The term Autonomic Computing derives from the autonomic nervous system. The same way we take for granted the human body's management of breathing, digestion and fending off viruses, we will one day take for granted the network's ability to manage itself, repair itself and protect itself.
Autonomic computing refers to an infrastructure that automatically adapts to meet the demands of the applications that are running in it. Such a system has the features of self-optimisation, self-protection, self-healing, self-configuration.
a self-managing computing model which controls the functioning of computer applications and systems without input from administrators, hiding the system's complexity while maintaining efficiency and availability.
A future trend in computing, inspired by the functioning of the human nervous system, in which computers are autonomous, self-repairing, transparent, and ubiquitous. See also: affective computing, convergence. Links: Autonomic Computing at IBM.
The capability of computer systems and networks to automatically configure themselves to changing conditions and heal themselves in the event of failure. Autonomy implies that less human intervention is required for operation under such conditions.
An approach to self-managed computing systems with a minimum of human interference. The term derives from the body's autonomic nervous system, which controls key functions without conscious awareness or involvement.
Autonomic Computing is an initiative started by IBM in 2001. Its ultimate aim is to create self-managing computer systems to overcome their rapidly growing complexity and to enable their further growth.
