Autonomic Computing

Intel—Proactive Computing

Another project of note is Intel's research into proactive computing. A new era of computing is on the horizon. In this new era, billions of computing devices will be deeply embedded within our physical environment. These tiny sensors and actuators will silently serve us, acquiring and acting on a multitude of data to improve our lives and make us more productive. However, today's model of interactive computing, whereby individuals interact one-on-one with computers, inputting commands and waiting for responses, will not scale to the new environment.

The interactive computing model is already showing its limitations, as we begin to confront the challenges of dealing with multiple computers, from desktop and laptop systems ...