How does autonomic computing address the need for skilled I/T workers?
By embedding and automating I/T infrastructure complexity, autonomic computing will require fewer I/T professionals to worry about configuring, maintaining, fixing, securing, updating and generally running systems. More importantly, if systems and networks become autonomic, I/T professionals will be able to work at a higher level. Imagine not having to worry about making sure that mundane, complicated tasks are handled correctly by humans — repairing root causes of failure, bringing servers to ‘dry-dock’, or resource allocations. This is the ultimate benefit of autonomic computing: systems that tackle the complexity under the covers, freeing I/T professionals to drive creativity, innovation and opportunity. Entire new business models will emerge.
