Downtime calculator

1. A system comprising:

a processor of a machine;

a downtime request module configured to receive attributes of a downtime request for a computer network system, the downtime request module implemented using the processor of the machine, the downtime request identifying a downtime activity to be performed during a downtime and a risk attribute of bringing the computer network system back to an operating condition after the downtime activity is performed during the downtime, wherein the risk attribute depends on a severity of the downtime activity;

a user activity computation engine configured to determine user activities of the computer network system based on geographic regions and local times of users accessing the computer network system; and

a downtime computation engine configured to calculate a recommended downtime of the computer network system based on the attributes of the downtime request, user activities on the computer network system, the risk attribute, and a criticality of the downtime activity from the downtime request.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer network system comprises one or more servers geographically located in one or more different geographic time zones.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the downtime computation engine calculates a recommended time and geographic time zone of a server of the computer network system based on users' login data to the servers of the computer network system within a predefined period of time.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the downtime request module comprises:

a planning mode module configured to identify a category of downtime;

a maintenance week module configured to determine whether the downtime can be planned for a next maintenance week of the computer network system;

a downtime necessity module configured to determine a level of necessity of the downtime request;

a downtime activity module configured to identify a name of the downtime activity associated with the downtime request; and

a downtime duration module configured to determine a duration of the downtime of the downtime request.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the categories of downtime comprise a regular planned downtime, an irregular planned downtime, and an ad hoc issue downtime.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user activity computation engine comprises:

a support location module configured to determine geographic regions of support available for the computer network system; and

a user load module configured to determine windows of time with a largest number of users logged on to the computer network system.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the downtime computation engine comprises:

a preferred downtime module configured to calculate the recommended downtime of the computer network system to minimize a number of users of the computer network system affected by a downtime of the downtime request.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the recommended downtime of the computer network system is calculated based on a category of the downtime, whether the downtime can be planned for a next maintenance week of the computer network system, a level of necessity of the downtime request, a name of an activity associated with the downtime request, a duration of the downtime of the downtime request, geographic regions of support available for the computer network system at a time of the downtime, and windows of time with a largest number of users logged on to the computer network system.

9. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving attributes of a downtime request for a computer network system, the downtime request identifying a downtime activity to be performed during a downtime and a risk attribute of bringing the computer network system back to an operating condition after the downtime activity is performed during the downtime, wherein the risk attribute depends on a severity of the downtime activity;

determining user activities of the computer network system based geographic zones and times of users accessing the computer network system; and

computing a recommended downtime of the computer network system based on the attributes of the downtime request, the risk attribute, the user activities of the computer network system, and a criticality of the downtime activity from the downtime request.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the computer network system comprises one or more servers geographically located in one or more different geographic time zones.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising:

calculating a recommended time and geographic time zone of a server of the computer network system based on users' login data to the servers of the computer network system within a predefined period of time.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising:

identifying a category of downtime;

determining whether the downtime can be planned for a next maintenance week of the computer network system;

determining a level of necessity of the downtime request;

identifying a name of the downtime activity associated with the downtime request;

determining a duration of the downtime of the downtime request.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein the categories of downtime comprise a regular planned downtime, an irregular planned downtime, and an ad hoc issue downtime.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein determining activities of the computer network system further comprises:

determining geographic regions of support available for the computer network system; and

determining windows of time with a largest number of users logged on to the computer network system.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein computing a recommended downtime of the computer network system further comprises:

calculating the recommended downtime of the computer network system to minimize the number of users of the computer network system affected by a downtime of the downtime request.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein calculating the recommended downtime of the computer network system is based on a category of the downtime, whether the downtime can be planned for a next maintenance week of the computer network system, a level of necessity of the downtime request, a name of an activity associated with the downtime request, a duration of the downtime of the downtime request, geographic regions of support available for the computer network system at the time of the downtime, and windows of time with a largest number of users logged on to the computer network system.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, performs operations comprising:

receiving attributes of a downtime request for a computer network system, the downtime request identifying a downtime activity to be performed during a downtime and a risk attribute of bringing the computer network system back to an operating condition after the downtime activity is performed during the downtime, wherein the risk attribute depends on a severity of the downtime activity;

determining user activities of the computer network system based geographic zones and times of users accessing the computer network system; and

computing a recommended downtime of the computer network system based on the attributes of the downtime request, the risk attribute, the user activities of the computer network system, and a criticality of the downtime activity from the downtime request.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17 , further comprising:

calculating a recommended time and geographic time zone of a server of the computer network system based on users' login data to the servers of the computer network system within a predefined period of time,

wherein the computer network system comprises one or more servers geographically located in one or more different geographic time zones.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17 , further comprising:

identifying a category of downtime;

determining whether the downtime can be planned for a next maintenance week of the computer network system;

determining a level of necessity of the downtime request;

identifying a name of an activity associated with the downtime request;

determining a duration of the downtime of the downtime request.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein determining activities of the computer network system further comprises:

determining geographic regions of support available for the computer network system; and

determining windows of time with a largest number of users logged on to the computer network system.