Autonomic Computing (Hardcover)

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.

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.

Introduction. IBM'S DB2 Database Management System. DB2 Today. Future Autonomic Functionality in DB2 Releases. Autevo from Intamission. Autonomic Space Systems. Summary and Conclusions.

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.

Introduction. Life at Internet Speed. No Patience? Moore's Law. Speed In Business. Summary and Conclusions. Notes.

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.

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.

Introduction. Control Loops. Autonomic Component Description. Autonomic Manager Collaboration. Autonomic Manager Development. Architectures-As Is And To Be. Summary and Conclusions.

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. NGOSS as a Framework. Summary and Conclusions. Notes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Introduction. Sun-N. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Introduction. It's All About Speed. The State of Autonomic Computing Today. Then and Now. Future Recommendations. Conclusions.

介紹。定義。人體自主神經系統快速指南。按需電子商務。自主計算元素。自我配置。自我優化。自我修復。自我保護。開放標準。自主計算-為什麼現在？自主計算是新的嗎？如果不改變會發生什麼？創造自主文化。為什麼文化重要？自主計算今天有效嗎？同樣的湯-不同的味道。總結和結論。註釋。

介紹。我們複雜社會的一些例子。卡通很簡單。軟體複雜性和災難。什麼是複雜性？IBM的複雜性案例研究。IBM的轉型-結果摘要。IT中的複雜性。簡化IT基礎設施。自主計算：應對複雜性的一個答案。複雜性-首席信息官的敵人。IT複雜性轉型。IT複雜性的成本。企業複雜性評估。目標。基礎設施評估。總結和結論。推薦閱讀。註釋。

介紹。IBM的DB2數據庫管理系統。DB2今天。DB2版本中未來的自主功能。Intamission的Autevo。自主太空系統。總結和結論。

介紹。快速介紹。IT行業部門基礎知識。軟體世代。第五世代-幾乎。互聯網的起源。經濟放緩-IT預算縮小。軟體預測。2004年及以後的預測。IBM和按需。總結和結論。註釋。

介紹。以互聯網速度生活。沒有耐心？摩爾定律。商業速度。總結和結論。註釋。

介紹。美國人口增長和就業趨勢。職業增長。IT勞動力市場的動態。IT人員短缺的起源。高科技簽證和立法。IT招聘危機的成本。當前的IT失業率。IT技能發展。成功的技能管理努力的關鍵。自主計算的技能管理。總結和結論。註釋。

介紹。按需電子商務的挑戰。按需電子商務的運營環境。按需電子商務企業的出現。按需電子商務的簡史。按需電子商務的案例研究-Teinos。新現實：按需電子商務已經來臨。新議程的要求。總結和結論。

介紹。控制迴路。自主組件描述。自主管理者協作。自主管理者開發。現有和預期架構。總結和結論。