Autonomic Computing

Then and Now

Table 18.1 compares the four states of autonomic computing with how we manage today and what it will be like with full autonomic systems.

Table 18.1. A Comparison of Systems, Then and Now

Concept	Current Computing	Autonomic Computing
Self-configuration	Corporate data centers have multiple vendors and platforms. Installing, configuring, and integrating systems is time-consuming and error prone	Automated configuration of components and systems follows high-level policies. Rest of system adjusts automatically and seamlessly
Self-optimization	Systems have hundreds of manually set nonlinear tuning parameters, and their number increases with each release	Components and systems continually seek opportunities to improve their own performance and ...