Autonomic Computing

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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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