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(43) Pub. Date:
MANAGING AND CLASSIFYING AssETs IN AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENT UsING TAGs
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ABSTRACT
(73) Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
apparatus, and systems for managing and classifying assets in an information technology (“IT”) environment using a tag based approach. The disclosed tag-based classi?cation tech
(21) Appl. No.: 13/597,242
niques can be implemented through a graphical user inter face. Embodiments of the disclosed tag-based classi?cation
(22) Filed:
(e.g., monitor policies, perform upgrades, etc.). For example,
techniques can be used to alloW a user to easily and quickly select and perform actions on groups of one or more assets
Aug. 28, 2012
the tag-based classi?cation techniques can automatically classify assets into “tag sets” (or “tagged sets”) based on node
Related US. Application Data
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properties or user-selected criteria or conditions (e.g., criteria
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or conditions that are established in a user-created tagging
29, 2011, provisional application No. 61/646,126,
pro?le or rule). The tagged assets can then be further ?ltered to identify even deeper relationships between the assets.
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(43) Pub. Date:
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ENVIRONMENT UsING TAGs
Publication Classi?cation
(51)
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Inventors: David M- Whi?mk, Portland’ OR (Us); Mark A. Little, MilWaukie, OR (US);
Feb. 28, 2013
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us. Cl. .............................. .. 707/737 707/E17.046 ’
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Disclosed beloW are representative embodiments of methods,
ABSTRACT
(73) Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
apparatus, and systems for managing and classifying assets in an information technology (“IT”) environment using a tag based approach. The disclosed tag-based classi?cation tech
(21) Appl. No.: 13/597,242
niques can be implemented through a graphical user inter face. Embodiments of the disclosed tag-based classi?cation
(22) Filed:
(e.g., monitor policies, perform upgrades, etc.). For example,
techniques can be used to alloW a user to easily and quickly select and perform actions on groups of one or more assets
Aug. 28, 2012
the tag-based classi?cation techniques can automatically classify assets into “tag sets” (or “tagged sets”) based on node
Related US. Application Data
(60)
properties or user-selected criteria or conditions (e.g., criteria
Provisional application No. 61/ 528,679, ?led on Aug.
or conditions that are established in a user-created tagging
29, 2011, provisional application No. 61/646,126,
pro?le or rule). The tagged assets can then be further ?ltered to identify even deeper relationships between the assets.
?led on May 11,2012.
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