Method for denominating move groups of applications

1. A method of staging a move group of applications of a network, comprising:

under control of a computing system comprising one or more computer processors configured to execute specific instructions,

obtaining traffic flow table data representing internet protocol addresses and ports associated with network traffic;

developing a reference base of applications based at least partly on monitoring traffic flow between devices of the network and accessing information about the applications, wherein the information comprises network statistics based at least partly on the traffic flow table data;

with regard to applications of the reference base of applications, classifying each such application as a member of one or more classification sub-sets;

with regard to each device of a target group of the devices of the network, accessing information about the one or more classification sub-sets of those respective applications executed on the device to form an application classification glossary associated with the device, wherein, within the application glossary associated with each device, each application belonging to a respective classification sub-set is grouped together with all applications that both belong to that same classification sub-set and are hosted on the device;

denominating a first move group of applications by identifying as the first move group all applications sharing a common membership in a first classification sub-set of the one or more classification sub-sets;

denominating a second move group of applications by identifying as the second move group one or more applications from a plurality of applications sharing a common membership in a second classification sub-set of the one or more classification sub-sets based at least partly on the one or more applications sharing a common property separate from common membership in the second classification sub-set, wherein the common property comprises a location;

causing display of a user interface representing at least one of the first move group of applications or the second move group of applications; and

receiving, via the user interface, filter data representing a filter to be used to denominate a third move group of applications.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining network interface table data representing interface names, hardware identifiers, and media types associated with network traffic, wherein the network statistics are based at least partly on the network interface table data.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, via the user interface, customization data representing a customization to be applied to at least one of the first move group of applications or the second move group of applications.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein classifying each such application as a member of one or more classification sub-sets comprises classifying a first application as a member of a first classification subset based at least partly on a common characteristic of applications in the first classification sub-set, wherein the common characteristic relates to one of: an operating system, an application function, or an application security profile.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein denominating at least one of the first move group of applications or the second move group of applications comprises identifying at least one application executed by a plurality of devices of the network.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein denominating at least one of the first move group of applications or the second move group of applications comprising identifying at least one application, the execution of which is to be moved from one or more devices of the network to one or more devices of a second network external to the network.

7. A system comprising:

computer-readable memory storing computer-executable instructions; and

one or more processors in communication with the computer-readable memory and configured by the computer-executable instructions to at least:

obtain traffic flow table data representing internet protocol addresses and ports associated with network traffic flow between devices of a network;

develop a reference base of applications based at least partly on the network traffic flow between devices of the network, wherein the network traffic flow is determined based at least partly on the traffic flow table data;

classify individual applications of the reference base of applications as members of one or more classification sub-sets;

generate an application classification glossary for each device of a target group of devices of the network, wherein within the application classification glossary for a particular device, each application belonging to a respective classification sub-set is grouped together with all applications that both belong to that same classification sub-set and are hosted on the particular device;

determine a first move group of applications by identifying as the first move group all applications sharing a common membership in a first classification sub-set of the one or more classification sub-sets;

determine a second move group of applications by identifying as the second move group one or more applications from a plurality of applications sharing a common membership in a second classification sub-set of the one or more classification sub-sets based at least partly on the one or more applications sharing a common location property separate from common membership in the second classification sub-set;

cause display of a user interface representing at least one of the first move group of applications or the second move group of applications; and

receive, via the user interface, filter data representing a filter to be used to denominate a third move group of applications.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured by the computer-executable instructions to obtain network interface table data representing interface names, hardware identifiers, and media types associated with network traffic, wherein the network traffic flow is determined based at least partly on the network interface table data.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured by the computer-executable instructions to receive, via the user interface, customization data representing a customization to be applied to at least one of the first move group of applications or the second move group of applications.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein each application in the first classification sub-set is classified in the first classification sub-set based at least partly on a common characteristic of applications in the first classification sub-set, wherein the common characteristic relates to one of: an operating system, an application function, or an application security profile.

11. Non-transitory computer-readable storage comprising executable instructions that configure a computing system to at least:

obtain traffic flow table data representing internet protocol addresses and ports associated with network traffic flow between devices of a network;

develop a reference base of applications based at least partly on the network traffic flow between devices of the network, wherein the network traffic flow is determined based at least partly on the traffic flow table data;

classify individual applications of the reference base of applications as members of one or more classification sub-sets;

generate an application classification glossary for each device of a target group of devices of the network, wherein within the application classification glossary for a particular device, each application belonging to a respective classification sub-set is grouped together with all applications that both belong to that same classification sub-set and are hosted on the particular device;

determine a first move group of applications by identifying as the first move group all applications sharing a common membership in a first classification sub-set of the one or more classification sub-sets;

determine a second move group of applications by identifying as the second move group one or more applications from a plurality of applications sharing a common membership in a second classification sub-set of the one or more classification sub-sets based at least partly on the one or more applications sharing a common location property separate from common membership in the second classification sub-set;

cause display of a user interface representing at least one of the first move group of applications or the second move group of applications; and

receive, via the user interface, filter data representing a filter to be used to denominate a third move group of applications.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 11 , wherein the executable instructions further configure the computing system to obtain network interface table data representing interface names, hardware identifiers, and media types associated with network traffic, wherein the network traffic flow is determined based at least partly on the network interface table data.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 11 , wherein the executable instructions further configure the computing system to receive, via the user interface, customization data representing a customization to be applied to at least one of the first move group of applications or the second move group of applications.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 11 , wherein each application in the first classification sub-set is classified in the first classification sub-set based at least partly on a common characteristic of applications in the first classification sub-set, wherein the common characteristic relates to one of: an operating system, an application function, or an application security profile.