Although vendors and standards bodies have released autonomic computing tools, agencies still are testing the technology and experts predict mainstream use to be five years out. Autonomic computing is a phrase that describes self-managing computers, or computers that can monitor themselves and automatically adjust to optimize performance and circumnavigate hardware and software failures. IBM Corp. sponsored a discussion of the technology today at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington. NASA is looking at autonomic computing best practices as it moves its own space-based data collections from standalone systems to integrated systems, said Peter Hughes, assistant chief for technology in the Information Systems Division at Goddard Space Flight Center. Full Story
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