Autonomic Computing

IT operations costs are accelerating, and today's increasingly complex architectures and distributed computing infrastructures only make matters worse. The solution: autonomic computing. Autonomic systems are self-configuring, self-healing,self-optimizing, and self-protecting. They operate intelligently and dynamically, acting on your policies and service requirements. This book presents everything IT leaders and managers need to know to prepare for autonomic computing - and to begin leveraging its benefits.
Coverage includes:
* How autonomic computing can reduce costs, improve service levels, enhance agility, simplify management, and help deliver the "on demand" business
* The key elements and attributes of autonomic computing systems
* Current autonomic technologies from IBM and many other leading suppliers
* Autonomic computing architectures, open standards, development tools, and enablers
* Implementation considerations, including a new assessment methodology
* The future of autonomic computing: business opportunities and research challenges