysis model, and applies the model to generate results including the duration estimate or a risk of failure. The client data analyzer stores the results with the first secret and the configuration data, and a result interface retrieves and transmits the stored analysis results associated with the first secret matching a second secret included in a request.