1. © 2008 The University of Chicago

2. Ballpark description What it does What it’s good for
Record & visualize dependencies
Capture thin slice of what experts have in their heads
Stitch together the patches of what everyone knows
Spawn interesting conversations
What it’s good for
Help managers determine who they should be communicating with
Help staff see how their work connects with the big picture
Help tackle specific problems
Pictures that show “yes, it really is complicated”

3. The ontology Element ITEcoRelation Application Database Hardware
Liveware
Platform
ITEcoRelation
Hosts
Is-part-of
Is-server-to
Modifies
Other
Supports
Xfers-data-to
Demo:
Jump into graph: wa-bigip
Save to pdf
Open TGD: VI
Graph shibboleth, add NACElink
Instance browser
topN list, ps-printer story
GeneralProcessor
SpecialProcessor
Storage
AppServer
ASP
DBServer
Host
VMPresenter
WebServer
Group
Person
Program

4. End notes App details Currently @ U Chicago On-deck @ U Chicago
Java client & servlet with LDAP authNZ
Monolithic client package also available
Flat OWL file back-end + protégé API
Neo RDF store backend option w/o protégé
Recovery tool
Properties form generator
U Chicago
ProdShop data transfers
Network integration
U Chicago
Power-up/down & Business Continuity
Data Center (de-)provisioning

5. More info & demo package