Service-oriented architectures (SOA) and autonomic computing are among the
hottest topics in IT today. SOA simplifies integration and facilitates the
componentization of enterprise-wide systems, thereby enabling optimal
business agility. Autonomic computing allows these systems to operate without
human intervention - through self-configuring, self-healing, and
self-managing capabilities. By combining autonomic computing with SOA,
enterprises can now achieve a new IT utopia, named "Autonomic SOA." However,
this new level of autonomic computing goes beyond just reacting to
traditional IT issues, such as increasing the speed to diagnose, repair, and
prevent future issues. Autonomic SOA is also able to respond dynamically as
changes occur within business conditions and processes, thereby empowering
enterprises everywhere to achieve flawless execution on a daily basis.
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