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University Finds Windows HPC Server 26% Faster Than Linux, More Cost-Effective

University of Arizona, based in Tucson, is the leading public research university in the American Southwest, producing more than U.S. $530 million in annual research. When researchers at the NSF Center for Autonomic Computing at the University of Arizona investigated the technology to set up a cluster for autonomic computing...

Tags: University Of Arizona, Autonomic Computing, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Utility Computing, UNIX, Open Source, Software

Case studies 2009-06-01

IBM applies autonomic computing to energy management

IBM has been talking about autonomic computer--the Holy Grail of self-regulating IT, as in the way the nervous system regulates and protects the human body autonomically--since the beginning of the century. To be precise, in October 2001 IBM Research published the "IBM Autonomic Computing Manifesto," with the premise:...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Autonomic Computing, IBM Corp., Automation, Energy Efficiency, Data Centers, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-11-08

Automatic for the people

IBM just announced new autonomic computing technologies that can be invoked by developers using Web services. The new technologies are available to developers at no cost, through the IBM alphaWorks Website. The two new autonomic technologies include "Policy Management for Autonomic Computing," an infrastructure tool that provides self-management and...

Tags: autonomic computing, IBM Corp.

Blog posts 2005-03-13

'Offpeopling'? Arghhh!

In spite of the off-putting buzzword, I nevertheless find quite a bit of merit with Richard Samson's argument that automation will make offshore outsourcing a moot point in the not-so-distant future as explored in this CNET report.Back in November, we uncovered some food for thought from Datamonitoron this very topic....

Tags: information technology, autonomic computing

Blog posts 2005-03-13

Autonomic installation

Autonomic computing proposes that an IT environment can operate with the responsiveness and independence of the human nervous system. It sounds a bit like science fiction, but it is one of the most important areas of technology research and development. An IBM-led group of companies is using autonomic computing concepts...

Tags: autonomic computing

Blog posts 2004-07-16

Additional Resources

Clouds vs. Appliances

I still prefer DistributedWhen you set up the Namespace "properly" a sysadmin can handle both client and server machines - i.e. No gurus vs. grunts. With the same configuration on all machines, it is easy to bring machines up in short order. Client maintenance consists of 1) Reboot and then...

Tags: server, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-10-10

Trendspotter calls for evolutionary adaptable software systems

When you consider the quantity and diversity of models and philosophies available for software development, it's a wonder why many projects fail even when developers deliver on key criteria such as functionality, efficiency, reliability, and so on. There's even a ZDNet blog that chronicles IT project mishap after mishap. ...

Tags: Software, David Tow, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Management, Software/Web Development, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-04-29

'Private cloud' = just another buzzword for on-premise datacenter?

VMware made its big "private cloud" pitch last week with its introduction of vSphere. Not to be outdone, Microsoft is fleshing out its private cloud positioning at the annual Microsoft Management Summit this week in Las Vegas. Whether or not they admit it publicly (or just express...

Tags: Data Center, Microsoft Corp., Cloud, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-28

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture*Standing Ovation*I finally understand your "Centralization of processing and de-centralization of control" shpeel. I think we are in alignment with the latter, but not the former. I believe in an Autonomic Distributed Architecture - where every *NIX machine client and server share the same...

Tags: Operating systems, Unix, hardware, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-24

Take Four Cassatt's Active Response 5.1

In honor of the demo goddess, my chat with the good folks of Cassatt was rescheduled four times. They had to reschedule. I had to reschedule. A fire alarm forced a reschedule. Finally, on the forth try, we connected and I was able to see a most impressive demo of...

Tags: Cassatt Corp., Data Center, Server, Active Response, Policy Compliance, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-06-06

Autonomic Virtual Machine Placement in the Data Center

This paper presents a high level overview of a virtual machine placement system in which an autonomic controller dynamically manages the mapping of virtual machines onto physical hosts in accordance with policies specified by the user. By closely monitoring virtual machine activity and employing advanced policies for dynamic workload placement,...

Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtual Machine, Desktop Virtualization

White papers 2008-02-26

IBM Research Uses Cutting Edge Technologies and Methods to Assess Networks and Networked Applications for This Communications Company

IBM was brought in to help develop a high-level assessment of the company network for factors such as scalability and resiliency and to identify architectural bottlenecks. IBM also was asked to recommend solutions, including emerging technologies such as Session Internet Protocol SIP. SIP is the core technology for the growing...

Tags: Network, IBM Corp., Session Internet Protocol, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking

Case studies 2008-01-01

HP debuts Automated Operations 1.0

In its post $1.6 billion Opsware acquisition reverie, HP is talking about a new way to do IT operations, and competing with IBM, BMC and CA. The company introduced Automated Operations 1.0 today, which integrates products from HP OpenView, Peregrine, Mercury and Opsware. HP is eschewing the...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Utility Computing, It Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-11-26

News to know: HP home server review; Mandriva on Classmate PC; IE refresh

Notable headlines: Robin Harris: Macs cost less than PCs - if you erase the disks. Ryan Naraine: Hackers seize Alicia Keys's MySpace page, launching malware attacks. Ed Bott: HP’s new home server is small, smart, and impressively simple. Gallery right. ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Hewlett-Packard Co., Server, Mandriva, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Operating Systems, Linux, Software, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-11-09

Deliver Service Excellence Through the Unique Advantages of IBM Service Management Solutions

This paper provides a comparative analysis of IBM's key differentiations in the area of IT service management. IBM provides a broad set of integrated service management technologies and products. IBM provides autonomic computing, with self-managing technology capabilities designed to help lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve service and reduce IT staff...

Tags: Service Management, IBM Corp., It Services

White papers 2007-09-01

Prospects for Simplifying ITSM-Based Management Through Self-Managing Resources

Information Technology Service Management ITSM codifies and supports the current best practices in the management and governance of existing IT infrastructures, including the computing infrastructure that underlies service delivery. Once ITSM tools have identified and structured current best practices, there is a significant opportunity to simplify those practices, and thereby...

Tags: Information Technology, IT Service Management, Information Technology Service Management, Strategy, Management

White papers 2007-06-28

Autonomic Approach to IT Infrastructure Management in a Virtual Computing Lab Environment

This paper describes a process manager: to help manage IT resources more effectively by providing conflict identification when providing resource reservations with QoS guarantees to end users; to support change management for IT staff that perform impact analysis of proposed changes and schedule the actual changes in the context of...

Tags: IT Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure Management, Information Technology, Environment, Change Management, Leadership, Tools & Techniques, Management

White papers 2007-05-05

Surprise: Microsoft's DSI is not dead

In my roundup from December 2006 of Microsoft people, products and strategies that had disappeared, I mentioned Microsofts Dynamic Systems Initiative DSI as No. 8. I noted: "Microsofts Dynamic Systems Initiative DSI. DSI isnt dead. But its not exactly alive and kicking, either. After 2005, a year when Microsoft...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Dynamic Systems Initiative, Microsofts

Blog posts 2007-03-22

Net pioneer predicts overwhelming botnet surge

Net pioneer predicts overwhelming botnet surgeLevels of sophisticationHere's a relatively simple, unsophisticated solution to the botnet surge:Switch to another operating system, e.g., BSD derivate, Linux Distro, Apple OSX, and you'll be fine.Enuf with the botnet 'sensationalism' already!;)Botnets and larger scale potentialSo I know that many people feel like there is...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, UNIX, Operating systems, virus, security

Discussion threads 2007-01-29

Microsoft products, people and strategies that disappeared in 2006

Quite a few of the e-mails I receive start out with "Whatever happened to ... (insert Microsoft product, person and/or strategy here). In that spirit, here are ten Microsoft-related disappearances about which Im left wondering as 2006 draws to a close. Anyone know the whereabouts of:...

Tags: SQL Server, System Center, Management tools, Research, SharePoint Server, Office 2007, Office, Corporate strategy, Database, Windows Live, Windows Server Longhorn, Knowledge Network, Dynamic Systems Iniative, Microsoft Corp., Cambridge Technology Partners

Blog posts 2006-12-20