Policy Technologies for Self-Managing Systems

by Dakshi Agrawal

  Policy Technologies for Self-Managing Systems   Dakshi Agrawal Calo Seraphin Kang-won Lee Jorge Lobo Dinesh Verma   Use policies to build self-managing IT systems that save money, improve availability, and enhance agility   IT policies can be used to guide and automate decision making in the management of computer and network infrastructure, helping IT organizations reduce costs, improve service quality, and enhance business agility. Now, a team of top IBM researchers introduces the latest innovations in policies and autonomic computing and demonstrates how to put them to work in your organization.   The authors cover the entire policy planning, definition, representation in standard policy languages, validation, distribution, enforcement, and more. They identify proven patterns for designing policy-enabled self-managing systems and show how policies can be integrated into a complete framework for system self management. They carefully introduce key technologies such as rules engines and the IBM Policy Management framework, as well as emerging standards such as the DMTF’s Common Information Model. Finally, they offer start-to-finish case studies of policy management in areas ranging from storage and IP networking to security.   This book’s insights and practical guidance will be invaluable to every IT professional who can benefit from architects, developers, administrators, researchers, and managers alike.
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208 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2008