Autonomic Computing

Tools and Templates

The technologies IBM introduced to ISV developers along with the technology map include the following:

• Log and trace tool— Designed to locate problems, it frees up time for systems administrators by eliminating the manual task of tracking down the cause of a system problem by putting the log data from different system components into a common format. IBM expects this tool will help bridge the gap between identifying glitches and debugging affected applications and middleware.

• ABLE (Agent Building and Learning Environment) Rules Engine for Complex Analysis— ABLE is a set of learning and reasoning components built with software agents that, through the use of special monitoring software, can capture and share individual and ...