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Autonomic Computing On Demand Series
By Richard Murch
Publisher	: Prentice Hall PTR
Pub Date	: March 24, 2004
ISBN	: 0-13-144025-X
Pages	: 336

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		ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
		PREFACE
			WHAT IS AUTONOMIC COMPUTING?
			GOALS OF AUTONOMIC COMPUTING
			SUMMARY
		Part 1.  AUTONOMIC BEGINNINGS
			Chapter 1.  AUTONOMIC ATTRIBUTES AND THE GRAND CHALLENGE
				INTRODUCTION
				DEFINITIONS
				A QUICK GUIDE TO THE HUMAN AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
				E-BUSINESS ON DEMAND
				AUTONOMIC COMPUTING ELEMENTS
				SELF-CONFIGURING
				SELF-OPTIMIZING
				SELF-HEALING
				SELF-PROTECTING
				OPEN STANDARDS
				AUTONOMIC COMPUTING—WHY NOW?
				IS AUTONOMIC COMPUTING NEW?
				WHAT HAPPENS IF IT DOES NOT CHANGE?
				CREATING THE AUTONOMIC CULTURE
				WHY IS A CULTURE IMPORTANT?
				IS AUTONOMIC COMPUTING WORKING TODAY?
				SAME SOUP—DIFFERENT FLAVOR
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
				NOTES
			Chapter 2.  COMPLEXITY—IN ALL ITS FORMS
				INTRODUCTION
				SOME EXAMPLES OF OUR COMPLEX SOCIETY
				CARTOONS ARE SIMPLE
				SOFTWARE COMPLEXITY AND DISASTERS
				WHAT IS COMPLEXITY?
				A COMPLEXITY CASE STUDY—IBM
				IBM TRANSFORMATION—A SUMMARY OF RESULTS
				COMPLEXITY IN IT
				SIMPLIFYING THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE
				AUTONOMIC COMPUTING: ONE ANSWER TO COMPLEXITY
				COMPLEXITY—THE ENEMY OF CIOs
				IT COMPLEXITY TRANSFORMATION
				THE COST OF IT COMPLEXITY
				CORPORATE COMPLEXITY ASSESSMENT
				GOALS
				INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENTS
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
				RECOMMENDED READING
				NOTES
			Chapter 3.  AUTONOMIC PRODUCTS AND APPLICATIONS
				INTRODUCTION
				IBM'S DB2 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
				DB2 TODAY
				FUTURE AUTONOMIC FUNCTIONALITY IN DB2 RELEASES
				AUTEVO FROM INTAMISSION
				AUTONOMIC SPACE SYSTEMS
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
		Part 2.  INDUSTRY DEMAND
			Chapter 4.  THE IT INDUSTRY—AN ENGINE OF GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY
				INTRODUCTION
				A SNAPSHOT INTRODUCTION
				IT INDUSTRY SEGMENT FUNDAMENTALS
				THE SOFTWARE GENERATIONS
				THE FIFTH GENERATION—ALMOST
				THE INTERNET—FROM WHENCE IT CAME
				SLOWER ECONOMY—SMALLER IT BUDGETS
				SOFTWARE PREDICTIONS
				PREDICTIONS FOR 2004 AND BEYOND
				IBM AND ON DEMAND
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
				NOTES
			Chapter 5.  FAST AND FASTER
				INTRODUCTION
				LIFE AT INTERNET SPEED
				NO PATIENCE?
				MOORE'S LAW
				SPEED IN BUSINESS
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
				NOTES
			Chapter 6.  HUMAN CAPITAL
				INTRODUCTION
				U.S. POPULATION GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
				OCCUPATION GROWTH
				THE DYNAMICS OF THE IT LABOR MARKET
				ORIGINS OF IT STAFF SHORTAGES
				HIGH-TECH VISAS AND LEGISLATION
				COSTS OF THE IT RECRUITMENT CRISIS
				CURRENT IT UNEMPLOYMENT
				IT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
				KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL SKILLS MANAGEMENT ENDEAVOR
				SKILLS MANAGEMENT FOR AUTONOMIC COMPUTING
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
				NOTES
			Chapter 7.  THE NEW AGENDA—E-BUSINESS ON DEMAND
				INTRODUCTION
				E-BUSINESS ON DEMAND CHALLENGES
				E-BUSINESS ON DEMAND OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
				THE EMERGENCE OF THE E-BUSINESS ON DEMAND ENTERPRISE
				A BRIEF HISTORY OF E-BUSINESS ON DEMAND
				E-BUSINESS ON DEMAND, A CASE STUDY—TEINOS
				THE NEW REALITY: E-BUSINESS ON DEMAND IS HERE TO STAY
				WHAT THE NEW AGENDA REQUIRES
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
		Part 3.  AUTONOMIC COMPUTING—MORE DETAIL
			Chapter 8.  AC ARCHITECTURES
				INTRODUCTION
				CONTROL LOOPS
				AUTONOMIC COMPONENT DESCRIPTION
				AUTONOMIC MANAGER COLLABORATION
				AUTONOMIC MANAGER DEVELOPMENT
				ARCHITECTURES—AS IS AND TO BE
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
			Chapter 9.  AUTONOMIC COMPUTING AND OPEN STANDARDS
				INTRODUCTION
				A BRIEF HISTORY OF OPEN STANDARDS
				A CASE FOR OPEN STANDARDS—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
				TYPES OF STANDARDS—PROPRIETARY VERSUS OPEN
				WEB SERVICES INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS ORGANIZATION
				IMPORTANT STANDARDS FOR AUTONOMIC COMPUTING
				NEW STANDARDS FOR AUTONOMIC COMPUTING
				OPEN STANDARDS AND THE IBM PORTFOLIO
				THE E-BUSINESS ON DEMAND SERVICE PROVIDER BUSINESS
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
				NOTES
			Chapter 10.  AUTONOMIC IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS
				INTRODUCTION: TAKE ACTION—BE PREPARED
				IT STAFF OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTANCE
				WHO IS USING AUTONOMIC COMPUTING TODAY?
				EVOLUTION, NOT REVOLUTION
				AUTONOMIC ASSESSMENT
				AUTONOMIC AND METRICS
				DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
				NOTE
			Chapter 11.  GRID COMPUTING—AN ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
				WHAT IS A GRID?
				GRID IS IN USE TODAY
				BENEFITS OF GRID COMPUTING
				UNDERUTILIZED RESOURCES CAN BE EXPLOITED
				WHAT APPLICATIONS RUN ON A GRID?
				GRID TYPES
				SOFTWARE AND LICENSES
				GRID AND OPEN STANDARDS
				GRID AND AUTONOMIC COMPUTING
				RECOMMENDED READING
			Chapter 12.  AUTONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
				INTRODUCTION
				THE IBM EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TOOLKIT
				AUTONOMIC COMPUTING AND OPEN SOURCE
				THE IBM COMMITMENT TO OPEN SOURCE
				AUTONOMIC COMPUTING WITH OPEN SOURCE
				PROBLEM DETERMINATION—A LOG AND TRACE ANALYZER FOR AUTONOMIC COMPUTING
				HETEROGENEOUS WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT: BUSINESS WORKLOAD MANAGER PROTOTYPE
				THE SOLUTION ENABLER
				SOFTWARE AGENTS
				AUTONOMIC AGENT TECHNOLOGY
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
				NOTE
			Chapter 13.  INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE VENDORS
				CHALLENGING TIMES FOR SOFTWARE VENDORS
				THE NEW ISV AGENDA
				ISVS DRIVE THE AUTONOMIC MARKETPLACE
				EARLY ADOPTERS AND IBM
				A SAMPLE LIST OF ISVs
				TOOLS AND TEMPLATES
				AUTONOMIC COMPUTING BUSINESS PARTNER INITIATIVE
				AUTONOMIC ALLIANCE WITH CISCO
				THE ACQUISITION OF THINK DYNAMICS
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
				NOTES
			Chapter 14.  OTHER VENDORS
				INTRODUCTION
				SUN—N1
				MICROSOFT—DYNAMIC SYSTEMS INITIATIVE
				MICROSOFT, HP, AND THE DYNAMIC DATA CENTER
				TRUSTWORTHY COMPUTING
				HP—THE ADAPTIVE ENTERPRISE
				INTEL—PROACTIVE COMPUTING
				AUTONOMIC ALLIANCE WITH CISCO
				OTHER MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
				NOTE
			Chapter 15.  THE TIVOLI MANAGEMENT SUITE—AUTONOMIC FEATURES
				INTRODUCTION
				SELF-CONFIGURING
				SELF-HEALING
				SELF-OPTIMIZING
				SELF-PROTECTING
				TIVOLI CASE STUDIES AND SUCCESS STORIES
				HSBC TRINKAUS & BURKHARDT KGAA
				SANTIX AG
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
				NOTES
		Part 4.  AC MARKETS AND THE FUTURE
			Chapter 16.  SMALL BUSINESS AND PERSONAL COMPUTING
				INTRODUCTION
				THE ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE ECONOMY
				THE GROWTH OF SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
				IBM AND SMALL BUSINESS
				SMBS AND AUTONOMIC COMPUTING
				AUTONOMIC PERSONAL COMPUTING
				AUTONOMIC COMPUTING BEYOND THE IT INDUSTRY
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
				NOTES
			Chapter 17.  AUTONOMIC RESEARCH CHALLENGES
				INTRODUCTION
				RESEARCH CHALLENGES
				THE LIFE CYCLE OF AN AUTONOMIC ELEMENT
				RELATIONSHIPS AMONG AUTONOMIC ELEMENTS
				SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES
				RESEARCH PROJECTS IN AUTONOMIC COMPUTING
				UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROJECTS IN AUTONOMIC COMPUTING
				SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
				NOTES
			Chapter 18.  FINAL THOUGHTS
				INTRODUCTION
				IT'S ALL ABOUT SPEED
				THE STATE OF AUTONOMIC COMPUTING TODAY
				The Marketplace and Companies
				THEN AND NOW
				FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS
				CONCLUSIONS
		Glossary of Autonomic Terms
		Index

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