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EMA RELEASES THE INDUSTRY’S FIRST RESEARCH REPORT
ON THE STATE OF AUTONOMIC COMPUTING
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Comprehensive study centers on enterprise IT awareness of and
willingness to adopt systems with self-managing functionality
BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 16, 2006, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), the leading independent IT management research and consulting firm, today announced the release of the first in-depth and independent study on autonomic computing. The 25-page research report “Is the Industry Ready for Autonomic Computing?” explores current end-user awareness of and attitudes toward autonomic computing. Later in 2007, EMA will complete a follow-up study that will focus on vendors’ current and future plans to build autonomic capabilities into their products. EMA is offering this report for purchase – as well as free access to a number of other resources such as EMA’s IT Management Solutions Center – at www.enterprisemanagement.com
As technology systems become increasingly diverse, distributed and interconnected, the effort required to manage them escalates, and rising management costs directly reflect the magnitude of this effort. To solve this problem, an IBM thought leader proposed the notion of “autonomic computing,” a concept that incorporates self-awareness and self-healing capabilities into technology systems. These characteristics provide systems with the wherewithal to manage themselves and others.
The phrase is derived from the human body’s autonomic nervous system, which regulates activities – such as heartbeat, blood pressure and breathing – that help the body to adapt to a changing environment. In technology, autonomic activities process and correlate real-time environmental data arriving from the infrastructure, then issue policy-based regulatory instructions to remediate real or potential problems. In recent years, other vendors such as HP and Microsoft have launched similar initiatives under other labels including “Adaptive Enterprise” and “Dynamic Systems Initiative.”
“From our viewpoint, autonomic computing is the “next generation” of enterprise IT management,” said Julie Craig, EMA senior analyst and lead researcher for the report. “We see the evolution of autonomic computing as a continuum, and its adoption as affecting ecosystems as well as stand-alone technology. In terms of the adoption curve, we believe we are at the early stages of autonomic capabilities, with build-out of standards and products ongoing for many years in the future.”
In the study Craig and her team surveyed more than 150 enterprise IT professionals to answer key questions such as:- What are the respondents’ levels of familiarity and comfort with autonomic computing in general?
- What are their top concerns?
- What features must be in place for them to consider a purchase?
- What will drive their adoption of autonomic computing?
- What is their comfort level with specific autonomic capabilities?
Some of the findings from the industry’s first autonomic computing survey include:- Throughout 2006, the industry struggled with the high cost of IT administration and support – autonomic computing offers a potential solution.
- 28% of executives and 42% of technologists surveyed indicate that they are not at all familiar with autonomic computing.
- Once autonomic computing was defined:
- 19% of executives and 31% of technologists surveyed indicate that they are using at least one autonomic capability in their organization today
- 85% of executives and 81% of technologists indicate that they would be willing to use at least one autonomic capability in their organization in the future
EMA’s Craig will share highlights from this ground-breaking autonomic computing study in a free, one-hour Webinar titled “Self-Managing Systems: Is the Enterprise Ready for Autonomic Computing?” to be held on Tues., Jan. 23, 2007, at 2 p.m. ET. To sign-up for the Webinar, click here.
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| About Enterprise Management Associates |
Founded in 1996, EMA is the only industry analyst and consulting firm dedicated to issues of IT Management. The firm conducts comprehensive, in-depth research and analysis on current and emerging concepts, issues, trends, strategies and resources. EMA consults with enterprise IT professionals to assess their organization’s current IT management infrastructure, skills, efficiency and effectiveness—making recommendations to improve productivity, maximize ROI, improve service quality and align IT operations with business strategy. In addition, the firm’s work with vendors and service providers gives it significant influence in the marketplace, reaching nearly 300,000 people each month. For more information, visit www.enterprisemanagement.com
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