Glossary

Category

A collection of connected KPI Groups

Exception

A measurement outside of normal functioning parameters that requires immediate action

Ingestion

Reading data, can happen in real time or in playback mode using historical records

KPI

Key Performance Indicator—Measurable statistic that indicates how the system is functioning

Multivariate

Using multiple KPI inputs that may provide multiple outputs

Playback

Running the product on historical data

Project / Projection

Using a linear regression technique to extrapolate a line to a point in the future, to ascertain whether a degrading situation is unfolding

Scoring

Analyzing data and comparing it to a model to see whether it varies from normal

Scoring engine

An environment that allows loading of a trained model to be scored against

Training

Building a mathematical model based on historical data