Claims:WE CLAIM
1. A data center transformation system, comprising:
a hardware processor; and
a memory unit storing instructions that, when executed by the hardware processor, cause the hardware processor to perform acts comprising:
dynamically generating in real-time a multi-player gaming environment including a plurality of graphical elements;
wherein at least one constraint applying to one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment reflects a constraint applying to a real-world data center;
wherein a configuration of at least one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment reflects a configuration parameter of the real-world data center;
providing the real-time dynamically-generated gaming environment to a plurality of users;
modifying the configuration of the at least one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment based on game play of the plurality of users; and
providing an output indicating a modified configuration of the at least one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment for modifying the configuration parameter of the real-world data center.

2. The system of claim 1, the memory unit further storing instructions that, when executed by the hardware processor, cause the hardware processor to perform acts comprising:
modifying automatically the configuration parameter of the real-world data center based on the output indicating the modified configuration of the at least one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the configuration parameter of the real-world data center is modified automatically in real-time based on the output indicating the modified configuration of the at least one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment.
4. The system of claim 1, the memory unit further storing instructions that, when executed by the hardware processor, cause the hardware processor to perform acts comprising:
monitoring operations of the plurality of users during game play in the multi-player gaming environment; and
generating a roadmap for transformation of the real-world data center based on the monitoring of the operations.
5. The system of claim 2, the memory unit further storing instructions that, when executed by the hardware processor, cause the hardware processor to perform acts comprising:
generating a ranking of the plurality of users based on the monitoring of the operations; and
calculating a points reward based on the generated ranking.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the multi-player gaming environment is provided via an online game.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the multi-player gaming environment includes a simulation of the real-world data center.
8. A processor-implemented data center transformation method, comprising:
dynamically generating in real-time, via a hardware processor, a multi-player gaming environment including a plurality of graphical elements;
wherein at least one constraint applying to one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment reflects a constraint applying to a real-world data center;
wherein a configuration of at least one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment reflects a configuration parameter of the real-world data center;
providing, via the hardware processor, the real-time dynamically-generated gaming environment to a plurality of users;
modifying, via the hardware processor, the configuration of the at least one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment based on game play of the plurality of users; and
providing, via the hardware processor, an output indicating a modified configuration of the at least one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment for modifying the configuration parameter of the real-world data center.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
modifying automatically, via the hardware processor, the configuration parameter of the real-world data center based on the output indicating the modified configuration of the at least one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the configuration parameter of the real-world data center is modified automatically in real-time based on the output indicating the modified configuration of the at least one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment.
11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
monitoring, via the hardware processor, operations of the plurality of users during game play in the multi-player gaming environment; and
generating, via the hardware processor, a roadmap for transformation of the real-world data center based on the monitoring of the operations.
12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
generating, via the hardware processor, a ranking of the plurality of users based on the monitoring of the operations; and
calculating, via the hardware processor, a points reward based on the generated ranking.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein the multi-player gaming environment is provided via an online game.
14. The method of claim 8, wherein the multi-player gaming environment includes a simulation of the real-world data center.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing hardware processor-executable data center transformation instructions comprising instructions for:
dynamically generating in real-time, via a hardware processor, a multi-player gaming environment including a plurality of graphical elements;
wherein at least one constraint applying to one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment reflects a constraint applying to a real-world data center;
wherein a configuration of at least one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment reflects a configuration parameter of the real-world data center;
providing, via the hardware processor, the real-time dynamically-generated gaming environment to a plurality of users;
modifying, via the hardware processor, the configuration of the at least one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment based on game play of the plurality of users; and
providing, via the hardware processor, an output indicating a modified configuration of the at least one of the graphical elements in the multi-player gaming environment for modifying the configuration parameter of the real-world data center.

Dated this 30th day of October, 2015
Swetha S.N.
Of K&S Partners
Agent for the Applicant
, Description:TECHNICAL FIELD
This disclosure relates generally to data center transformation, and more particularly to systems and methods for gamification of data center transformation.