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Article: Where are we with autonomic computing? * Automating management processes.
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- Network World
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- January 17, 2007
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Byline: Julie Craig
Is autonomic computing an idea whose time has come? Or is it still in the realm of fantasy? EMA is in the process of
answering these questions with multi-year research projects. Our 2006 research into end-user perceptions and acceptance of
autonomic capabilities is hot off the presses. And later this year, we will publish a follow-up study detailing the capabilities
built into enterprise management products currently in the marketplace.
You may remember that the term "autonomic computing" comes from the body's autonomic nervous system. This system helps the
body to adapt to its changing ...