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Why Autonomic Computing?
As quickly as computer technology has advanced, so has the cost and complexity of deploying, managing and maintaining that technology. However, today's economic environment is forcing businesses to demand a real return on technology investments.
To address
this paradox, several leading IT vendors are starting to look for ways
to manage increasingly complex IT infrastructures so that customers can
get back to focusing on the benefits technology brings to their
business, rather than the technology itself. While still a mere vision
that is thought to be eight to 10 years away, one ideology calls for the
development of
autonomic computing: computer systems that configure and manage
themselves, automatically diagnose and fix their own problems, and
figure out how to protect themselves in the future, thereby greatly
reducing the cost and complexity of IT infrastructure.
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What is Autonomic Computing?
IBM Corporation defines Autonomic Computing as an approach to self-managed computing systems with a minimum of human interference. The term derives from the body's autonomic nervous system, which controls key functions without conscious awareness or involvement.
Autonomic Computing systems are systems which
are self-managed (adjust itself according to workload demands),
self-healing (detect, diagnose and repair problems), self-configuring
(automatically incorporate and configure new components),
self-optimizing (performance tuning), and self-protecting (anticipate
and defend against security breaches) resulting in ultra-reliable,
robust, yet dynamically flexible systems.
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The State of Autonomic Computing
The
research departments at several organizations, including IBM Autonomic
Computing, Microsoft .NET, Sun N1 and HP Adaptive Infrastructure, have
just recently started initiatives to focus on autonomic and next
generation computing. Net Integration Technologies has been developing
and delivering award-winning, next generation Autonomic Computing
technology since 1997.
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Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations, the World's First Autonomic Server Operating System
Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations is the first server operating system in the world that satisfies the criteria of an autonomic computing system:
Self-managing: Adjusting itself according to workload demands
On a Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations-powered server, if an administrator changes the configuration of a particular service, Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations automatically updates affected subsystems. For example, firewall and DNS parameters are automatically (and correctly) updated, when an administrator makes his web server public. NetIntelligence is the unique technology that enables Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations's self-managing capabilities.
Self-healing: Detecting, diagnosing and repairing problems
Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations is able to detect and correct problems that on other servers would result in downtime, and then human intervention to remedy. NetIntelligence is the unique technology that enables Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations's self-healing capabilities.
Self-configuring: Automatically incorporating and configuring new components
When setting up a new Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations-powered server, Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations automatically detects and configures standard networking parameters. When adding new users to Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations-powered server, Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations automatically creates a personal directory, an email account and a personal webpage for each user. By automating many standard server configuration tasks, Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations-powered servers allow Tech-ease to focus on customizations that are specific to the unique business requirements of your business and end-users. NetIntelligence is the unique technology that enables Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations's self-configuring capabilities.
Self-protecting: Anticipating and defending against security breaches
Based on the requirements of the end-user customer and their local-area network, Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations-powered servers automatically erect and configure secure firewalls. Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations-powered servers also have the ability to detect and evade malicious external attacks. If a foreign program should attempt to modify the Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations operating system, Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations will automatically write-over that attempted change.
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