Model driven state machine transitions to configure an installation of a software program

1. A method implemented using a computing device, comprising:

receiving, from a product management system a model trained to select one of a plurality of predefined states based on a state of an installation of a software program on a computing device, each of the predefined states associated with a configuration of the software program, each configuration associated with operational parameter values of the software program;

determining a state of the installation of the software program;

inputting the determined state into the model;

obtaining, from the model, and based on the determined state, a selection of one of the plurality of predefined states; and

adjusting a parameter of the software program according to the selected one predefined state.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each configuration is associated with operational parameters including a list of limits and capabilities of users of the installation, an amount of pre-processing of incoming data, a type of pre-processing of incoming data, a list of enabled application features, a list of disabled application features, a list of installed applications, a list of applications that are not installed, or a number of computing instances within the installation.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the state of the installation of the software program includes measuring one or more of a number of active users having each of a plurality of different capabilities, a number of accesses to each of a plurality of features within a predefined time period, a virtual compute utilization, a rate at which each of a plurality of log data categories is accessed, or a number of each of a plurality of different types of computations initiated by a user within a predefined time period.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

periodically obtaining, from the product management system, by the installation of the software program, an updated model; and

adjusting at least one of the parameters of the installation of the software program based on the updated model.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising transmitting, to the product management system, by the software program, usage information of the installation of the software program or operating parameter values defining an operating environment or configuration of the installation of the software product, wherein the updated model is generated by the product management system based on the usage information.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising transmitting, to the product management system, one or more of resource utilization information of the installation of the software program, or installed application information of the installation of the software program, wherein the updated model is generated by the product management system based on the resource utilization information or installed application information.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the updated model is generated by the product management system based on customer relationship management information from across a plurality of installations of the software program.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the customer relationship management information indicates one or more of recent purchases of a customer, previous purchases of the customer, a size of the customer, a number of employees of the customer, an indicator of an industry of the customer.

9. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

updating a local model based on the usage information;

determining a second state of the installation of the software program;

inputting the second state to the local model;

obtaining, from the local model, and based on the determined second state, a selection of a second one of the plurality of predefined states; and

adjusting at least one of the parameters of the installation of the software program in accordance to the selected second one predefined state.

10. A computing device, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

receiving, from a product management system a model trained to select one of a plurality of predefined states based on a state of an installation of a software program on a computing device, each of the predefined states associated with a configuration of the software program, each configuration associated with operational parameter values of the software program;

determining a state of the installation of the software program,

inputting the determined state into the model;

obtaining, from the model, and based on the determined state, a selection of one of the plurality of predefined states; and

adjusting a parameter of the software program according to the selected one predefined state.

11. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein each configuration is associated with operational parameters including a list of limits and capabilities of users of the installation, an amount of pre-processing of incoming data, a type of pre-processing of incoming data, a list of enabled application features, a list of disabled application features, a list of installed applications, a list of applications that are not installed, or a number of computing instances within the installation.

12. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein determining the state of the installation of the software program includes measuring one or more of a number of active users having each of a plurality of different capabilities, a number of accesses to each of a plurality of features within a predefined time period, a virtual compute utilization, a rate at which each of a plurality of log data categories is accessed, or a number of each of a plurality of different types of computations initiated by a user within a predefined time period.

13. The computing device of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:

periodically obtaining, from the product management system, by the installation of the software program, an updated model, and

adjusting at least one of the parameters of the installation of the software program based on the updated model.

14. The computing device of claim 13 , the operations further comprising transmitting, to the product management system, by the software program, usage information of the installation of the software program or operating parameter values defining an operating environment or configuration of the installation of the software product, wherein the updated model is generated by the product management system based on the usage information.

15. The computing device of claim 14 , the operations further comprising transmitting, to the product management system, one or more of resource utilization information of the installation of the software program, or installed application information of the installation of the software program, wherein the updated model is generated by the product management system based on the resource utilization information or installed application information.

16. The computing device of claim 14 , wherein the updated model is generated by the product management system based on customer relationship management information from across a plurality of installations of the software program.

17. The computing device of claim 16 , wherein the customer relationship management information indicates one or more of recent purchases of a customer, previous purchases of the customer, a size of the customer, a number of employees of the customer, an indicator of an industry of the customer.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processor to perform operations including:

receiving, from a product management system a model trained to select one of a plurality of predefined states based on a state of an installation of a software program on a computing device, each of the predefined states associated with a configuration of the software program, each configuration associated with operational parameter values of the software program;

determining a state of the installation of the software program;

inputting the determined state into the model;

obtaining, from the model, and based on the determined state, a selection of one of the plurality of predefined states; and

adjusting a parameter of the software program according to the selected one predefined state.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , the operations further comprising:

periodically obtaining, from the product management system, by the installation of the software program, an updated model;

adjusting at least one of the parameters of the installation of the software program based on the updated model; and

transmitting, to the product management system, by the software program, usage information of the installation of the software program or operating parameter values defining an operating environment or configuration of the installation of the software product, wherein the updated model is generated by the product management system based on the usage information.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , the operations further comprising transmitting, to the product management system, one or more of resource utilization information of the installation of the software program, or installed application information of the installation of the software program, wherein the updated model is generated by the product management system based on the resource utilization information or installed application information.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the updated model is generated by the product management system based on customer relationship management information from across a plurality of installations of the software program.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , the operations further comprising:

updating a local model based on the usage information;

determining a second state of the installation of the software program;

inputting the second state to the local model;

obtaining, from the local model, and based on the determined second state, a selection of a second one of the plurality of predefined states; and

adjusting at least one of the parameters of the installation of the software program in accordance to the selected second one predefined state.