CMGT-510

CMGT 510

Autonomic Computing

Autonomic computing, which is a newly deployed technology that the IBM introduced over a decade ago in a bid to manage the continued increase in complexities experienced in the information technology systems has grown and developed to become a sect of many businesses today (Kurian & Raj, 2013). Many things have been implemented not only in networking areas but also in areas focused on data centering, data storage as well as database management. Nevertheless, very few tries have been focused on different business applications like CRM, SCM, ERP as well as online retail.

Autonomic computing has been implemented in e-commerce. Over the years, business applications have continued to emerge (Kurian & Raj, 2013). These include online businesses that are selling different goods and services ranging from jewelry to groceries. Notably, autonomic computing has continued to bring transformation to the landscape of e-commerce by bettering the experiences of customers. Better customer experiences have been achieved through the different autonomic agents. These autonomic computing agents include Ad Manager, Associative Manager, Discount Manager, AC, and PC (Kurian & Chelliah, 2013). These agents are important in their ways, more so, in bettering business operations in e-commerce.

Notably, Ad Managers help e-commerce businesses by offering them opportunities to resort not only to offline advertisements but also in online adverts as well. Through this, these businesses can find more income sources (Kurian & Chelliah, 2013). Besides this, many online and offline businesses spend more money on advertising their businesses than in rent or even maintenance. Autonomic management helps in the optimization of these advertisements through distributing the budgets that the administrators provide to different media outlets. Additionally, it aids in monitoring the effectiveness of these ads. It does this through utility functions such as sales and clicks among others.

References

Kurian, D., & Raj, P. (2013). Autonomic Computing for Business Applications. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 4(8).

Kurian, D., & Chelliah, P. R. (2013). Autonomic Computing for B2C E-Commerce Applications. International Journal of Computer Applications, 68(20), 33-40.