Autonomic Computing
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- Table of Contents
- Copyright
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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
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