Autonomic Computing

Is Autonomic Computing New?

The phrase autonomic computing is new to many IT staff and is used to define the new technology of self-managing systems. However, the practice of designing and implementing self-managing systems has long been a goal and objective of IBM. Numerous examples exist within the IBM portfolio of products in hardware and software, some of which go back over twenty years or more.

A few examples:

1. The IBM 4300 series of mainframe computers were introduced in 1982. This line was a forerunner of the newer range of mainframes in use today, such as the OS/390 series. A feature was introduced with the 4300 that included internal self-diagnostics. Moreover, it contained a feature to transmit findings, logs, memory dumps, and return ...