Autonomic Computing [Pehme köide]

Acknowledgments.


Preface.
I. AUTONOMIC BEGINNINGS.

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.

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.

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.

II. INDUSTRY DEMAND.

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.

5. Fast and Faster.


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

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.

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.

III. AUTONOMIC COMPUTING-MORE DETAIL.

8. AC Architectures.


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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

14. Other Vendors.


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.

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.

IV. AC MARKETS AND THE FUTURE.

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.

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.

18. Final Thoughts.


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

Glossary of Autonomic Terms.
Index.